Injuries Prevent Pirates From Winning at Fordham

Saturday, March 27

Bronx, N.Y.

11 a.m.

Seton Hall University

Fordham

3/27/2021 3:31:00 PM | Women's Tennis

Bronx, N.Y. - The Seton Hall women's tennis team only had four student-athletes able to compete Saturday, and the Pirates valiantly won two singles matches, but the team ultimately lost for Fordham, 4-2, Saturday at Hawthorn/Rooney Tennis Courts.

Injuries zapped the Pirates of a chance to win a second straight match after dispatching Wagner at home this past Thursday.

Sophomore Hiba El Khalifi played at No. 2 singles and won her third singles match in a row, taking down Fordham's Gen Quenville in straight sets, 6-4, 6-3. It would have been four matches in a row, but her match on Thursday was stopped due to the clinch rule one game away from victory.

Freshman Oliwia Kempinski won her third match of the season, today at No. 3 singles, with a 6-3, 6-4 victory over Nicole Li.

The Pirates nearly came away with the doubles point; sophomore Arina Gumerova and senior Minja Gligic looked strong at No. 1 with a 6-2 win, but El Khalifi and Kempinski fell just short at No. 2, 7-5.

Seton Hall will return to action on Friday, April 2 when it heads to Connecticut for a BIG EAST match with the Huskies.

RESULTS

Doubles (Order of Finish 3, 1, 2)
1. Arina Gumerova/Minja Gligic (SHU) def. Arina Taluyenko/Genevieve Quenville (FORD) 6-2
2. Nicole Li/Eleni Fasoula (FORD) def. Hiba El Khalifi/Oliwia Kempinski (SHU) 7-5
3. Maia Balce/Rachelle Yang (FORD) by default

Singles (Order of Finish 4, 5, 6, 2, 1, 3)
1. Arina Taluyenko (FORD) def. Arina Gumerova (SHU) 7-5, 6-3
2. Hiba El Khalifi (SHU) def. Genevieve Quenville (FORD) 6-4, 6-3
3. Oliwia Kempinski (SHU) def. Nicole Li (FORD) 6-3, 6-4
4. Rachelle Yang (FORD) by default
5. Maia Balce (FORD) by default