St. John's University Athletics
St. John's University
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STJ Women's Tennis Wins Fourth Consecutive Match
4/6/2008 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
April 6, 2008
QUEENS, N.Y. - The St. John's women's tennis team extended its winning streak to four matches with a 4-2 win over the LIU Blackbirds Sunday afternoon on the Courts at St. John's. With the win, the Red Storm improved its record to 7-10, while Long Island suffered just its third loss of the season and fell to 7-3.
The Red Storm had a hard-fought doubles competition to start that match. After an 8-4 win at the No. 2 spot by the pair of freshmen Emily Barnett/Jenny Yonkus and a loss at No. 3, it came down to the showdown at the No. 1 spot between senior Maria Zivcicova/sophomore Ira Aleksova and Selma Babic/H'Ann Johnson of LIU. The Red Storm duo fell just short, however, dropping the contest, 9-7, as LIU took the doubles point and an early 1-0 lead.
Senior Ashley Harper had to sit out her singles match after suffering a minor injuring during her doubles match and St. John's had to cede the point at the No. 6 spot. Down 4-2, the Red Storm had a tough hill to climb to come back, but the squad did it. Wins by Zivcicova at No. 1, Barnett at No. 2, Aleksova at No. 3 and Yonkus at No. 5 gave St. John's the four points needed to clinch the match. Junior Gabija Gasiunaite was up in her match, 6-3, 5-2, but did not finish after the match was won.
The Red Storm returns to action on Wednesday, April 9, at 2 p.m. when the team takes on the Knights of Fairleigh Dickinson on the Courts at St. John's in a makeup of last Friday's postponed match.
St. John's 4, Long Island 2
The Courts at St. John's - Queens, N.Y.
Sunday, April 6, 2008
Doubles (LIU wins the doubles point, leads the match 1-0)
1. Selma Babic/H'Ann Johnson (LIU) def. Maria Zivcicova / Ira Aleksova (STJ), 9-7
2. Emily Barnett / Jenny Yonkus (STJ) def. Liliana Cortes/Dara Lahens (LIU), 8-4
3. Ashley Harvey/Amy Hosotsuji (LIU) def. Ashley Harper / Gabija Gasiunaite (STJ), 8-4
Order of Finish: 2, 3, 1*
Singles
1. Maria Zivcicova (STJ) def. Ashley Harvey (LIU), 6-0, 6-2
2. Emily Barnett (STJ) def. H'Ann Johnson (LIU), 6-1, 6-2
3. Ira Aleksova (STJ) def. Stephanie Elie (LIU), 6-1, 6-0
4. Gabija Gasiunaite (STJ) vs. Liliana Cortes (LIU), Did Not Finish, up 6-3, 5-2
5. Jenny Yonkus (STJ) def. Amy Hosotsuji (LIU), 6-3, 6-0
6. LIU wins point by Default.
Order of Finish: 1, 3, 2, 5*
* denotes clincher
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