St. John's University Athletics
St. John's University
Connecticut *
Women's Tennis Tames Huskies, 4-3
4/1/2008 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
April 1, 2008
QUEENS, N.Y. - The St. John's women's tennis team picked up its second BIG EAST win of the season this afternoon in Storrs, Conn., defeating the UConn Huskies, 4-3, at the UConn Tennis Courts. The win improves the Red Storm's record to 5-10 (2-3 BIG EAST), while the Huskies fall to 6-4 (0-3 BIG EAST).
In doubles action, the pair of graduate student Alison Adamski/freshman Emily Barnett won at the top spot with an 8-4 score. At No. 3, junior Gabija Gasiunaite and senior Ashley Harper teamed up to defeat UConn's pair of BreAnn Cheung/Alison Koch. The Red Storm won the doubles point with the victories to gain an early 1-0 lead in the match.
Senior Maria Zivcicova and Harper won their singles matchups at Nos. 1 and 6, respectively. The Huskies battled their way back into the match with wins at Nos. 3, 4, and 5, including a come-from-behind victory over sophomore Ira Aleksova in a tiebreaker at the fourth spot by UConn's Jessica Porter, evening up the score at 3-3.
The match came down to Adamski, who returned to the team today after an injury that sidelined her over the weekend. At the No. 2 spot against UConn's Emily Herb, the grad student from Jamaica Estates, N.Y. fought back after dropping the first set, 3-6, to win the next two sets 6-1, 6-3 and take the match and the deciding point for St. John's.
The Red Storm returns to action on Thursday, when the team travels to New Brunswick, N.J. to take on the Scarlet Knights of Rutgers. First serve is scheduled for 3 p.m.
St. John's 4, UConn 3
UConn Tennis Courts
April 1, 2008
Doubles
1. Alison Adamski / Emily Barnett (STJ) def. Kelley LoRusso/Emily Herb (UConn), 8-4
2. Jenny Yonkus / Ira Aleksova (STJ) vs. Jessica Porter/Allison Campitiello (UConn), Did Not Finish
3. Gabija Gasiunaite / Ashley Harper (STJ) def. BreAnn Cheung/Alison Koch (UConn), 8-4
Singles
1. Maria Zivcicova (STJ) def. Kelley LoRusso (UConn), 6-2, 6-0
2. Alison Adamski (STJ) def. Emily Herb (UConn), 3-6, 6-1, 6-3*
3. BreAnn Cheung (UConn) def. Emily Barnett (STJ), 6-4, 6-0
4. Jessica Porter (UConn) def. Ira Aleksova (STJ), 2-6, 6-3, (12-10)
5. Allison Campitiello (UConn) def. Gabija Gasiunaite (STJ), 6-1, 6-3
6. Ashley Harper (STJ) def. Katie Moritz (UConn), 6-2, 7-5
* Clincher
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