Women's Tennis Sweeps LIU, 7-0
2/12/2007 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
The most competitive match of the day featured junior Nadja Sein vs. Merve Koksal. Sein took the first set, 6-4, but Koksal came back to take the second set, 5-7. In the deciding frame, Sein sealed the win, 6-4.
In other singles action, senior Ebru Burduroglu bounced back from dropping the second set, 0-6, to defeat H’Ann Johnson (6-2, 0-6, 6-4). Junior Amanda El-Tobgy struggled in the first set of her match against Ashley Harvey, but won the final two to go on for the victory (2-6, 6-4, 7-5). Seniors Sylvia Jaros and Iva Gyurgina both won their matches in straight sets.
The pairs of Sein and Jaros and Gyurgina and El-Tobgy both cruised to victories to give the Pirates the doubles point.
The Pirates open up BIG EAST play at
SINGLES
1) Ebru Burduroglu (SHU) d. H'Ann Johnson (LIU), 6-2, 0-6, 6-4
2) Amanda El-Tobgy (SHU) d. Ashley Harvey (LIU), 2-6, 6-4, 7-5
3) Nadja Sein (SHU) d. Merve Koksal (LIU), 6-4, 5-7, 6-4
4) Sylvia Jaros (SHU) d. Liliana Cortes (LIU), 6-2, 6-1
5) Iva Gyurgina (SHU) d. Xenia Roman (LIU), 6-0, 6-0
6) Amy Hosotsuji (LIU) vs. Veronika Gerka (SHU), Did Not Play
DOUBLES
1) Sein/Jaros (SHU) d. Koksal/Cortes (LIU), 8-3
2) Gyurgina/El-Tobgy (SHU) d. Johnson/Roman (LIU), 8-1
3) Harvey/Hosotsuji (LIU) lead Burduroglu/Gerka, 7-6 (unfinished)
