NEW HAVEN, Conn. – The Yale women's tennis team wrapped up non-Ivy League play by falling to Boston University 5-2 at the Cullman-Heyman Tennis Center.
The Bulldogs got singles victories from their top two players.
Rhea Shrivastava posted a 6-0, 7-5 win at No. 1, and
Chelsea Kung won at No. 2 after splitting two sets and then winning a supertiebreaker.
BU is No. 73 in the latest ITA computer rankings.
Yale (8-9) has its first Ivy match next Saturday at Brown.
Boston University 5, Yale 2
Doubles
1.
Ann Wright Guerry/
Chelsea Kung (Yale) def. Erica Di Battista (BU) 6-2
2. Michelle Kleynerman/Shelly Yaloz (BU) def.
Sophia Zaslow/
Rhea Shrivastava (Yale) 6-4
3. Victoria Carlsten/Emily Yimei Zhao (BU) win by default
Singles
1.
Rhea Shrivastava (Yale) def. Shelly Yaloz (BU) 6-0, 7-5
2.
Chelsea Kung (Yale) def. Michelle Kleynerman (BU) 3-6, 6-1, 1-0
3. Victoria Carlsten (BU) def.
Ann Wright Guerry (Yale) 6-0, 6-3
4. Kaitlin Tan (BU) def.
Rebecca Lynn (Yale) 3-6, 6-3, 1-0
5. Emily Yimei Zhao (BU) def.
Sophia Zaslow (Yale) 6-3, 6-3
6. Sydney Sharma (BU) wins by default