Boston University lost to seventh-ranked Kentucky, 4-0, Friday, May 14, in the first round of the NCAA Division 1 Women's Tennis Championship hosted by Harvard.
The Terriers, who finished the season with a 15-8 record, made their sixth-straight appearance in the NCAA Championship.
Kentucky opened by winning the first two doubles matches to report. Thus, the third match was not completed. In the two completed matches, Terrier senior captain Lindsey Dynof and freshman Erin Katims lost at number one to Abika Kalsarieva and Sarah Foster, 8-2, while senior Elena deMendoza and sophomore Monica Shepherd dropped an 8-4 decision to Joelle Schwenk and Caroline Winebrenner.
The third doubles match had Terrier senior Elisa Glas and sophomore Laura Ahmes matched up against Laura Maurer and Kim Coventry. The Kentucky duo was leading 7-4, with the score tied 15-15 in the 12th game. However, the match was not completed.
Leading 1-0 entering the singles play, Kentucky needed just three points to advance to the next round of the championship and play Ohio State. The Buckeyes had upset Harvard, 4-2, in the match preceding the Terrier-Kentucky match.
The Wildcats earned the first of the three points against the Terriers when Schwenk beat Katims, 6-1, 6-0, at number three singles. They picked up the second point when Maurer posted a 6-2-, 6-1 victory over Glas at number four. Kentucky then wrapped up the victory at number two singles when Foster eliminated deMendoza, 6-2, 6-2.
At number one, Dynof lost a hard-fought first set to Kalsarieva, 6-4, and was trailing in the second set, 4-2. At number six, sophomore Aimee Charest had dropped her first set to Christine Simpson, 6-2, and was losing the second set, 4-2.
The most exciting match of the afternoon was at number five where Ahmes was leading the first set, 6-5, when play was halted.