James Madison Edges Tennis, 5-2
3/8/2011 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
ORLANDO, Fla. - The Seton Hall tennis team lost to James Madison, 5-2, on Tuesday afternoon. The Pirates (1-8) will face Sacred Heart later today.
Freshman Pui Wing Sher (Shui Wai, Hong Kong) topped Kinsey Pate in No. 1 singles in three sets, 6-4, 3-6, 10-8. Junior Elizabeth Verow (Barnt Green, England) was the only other SHU player that was victorious, topping Katherine Bulling in No. 3 action, 6-3, 7-6 (3).
The Dukes took all three doubles matches to earn that point in the match.
Seton Hall 2, James Madison 5
Singles
1. Pui Wing Sher (SHU) def. Kinsey Pate (JMU) 6-4, 3-6, 10-8
2. Jacqueline Palmucci (JMU) def. Belfin Sunbul (SHU) 6-2, 6-4
3. Elizabeth Verow (SHU) def. Katherine Bulling (JMU) 6-3, 7-6 (3)
4. Megan Douglass (JMU) def. Courtney Kilarski (SHU) 6-3, 6-3
5. Ruxandra Andriescu (JMU) def. Michelle Weerasinghe (SHU) 6-0, 6-2
6. Kristin Nimitz (JMU) def. Slavina Kaplonska (SHU) 6-3, 6-3
Doubles
1. Pate/Michelle Nguyen (JMU) def. Sher/Sunbul (SHU) 8-2
2. Andriescu/Palmucci (JMU) def. Verow/Weerasinghe (SHU) 8-4
3. Leah Demasters/Douglass (JMU) def. Kilarski/Kaplonska (SHU) 8-3
