MIAMI, Fla. - No. 73 College of Charleston women's tennis upset 62nd-ranked Boston University, 5-2, on the final day of the Intercollegiate Women's Kick-Off Weekend at the University of Miami.

"The players really rebounded from a close and tough loss to Mississippi State yesterday", head coach Angelo Anastopoulo said. "It's exciting to get a win in a national tournament like this. Boston has a strong women's tennis program, as evident by its string of 14 straight America East conference championships."

The Cougars (1-3) earned the doubles point off wins by partners Holly Dowse and Emma Hayman as well as Caroline Newman and Irene Viana. The 44th-ranked duo in the country, Dowse and Hayman overtook Monika Mical and Francine Whu 8-5 at the No. 1 spot. Newman and Viana earned their first victory as partners over third-seeded Jessi Linero and Inayat Khosla, 8-3.

After entering singles competition with a 1-0 lead, the Cougars quickly added two points to their team score as No. 144 Hayman and No. 102 junior Kinsey Casey defeated their opponents in straight sets at the second and fourth spots, respectively. Hayman beat Whu for the second time Sunday morning, 6-2, 6-3 while Casey defeated Petra Santini 6-0, 6-3.

Senior Anna Lee Evans increased Charleston's lead to 4-0 with a 6-1, 6-1 victory over Inayat Khosla at the No. 6 spot. Newman picked her second victory of the morning with the fourth straight singles victory for the Cougars. She pulled out a 6-4, 6-4 victory over Linero at the No. 3 spot.

The Terriers (0-4) won the final two singles matches, but it wasn't enough as the Cougars finished with a 5-2 victory. Top-seeded Dowse forced BU's Stefanie Nunic to a third set before conceding a 5-7, 6-3, 10-5 victory. Junior Keely Mulligan also took her opponent to a third set before eventually falling 4-6, 6-1, 10-6.

The Cougars return to Charleston for a short break before returning to Florida to face Stetson in Deland, Fla. on Feb. 19.