Women's Tennis Defeats Pittsburgh, 4-3
3/26/2007 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
MONROEVILLE, Pa. - The Seton Hall women's tennis team defeated Pittsburgh, 4-3, on Sunday. Despite losing the doubles point, the Pirates (6-2; 3-0 BE) won 4-of-7 singles matches to earn their third consecutive win in BIG EAST play.
Pittsburgh native, sophomore Amanda El-Tobgy (Pittsburgh, Pa.) won her match against Leah Friedman in straight sets, 6-3, 7-5. Junior Nadja Sein (Tallinn, Estonia) won in No. 3 singles play, 6-3,-6-2, improving her record to 5-0 in that slot.
Sophomore Danielle Viola (Niagara Falls, N.Y.) came back after dropping the first set, 2-6, and won her match after taking the second and third sets to tie-breakers. Senior Iva Gyurgina (Radomir, Bulgaria) also won her match in after the second set went to a tie-breaker in No. 6 action.
The Pirates host St. John's on Tuesday, Mar. 27 at 2:00 p.m.
Seton Hall 4, Pittsburgh 3
Singles
Kristy Borza def. Ebru Burduroglu 6-0,6-1
Amanda El-Tobgy def. Leah Friedman 6-3,7-5
Nadja Sein def. Carlie Smith 6-3,6-2
Sabrina Visram def. Sylvia Jaros 6-0,6-0
Danielle Viola def. Annie Davies 2-6,7-6 (3), 7-6 (3)
Iva Gyurgina def. Christie D'achille 6-4,7-6 (3)
Doubles
Borza/Friedman def. Sein/Jaros 8-7 (3)
Davies/D'achille def. Viola/Veronika Gerka 8-3
Smith/Visram def. El-Tobgy/Gyurgina 9-7
