Jan. 21, 2013
Results
BOSTON - Competing for the second consecutive day, the Boston University women's tennis team swept Cleveland State, 7-0, on Monday afternoon at the Track & Tennis Center. The Terriers won all six singles matches in straight sets to improve to 2-0 on the season, while the Vikings fell to 0-2.
Freshman Madison Craft maintained her perfect play at No. 6 singles with a 6-0, 6-0 victory after blanking her opponent from St. John's a day prior. She earlier in the day teamed with classmate Lauren Davis at No. 1 doubles for an 8-5 win.
Davis dropped just three games in a dominating 6-1, 6-2 performance against Alex Bush in the top singles spot. Junior Leonie-Charlotte Athanasiadis and senior Jessi Linero teamed together at No. 2 doubles for an 8-2 win and then earned singles points for the Terriers at No. 3 and No. 4, respectively.
Sophomore Sami Lieb and freshman Kim McCallum completed the sweep by working together for an 8-7 win at No. 3 doubles and then dropping a combined nine games in singles wins at No. 2 and 5, respectively.
The Terriers will conclude their three-match homestand on Sunday (Jan. 27) against America East foe Binghamton with action set to begin at 10 a.m.
Boston University - 7, Cleveland State - 0
Singles
1) Lauren Davis (BU) def. Alex Bush (CSU): 6-1, 6-2
2) Sami Lieb (BU) def. Mathilde Orange (CSU): 6-1, 6-4
3) Leonie-Charlotte Athanasiadis (BU) def. Kara Sherwood (CSU): 6-4, 6-2
4) Jessi Linero (BU) def. Maria Lazaris (CSU): 6-3, 6-2
5) Kim McCallum (BU) def. Ellen Folkers (CSU): 6-2, 6-2
6) Madison Craft (BU) def. Mengdi Liu (CSU): 6-0, 6-0
Doubles
1) Craft/Davis (BU) def. Bush/Lazaris (CSU): 8-5
2) Athanasiadis/Linero (BU) def. Liu/Sherwood (CSU): 8-2
3) Lieb/McCallum (BU) def. Folkers/Orange (CSU): 8-7
