Tennis Splits Two Matches in Spring Debut
1/30/2011 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
WEST POINT, N.Y. - The Seton Hall tennis team topped Marist 6-1 before dropping a hard-fought 5-2 decision to Army to kick of its 2011 spring season. The Pirates will head back to West Point next Sunday, February 6, to take on Binghamton.
Against the Red Foxes, junior Elizabeth Verow (Barnt Green, England) posted a shutout in No. 4 singles over Retta Byron. Freshman Pui Wing Sher (Shui Wai, Hong Kong) also dominated with a 6-2, 6-0 victory against Kelsey Raynor in No. 1 singles.
Freshman Rocio Portela (Demetrio Vega Baja, Puerto Rico) and sophomore Karina Cordero (Maracay Estado Aragua, Venezuela) each picked up three-set wins in No. 2 and 6 singles, respectively. Senior Belfin Sunbul (Izmir, Turkey) also was victorious in No. 3 singles against Joanna Sun.
In doubles action Sher and Portela teamed up in the No. 1 spot for an 8-3 triumph over Raynor and Joanna Sun. Cordero and Sunbul secured the doubles point with an 8-4 win in the No. 3 slot.
Portela earned another victory against Army's Jessica Ahn in straight sets in No. 2 singles. Junior Courtney Kilarski (Roseville, Calif.) picked up the second Seton Hall point after her opponent was forced to retire due to injury in the third set of the match.
Sher and Cordero each won the first sets of their singles matches against the Black Knights, but could not hold on. Sunbul and Cordero were able to earn a doubles win, and the Pirates almost came away with the doubles point after a brilliant comeback by Sher and Portela in the No. 1 position.
The freshman duo rallied from a 2-7 deficit, but rallied to tie the contest at, 8-8, to force a tiebreak. Ultimately, Kelsey Raynor and Joanna Sun were able to earn the win.
Seton Hall 6, Marist 1
Singles
1. Pui Wing Sher (SHU) def. Kelsey Raynor (Marist) 6-2, 6-0
2. Rocio Portela (SHU) def. Erin McCarthy (Marist) 4-6, 6-1, 10-3
3. Belfin Sunbul (SHU) def. Joanna Sun (Marist) 6-4, 6-2
4. Elizabeth Verow (SHU) def. Retta Byron (Marist) 6-0, 6-0
5. Marielle Campbell (Marist) def. Courtney Kilarski (SHU) 7-5, 6-2
6. Karina Cordero (SHU) def. Jeannie Lukin (Marist) 6-4, 2-6, 10-4
Doubles
1. Sher/Portela (SHU) def. Raynor/Sun (Marist) 8-3
2. McCarthy/Byron (Marist) def. Verow/Michelle Weerasinghe (SHU) 8-4
3. Cordero/Sunbul (SHU) def. Lukin/Campbell (Marist) 8-4
Seton Hall 2, Army 5
Singles
1. Anne Houghton (Army) def. Pui Wing Sher (SHU) 1-6, 6-2, 6-1
2. Rocio Portela (SHU) def. Jessica Ahn (Army) 7-5, 6-4
3. Jamila Paul (Army) def. Belfin Sunbul (SHU) 6-3, 6-2
4. Della Taylor (Army) def. Elizabeth Verow (SHU) 6-1, 6-4
5. Courtney Kilarski (SHU) def. Erin Colton (Army) 7-6 (5), 2-6, 1-4 (retired)
6. Emily Stein (Army) def. Karina Cordero (SHU) 0-6, 6-3, 7-5
Doubles
1. Houghton/Ahn (Army) def. Sher/Portela (SHU) 9-8 (4)
2. Robie Verano/Paul (Army) def. Verow/Michelle Weerasinghe (SHU) 8-5
3. Sunbul/Cordero (SHU) def. Larraine Saavedra/Taylor (Army) 8-5
