MIAMI - In the first of a four-match Florida swing, the University of Pennsylvania women's tennis team rebounded after a 1-0 deficit with victories on every singles court to defeat Boston University in Miami by a score of 6-1. The win is the third in a row for Penn, improving its record to 4-5 on the season.
Penn found itself in a tight doubles point against the Terriers, who won on court one before a Quaker win on court to to even things up. Action came down to court two, whereÂ
Luba Vazhenina andÂ
Marta Kowalska faltered by a score 6-4, giving BU the 1-0 lead.Â
The Red and Blue would fight back valiantly however, beginning with the fifth win in a row in singles fromÂ
Lina Qostal on court five by a margin of 6-2, 6-2. SeniorÂ
Kana Daniel followed that up with a 6-4, 6-0 win on court one to give Penn its first lead of the day, and things would only get better from there.
Kowalska improved her record to 5-1 in singles this spring with a 6-0, 6-4 victory on court six, andÂ
Ria Vaidya clinched the dual-match win for the Quakers on court three, defeating Boston U's Sabrina Faybyshev 6-3, 6-4. Vazhenina and Zhu would put the bow on a Quaker sweep in singles with three-set triumphs on courts four and two respectively.Â
Penn will be back in action Wednesday, set to face No. 40 FIU on their home courts in Miami at 1 p.m.
Penn 6, Boston U 1
Doubles
Singles
1.
Kana Daniel (Penn) def. Iryna Kostirko (BU), 6-4, 6-0
2.
Ashley Zhu (Penn)Â def. Remi Ramos (BU), 2-6, 6-0, 7-6(4)
3.
Ria Vaidya (Penn)Â def. Sabrina Faybyshev (BU), 6-3, 6-4
Order of Finish: Doubles (1,3,2*), Singles (5,1,6,3*,4,2)
Records:Â Penn (4-5), Boston U (4-5)
