Chestnut Hill, Mass. – The Florida State women’s tennis team (6-4. 1-1 ACC) defeated Boston College 5-2 on Sunday to claim their first ACC victory of the 2023 spring season.
The Seminoles swept doubles, taking the 1-0 lead. Vic Allen and Kianah Motosono gained the edge with a dominant 6-3 win at No.1. Olympe Lancelot and Ellie Schoppe clinched the point behind a 6-3 win at No. 3.
Florida State’s Anna Arkadianou and Millie Bissett finished doubles play with a 6-3 win.
Bissett kicked off singles play with a 6-1, 6-3 straight-set win at No. 5 to extend the lead to 2-0. Arkadianou grabbed a 6-4, 6-1 win at No.1 to make it 3-0 against Marice Aguiar who is ranked 119th nationally.
The Eagles responded with a win at No. 3 singles and cut the lead to 3-1.
The Seminoles clinched the match when Allen won 7-5, 6-3 at No. 2 singles. Lancelot added to the lead with a 6-4, 6-5 victory at No. 4.
Florida State returns to action at home on Sunday, March 5 against No.23 Miami at 12 p.m. Admission to matches at the Scott Speicher Memorial Tennis Center is free. Live stats will be available on Seminoles.com.
Florida State 5, Boston College 2
Singles Competition
1. #78 Anna Arkadianou (FSU) def. #119 Marice Aguiar (BC) 6-4, 6-1
2. Vic Allen (FSU) def. Laura Lopez (BC) 7-5, 6-3
3. Sophie Edwards (BC) def. Ellie Schoppe (FSU) 6-3, 6-3
4. Olympe Lancelot (FSU) def. Seren Agar (BC) 6-4, 6-5
5. Millie Bissett (FSU) def. Stephanie Sanchez (BC) 6-1, 6-3
6. Muskan Mahajan (BC) def. Alice Amendola (FSU) 6-7, 6-2, 1-0
Doubles Competition
1. Vic Allen/Kianah Motosono (FSU) def. #60 Marice Aguiar/Laura Lopez (BC) 6-3
2. Anna Arkadianou/Millie Bissett (FSU) def. Hailey Wilcox/Seren Agar (BC) 6-4
3. Olympe Lancelot/Ellie Schoppe (FSU) def. Sophia Edwards/Stephanie Sanchez (BC) 6-3
Order of finish: Doubles (1,3,2); Singles (5,1,3, 2,4,6)
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