Georgetown Takes Out Tennis, 6-1

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Seton Hall fell to Georgetown, 6-1, on Sunday. The Pirates drop to 5-13 overall and 2-7 in BIG EAST matches.

Freshman Pui Wing Sher (Shui Wai, Hong Kong) pulled off a huge upset in No. 1 singles to secure SHU's lone point. After dropping the first set, Sher bounced back to defeat Stephanie Wetmore by scores of 6-2 and 10-4. Wetmore is a graduate transfer student from the 2010 National Champions UCLA. As a junior, Wetmore was ranked top 100 in the world by the ITF.

Freshman Rocio Portela (Demetrio Vega Baja, Puerto Rico) played dropped a tight first set to Lauren Greco in No. 2 singles, but had to retire due to injury early in the second frame.

The Pirates are back in action on Friday, April 15 at Connecticut.

Seton Hall 1, Georgetown 6

Singles

1. Pui Wing Sher (SHU) def. Stephanie Wetmore (GU) 0-6, 6-2, 10-4

2. Lauren Greco (GU) def. Rocio Portela (SHU) 7-5, 2-0 (retired)

3. Victoria Sekely (GU) def. Belfin Sunbul (SHU) 6-0, 6-1

4. Tina Tehrani (GU) def. Elizabeth Verow (SHU) 6-2, 6-2

5. Madeline Jaeger (GU) def. Courtney Kilarski (SHU) 6-1, 6-1

6. Alexandra Landers (GU) def. Karina Cordero (SHU) 6-2, 6-4

Doubles

1. Wetmore/Tebrani (GU) def. Sher/Portela (SHU) 8-4

2. Sekely/Greco (GU) def. Verow/Michelle Weerasinghe (SHU) 8-2