ITHACA, N.Y. — Sophomore Lizzie Stewart won in both singles and doubles, but the women's tennis team's comeback attempt against nationally-ranked Boston College came up just short on Sunday at Reis Tennis Center. Cornell fell to 5-4 on the season with the loss.
 
Stewart teamed up with classmate Priyanka Shah to win the No. 2 doubles match, but 48th-ranked Boston College (5-4) won the other two doubles matches to take a 1-0 lead. Stewart then got the Big Red on the board with a victory in straight sets at No. 3 single, but the Eagles won the next two matches to put the match on the brink.
 
Junior Alexandra D'Ascenzo closed Cornell's deficit to 3-2 with a win at No. 2, leaving the balance of the match on the final two matches going to a third set. Freshman Michelle Wang fought back after dropping the first set in her match at No. 6 to win in three, tying the match at 3, but BC eventually won the final match to be completed.
 
Cornell's 11-match home stand continues at 10 a.m. Saturday with a visit from West Virginia at Reis.
 
#48 BOSTON COLLEGE 4, CORNELL 3
Singles
1. #108 Lexi Borr (BC) def. #117 Marika Cusick, 6-4, 6-3
2. Alexandra D'Ascenzo (C) def. Katya Vasilyev, 6-2, 6-4
3. Lizzie Stewart (C) def. Jackie Urbinati, 6-2, 6-3
4. Emily Safron (BC) def. Jane Stewart, 6-4, 6-4
5. Wan-Yi Sweeting (BC) def. Priyanka Shah, 3-6, 6-4, 6-3
6. Michelle Wang (C) def. Heini Salonen, 1-6, 7-5, 6-3
Doubles
1. Borr/Urbinati (BC) def. Cusick/D'Ascenzo, 6-3
2. Shah/L. Stewart (C) def. Safron/Vasilyev, 6-3
3. Asiya Dair/Sweeting (BC) def. Mariko Iinuma/Madison Stevens, 6-4
Order of finish: Doubles (1,2,3), Singles (3,4,1,2,6,5)
Records: Cornell 5-4, Boston College 5-4