CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – 2-0 Boston College will spend the upcoming week hosting UMass on Thursday (Jan. 23), traveling to Harvard on Friday (Jan. 24), and hosting back-to-back matches against Fordham and Rhode Island on Sunday (Jan. 26). Live results for the home matches at the new Connell Recreation Center are available at BCEagles.com.
DARTMOUTH RECAP
• The Eagles captured a 4-3 win against Dartmouth on the road last Saturday in the spring opener
• The win featured straight set singles wins from Kylie Wilcox and Laura Lopez as they led the BC comeback
• The nail biter was sealed with a point by Natasha Irani, who pulled out a three-set victory in third singles
BROWN RECAP
• BC dominated Brown in singles for a 6-1 victory on Martin Luther King Day in Providence
• The Eagles captured every singles point, dropping only the doubles point against the Bears
• Head coach Nigel Bentley cited strong leadership from Yufei Long in addition to preseason conditioning as keys to the victory
SCOUTING THE OPPONENTS
• UMass will begin its spring season with the upcoming match against BC
• In the fall, the Minutemen received a regional team ranking and two players were ranked regionally in singles
• Harvard is 1-0 in its season after a 6-1 win against Quinnipiac earlier in January
• Fordham opens its spring season this weekend
• In the 2019 Fall Oracle ITA Rankings, Arina Taluyenko was ranked No.