Tennis Downed By Binghamton, 7-0
2/7/2011 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
WEST POINT, N.Y. - The Seton Hall tennis team lost to Binghamton, 7-0, on Sunday afternoon. The Pirates fall to 1-2 on the young season.
In No. 1 singles freshman Pui Wing Sher (Shui Wai, Hong Kong) played a tight match against nationally ranked Anna Edelman. After dropping the first set, 6-4, Sher forced a tiebreak in the second, but ultimately fell, 7-5, in the extra session.
Senior Belfin Sunbul (Izmir, Turkey) also forced a tiebreak in set two of her No. 3 singles contest, but suffered the same result as Sher, dropping a straight set decision to Lauren Bates.
SHU opens up BIG EAST play this weekend at Syracuse on Friday, February 11 at 4:00 p.m.
Seton Hall 0, Binghamton 7
Singles
1. #121 Anna Edelman (BU) def. Pui Wing Sher (SHU) 6-4, 7-6 (7-5)
2. Jillian Santos (BU) def. Rocio Portela (SHU) 6-2, 6-0
3. Lauren Bates (BU) def. Belfin Sunbul (SHU) 6-3, 7-6 (8-6)
4. Yulia Smirnova (BU) def. Elizabeth Verow (SHU) 6-1, 6-0
5. Marina Bykovskaya (BU) def. Courtney Kilarski (SHU) 6-0, 6-0
6. Emma Leibowicz (BU) def. Karina Cordero (SHU) 6-2, 6-4
Doubles
1. Edelman/Bykovskaya (BU) def. Sher/Portela (SHU) 8-3
2. Leibowicz/Bates (BU) def. Verow/Michelle Weerasinghe (SHU) 8-4
3. Santos/Smirnova (BU) def. Cordero/Sunbul (SHU) 8-1
