Tennis Rolls By Georgetown, 4-2

WASHINGTON, D.C. The Seton Hall tennis team closed out its regular season with a 4-2 victory at Georgetown on Friday. No doubles contests were played in the match. The Pirates are 8-11 overall and 3-7 in the BIG EAST.

After dropping No. 1 and 2 singles matches, SHU won the final-four matches quite convincingly. Senior Danielle Viola (Niagara Falls, N.Y.) had a tough first-set in the No. 4 spot, but rallied to win the final two frames by a 6-2 count.

Sophomore Belfin Sunbul (Izmir, Turkey) along with freshmen Michelle Weerasinghe (Edina, Minn.) and Courtney Kilarski (Roseville, Calif.) each won in straight-sets.

The Pirates will now wait to see if they have earned a bid to the BIG EAST Championships. The conference takes the top-12 teams.

Seton Hall 4, Georgetown 2

Singles

1. Caroline Kuehn (GU) def. Denise Liebschner (SHU) 6-4, 2-2 (ret.)

2. Maxi Thiels (GU) def. Elizabeth Verow (SHU) 6-3, 6-2

3. Belfin Sunbul (SHU) def. Michelle Brown (GU) 6-1, 6-1

4. Danielle Viola (SHU) def. Alex Sebia (GU) 2-6, 6-2, 6-2

5. Michelle Weerasinghe (SHU) def. Briana Kearney (GU) 6-2, 6-2

6. Courtney Kilarski (SHU) def. Lacey Herchek (GU) 6-1, 6-1