March 5, 2002

BOCA RATON, FL - Florida Atlantic University defeated Boston University, 4-3, Tuesday afternoon in Boca Raton, FL. The Lady Owls took the doubles point and held on for three singles wins to clinch the match and improve to 5-4 on the year.

In doubles, the team of Alena Dvorakova and Karolina Roubickova won 8-3 at no. 1. Jessica Burrow and Stephanie Beaulieu teamed at no. 6 for an 8-5 win while Tania Rivera and Maria Aguirre-Gomez won 8-6 at no. 2.

In singles, Boston won three of the first five matches to tie the score at 3 before Aguirre-Gomez completed her comeback from one set down to Lindsey Dynof with a 4-6, 6-2, 6-3 win at no. 2. Other FAU's winners were Roubickova, ranked no. 98, who improved to 9-0 on the year with a straight sets victory at no. 5. Rivera also picked up a singles win.

Florida Atlantic next hosts Georgetown Wednesday at 6:00pm.

FAU 4, Boston 3

Singles
1. Christina Causway (BU) d. Alena Dvorakova (FAU) 6-2, 6-4.
2. Maria Aguirre-Gomez (FAU) d. Lindsey Dynof (BU) 4-6, 6-2, 6-3.
3. Tania Rivera (FAU) d. Elena deMendoza (BU) 6-3, 6-3.
4. Silvia Guglielmi (BU) d. Stephanie Beaulieu (FAU) 6-1, 6-2.
5. Karolina Roubickova (FAU) d. Alana Marcu (BU) 6-4, 6-2.
6. Elisa Glas (BU) d. Jessica Burrow (FAU) 4-6, ret.

Doubles
1. Dvorakova/Roubickova (FAU) d. Hannah Bartell/Causway (BU) 8-3.
2. Aguirre-Gomez/Rivera (FAU) d. Dynof/Guglielmi (BU) 8-6.
3. Beaulieu/Burrow (FAU) d. deMendoza/Marcu (BU) 8-5.