Florida Atlantic University Athletics
Sunday, March 17
Boca Raton, Fla.
10 a.m.
Florida Atlantic
3
vs
4
Boston U.
No Luck for the Owls in a 4-3 Decision
3/17/2024 6:38:00 PM | Women's Tennis
BOCA RATON, Fla. – Florida Atlantic women's tennis team, ranked No. 55 nationally, fell to Boston University by a 4-3 decision on Sunday.
The Owls dropped the doubles point and were down 2-0 before juniors Lexi Silna and Millie-Mathews captured courts five and six, both in straight sets. Victoria Gomez O'Hayon gave Florida Atlantic their first lead of the match, at 3-2 with a victory on court #2. BU rallied with wins on courts #3 and #4 to record the win.
DATE: 03/17/2024 TIME: ARENA: Kimberly V. Strauss SITE: Boca Raton, Fla.
Doubles
#1 Gomez O'Hayon, Victoria / Matthews, Millie-Mae [FAU] def. Uma Bakaityte / Blanka DeMicheli [BU] vs. 6-3
#2 Kaitlin Tan / Emily Zhao [BU] def. Galmiche, Carla / Silna, Lexi 6-3
#3 Victoria Carlsten / Nina Gulbransen [BU] def. Bartha, Panna / McGinnis, Amber [FAU] 6-1
Order of Finish: 3, 1, 2
Singles
#1 Victoria Carlsten [BU] def. Bartha, Panna [FAU] 6-3, 6-4
#2 Gomez O'Hayon, Victoria [FAU] def. Kaitlin Tan [BU] 7-5, 6-5 ret.
#3 Uma Bakaityte [BU] def. Galmiche, Carla [FAU] 7-5, 4-6, 6-2
#4 Emily Zhao [BU] def. McGinnis, Amber [FAU] 6-1, 2-6, 6-2
#5 Silna, Lexi [FAU] def. Sydney Sharma [BU] 6-1, 6-2
#6 Matthew, Millie-Mae [FAU] def. Blanka DeMicheli [BU] 6-2, 7-5
Order of Finish: 1, 5, 6, 2, 4, 3
The Owls dropped the doubles point and were down 2-0 before juniors Lexi Silna and Millie-Mathews captured courts five and six, both in straight sets. Victoria Gomez O'Hayon gave Florida Atlantic their first lead of the match, at 3-2 with a victory on court #2. BU rallied with wins on courts #3 and #4 to record the win.
Results
Boston University at #55 Florida Atlantic Women's TennisDATE: 03/17/2024 TIME: ARENA: Kimberly V. Strauss SITE: Boca Raton, Fla.
Doubles
#1 Gomez O'Hayon, Victoria / Matthews, Millie-Mae [FAU] def. Uma Bakaityte / Blanka DeMicheli [BU] vs. 6-3
#2 Kaitlin Tan / Emily Zhao [BU] def. Galmiche, Carla / Silna, Lexi 6-3
#3 Victoria Carlsten / Nina Gulbransen [BU] def. Bartha, Panna / McGinnis, Amber [FAU] 6-1
Order of Finish: 3, 1, 2
Singles
#1 Victoria Carlsten [BU] def. Bartha, Panna [FAU] 6-3, 6-4
#2 Gomez O'Hayon, Victoria [FAU] def. Kaitlin Tan [BU] 7-5, 6-5 ret.
#3 Uma Bakaityte [BU] def. Galmiche, Carla [FAU] 7-5, 4-6, 6-2
#4 Emily Zhao [BU] def. McGinnis, Amber [FAU] 6-1, 2-6, 6-2
#5 Silna, Lexi [FAU] def. Sydney Sharma [BU] 6-1, 6-2
#6 Matthew, Millie-Mae [FAU] def. Blanka DeMicheli [BU] 6-2, 7-5
Order of Finish: 1, 5, 6, 2, 4, 3
UP NEXT
The Owls will next play two matches at VCU, versus Memphis and host VCU on Saturday and Sunday, March 23 and 24.FOLLOW ALONG
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Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
3,1,2
#1 Singles Match
12
Victoria Carlsten / 0 [BU]
66
34
#2 Singles Match
12
Kaitlin Tan / 0 [BU]
55
76
#3 Singles Match
123
Uma Bakaityte / 0 [BU]
746
562
#4 Singles Match
123
Emily Zhao / 0 [BU]
626
162
#5 Singles Match
12
Sydney Sharma / 0 [BU]
12
66
#6 Singles Match
12
Blanka DeMicheli / 0 [BU]
25
67
Order of Finish:
1,5,6,2,4,3
Players Mentioned
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