KINGSTON, R.I. – In the final non-conference tuneup before opening Patriot League play, the Boston University women's tennis team posted a 4-0 win at Rhode Island Saturday afternoon.

The Terriers (6-7) swept through doubles for the first point by a combined score of 19-8 and then captured three singles points in straight sets to defeat the Rams (6-8).

Sophomore Victoria Carlsten and freshman Michelle Kleynerman started things off with a 6-1 win at No. 2 doubles. Graduate student Emily Kim and junior Erica Di Battista clinched the doubles point with a 6-2 win in the No. 1 slot, while senior Shelly Yaloz and freshman Sydney Sharma posted a 7-5 victory at line 3.

Both Carlsten (#1) and Yaloz (#4) dropped the fewest games in identical 6-3, 6-1 victories in their respective singles matches. Di Battista added another point with a 6-2, 6-3 win at line 2.

The Terriers will next head to West Point, N.Y., to face off against Loyola Maryland at 12 p.m.

Boston University - 4, Rhode Island - 0

SINGLES
1) Victoria Carlsten (BU) def. Nadia Rajan (URI): 6-3, 6-1
2) Erica Di Battista (BU) def. Erin Chratian (URI): 6-2, 6-3
3) Michelle Kleynerman (BU) vs. Tiara Higuchi (URI): 6-2, 3-4, unfinished 
4) Shelly Yaloz (BU) def. Paulina Loredo (URI): 6-3, 6-1 
5) Klara Nelander (URI) vs. Sydney Sharma (BU): 6-4, 0-1, unfinished
6) Sydney Chratian (URI) vs. Emily Kim (BU): 6-3, 0-3 unfinished

DOUBLES
1) Kim/DiBattista (BU) def. Higuchi/Nelander (URI): 6-3
2) Carlsten/Kleynerman (BU) def. S. Chriatian/E. Chriatian (URI): 6-1
3) Yaloz/Sharma (BU) def. Loredo/Rajan (URI): 7-5