Against the Terriers, Molly Scott '11 and Mary Beth Winingham '10 continued their strong play at first doubles, easily defeating the BU duo Francine Whu and Monika Mical by dropping only one game.
The other two Dartmouth doubles pairings could only muster a total of five games, however, costing the Big Green the doubles point.
"The whole match was a tight and hard fought match," head coach Bob Dallis said. "After losing the doubles point, the team became even more determined to come out strong for singles."
The top of the Dartmouth singles lineup set the tone for the rest of the match with quick and convincing victories.
Number one singles Scott and number two singles Sarah Leonard '13 each dropped only two games.
At number three singles, Winingham was matched up against Vivien Laszloffy, a star freshman recruit from Hungary.
Before starting her career at BU, Laszloffy was a four-time Hungarian national champion and placed ninth at the European Championships in the under-16 group.
After dropping the first set, 6-2, Winingham battled back in the second set with a 6-2 win of her own. In the deciding set, Winingham was able to take advantage of the seemingly worn-down Laszloffy and secure the victory with yet another 6-2 set in her favor.
"[Laszloffy] is a very good player with a lot of international experience," Dallis said. "But [Winingham] has been working extremely hard and she made it a very physical match."
At number four singles, co-captain Jesse Adler '10 also fought back from a first set loss and cruised to victory with convincing wins in the second and third sets.
On Sunday, the Big Green squared off against the Red Storm (1-4) and secured the early advantage by winning the doubles point before going on to a 6-1 victory.
The first doubles duo of Scott and Winingham improved their record to 5-0 this season in doubles with an 8-1 victory against St. John's pairing.
At second doubles, solid net play from Carissa King '12 as well as strong serves and groundstrokes from Leonard resulted in an impressive 8-0 win.
Adler and Georgiana Smyser '11 completed the doubles sweep with an 8-2 victory of their own.
Towards the end of the doubles matches, Big Green assistant coach Jon McLaughlin was asked to leave the facility for disputing a call on the court.
After the doubles victories and the unexpected ejection, some of the Big Green players struggled early in their singles matches.
"The St. John's singles players took us off guard early in the matches," Winingham said. "We weren't as ready as we should have been after winning the doubles."
Adler found herself in an early 0-1 hole after dropping her first set, but came back to defeat Ksenia Mikhaylova in three sets.
At the number four singles spot, Smyser lost a tight match to Ece Firat. After splitting the first two sets, Smyser lost the final set in a tiebreak, 1-0.
Leonard, playing number one singles, was matched up against the Red Storm's Ira Aleksova. After dropping a few games early, Leonard found her rhythm and cruised to a 6-3, 6-1 win.
"[Leonard] is a very good player and she has very powerful shots," Aleksova said. "I tried to play the ball short to neutralize her power, but it did not usually work because she was also very precise with her shots on both sides."
At number two singles, Winingham kept opponent Joanna Zwirbulis in the match early by committing numerous unforced errors.
"In the first set, I was playing the game [Zwirbulis] wanted me to play," Winingham said. "I was going for the big winners, but ended up missing on a lot of them."
During the tiebreak to decide the first set, Zwirbulis seemed to hurt her ankle while chasing down a volley from Winingham, but she did not call for the trainer. Winingham took over the match from that point on, claiming the first set with a tiebreak win and downing Zwirbulis 6-0 in the second set.
"[Zwirbulis] was not moving as well in the second set, but I think I also played a lot better in the second set," Winingham said. "I was more consistent and played better angles."
At number six singles for the Big Green was Christina Danosi '13. In her first regular season match in 2010, Danosi dominated the match without losing a single point.
"It felt great," Danosi said. "I think I did well and stayed upbeat and positive the whole time."
Dartmouth will head to Cambridge, Mass., next weekend to participate in the ECAC Tournament, where it will face Ivy League teams as well as with Boston University.
The tournament will be hosted by Harvard University.
While the men's squad enjoyed some time off from competition this weekend, it will also participate in the upcoming ECAC Tournament, hosted by Yale University in New Haven, Conn.
