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The Boston College women’s tennis team defeated Syracuse on Sunday to earn the program’s first ACC win of the season. The remainder of BC’s regular season matches are all against ACC opponents. The Eagles are currently 1-1 in the ACC after the 5-2 win over the Orange and a 4-3 loss to Virginia earlier this season.
The Eagles earned the doubles point against Syracuse as well as 4 singles points, and 3 BC players went 2-0. Lexi Borr and Emily Safron, who are a double pair, won their singles matches and their double match, and Asiya Dair earned wins in both singles and doubles play as well. Safron and Dair both defeated their singles opponents in straight sets.
The Eagles are now on a 3 game winning streak and have won 5 of their last 6 games. BC’s next matchup has them facing Notre Dame, currently the top ranked team in the ACC. The Fighting Irish are 2-0 in league play and 9-1 overall.