Nov. 8, 2009

HANOVER, N.H. - The Boston University women's tennis team completed the fall portion of its 2009-10 schedule this weekend at Dartmouth's Big Green Invitational, competing against the host, St. John's and Massachusetts. Senior Francine Whu and sophomore Monika Mical led the way with two singles victories, while sophomore Petra Santini and freshman Jessi Linero combined for two doubles wins.

The Terriers will next take to the courts at Harvard on Saturday, Jan. 23.

SINGLES

Petra Santini (1-2)
def. Comas (UMass), 6-4, 5-7, 6-2
lost to Adler (Dartmouth), 3-6, 6-4, 7-5
lost to Firat (St. John's), 5-7, 5-2 ret.

Jessi Linero (1-2)
lost to Boney (UMass), 6-7, 7-6, 6-2
lost to Markovittz (Dartmouth), 7-5, 6-4
def. Austin (St. John's), 4-6, 7-6(5), 6-1

Francine Whu (2-1)
def. Lecluyse (UMass), 6-1, 6-4
lost to Leonard (Dartmouth), 4-6, 6-0, 6-1
def. Aleksova (St. John's), 5-7, 6-0, 6-4

Monika Mical (2-1)
def. Hodgson (UMass), 6-3, 6-3
lost to Winingham (Dartmouth), 6-0, 7-5
def. Zwirbulis (St. John's), 6-4, 4-6, 6-2

Inayat Khosla (1-1)
def. Providence (UMass), 8-3
lost to Yonkus (St. John's), 8-1

Stefanie Nunic (0-1)
lost to Ploch (UMass), 4-6, 7-6, 2-2 ret.

DOUBLES

Mical/Whu (1-2)
def. Lecluyse/Boney (UMass), 8-4
lost to Scott/Winingham (Dartmouth), 8-5
lost to Yonkus/Firat (St. John's), 8-6

Linero/Santini (2-1)
def. Ploch/Comas (UMass), 8-4
lost to Adler/Zak (Dartmouth), 8-2
def. Zwirbulis/Mikhaylova (St. John's), 8-2

Khosla/Austin, St. John's (0-1)
lost to Carpeni/Leonard (Dartmouth), 8-2