CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – The No. 11 Virginia women’s tennis team (5-0, 1-0 ACC) rallied on the road to open ACC play, taking a 5-2 victory over Boston College (7-1, 0-1 ACC) at the Connell Center.

The Cavaliers took the early lead by claiming the doubles point with wins on courts two and three as the pairings of Vivian Glozman (Bellevue, Wash.) and Rosie Johanson (Vancouver, Wash.) won on court three before the duo of Sofia Munera (Pereira, Colombia) and Natasha Subhash (Fairfax, Va.) won on court two to lock up the doubles point.

In singles play, Boston College took the first victory with a win at line three to tie the overall score at 1-1 before Johanson would pull the Cavaliers back on top at 2-1. Boston College then reclaimed the lead with a win at the top of the lineup.

Virginia then grabbed wins from 78th-ranked Munera at the fourth spot in the lineup and Glozman at the fifth spot to lock up the victory. Chloe Gullickson (Palm Beach Gardens, Va.) then closed out the match with her win at the sixth spot in the lineup.

HEAD COACH SARA O’LEARY ON THE MATCH
“I’m really proud of the focus our team played with today. The atmosphere and playing on three courts was something we don’t’ see a lot, and it was great to see our team respond. Boston College competed and played really well, and they pushed us to have to step up in some big moments.”

HEAD COACH SARA O’LEARY ON THE MATCH
“I’m really proud of the focus our team played with today. The atmosphere and playing on three courts was something we don’t’ see a lot, and it was great to see our team respond. Boston College competed and played really well, and they pushed us to have to step up in some big moments.”

MATCH NOTES
* With the win, Virginia improved to 23-0 all-time against Boston College.
* Vivian Glozman clinched the match on court five, marking her second time this season to clinch victory for the Cavaliers.
* Glozman (5-0), Gullickson (4-0) and Munera (4-0) all remained undefeated in dual play this season in singles.

UP NEXT FOR THE HOOS
Virginia will continue to play on the road next week at the ITA Women’s National Team Indoor Championships. The event will be played Feb. 7-10 at the XS Tennis Village in Chicago. Matchups have not been set for the tournament, but the 16-team field also includes: Arizona State, Duke, Florida State, Georgia, Georgia Tech, Illinois, Michigan, North Carolina, NC State, Ohio State, Pepperdine, Princeton, Stanford, Texas and UCLA.

No. 11 Virginia 5, Boston College 2
Singles

1. Yufei Long (BC) def. No. 30 Natasha Subhash – 6-1, 1-6, 7-6 (4)
2. No. 35 Rosie Johanson def. Kylie Wilcox (BC) – 4-6, 6-3, 6-3
3. Laura Lopez def. Amber O’Dell – 6-1, 6-3
4. No. 78 Sofia Munera def. Elene Tsokilauri (BC) – 2-6, 6-0, 6-3
5. Vivian Glozman def. Maria Ross (BC) – 6-0, 6-2
6. Chloe Gullickson def. Hailey Wilcox (BC) – 6-1, 6-3
Order of Finish: 3, 2, 1, 4, 5, 6
 
Doubles
1.Yufei Long/Kylie Wilcox (BC) def. Gullickson/O’Dell – 6-1
2. Munera/Subhash def. Laura Lopez/Elene Tsokilauri (BC) – 7-5
3. Glozman/Johanson def. Lauren Haukova/Hailey Wilcox (BC) – 6-3
Order of Finish: 1, 3, 2