Irani Closes Tiger Fall Classic With Singles Victory

BATON ROUGE, La. – Natasha Irani closed out a strong weekend at LSU's Tiger Fall Classic on Sunday with a Day 3 singles victory for Boston College women's tennis over Northwestern's Julie Byrne 7-5, 6-2.

"Natasha's performance was once again extraordinary," said associate head coach John Sherwood. "She was down 4-5 in the first set, intensified her focus and took the first set 7-5. This once again inspired her to step on the gas and close out the second set 6-2. Natasha is really starting to see her potential and has a great season ahead."

In BC's other singles matches against Northwestern, Yufei Long was defeated by Clarissa Hand 7-5, 6-4, while Dasha Possokhova fell to Hannah McColgan by a…