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Women's Tennis Falls At Army, 5-2
2/14/2009 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
Feb. 14, 2009
WEST POINT, N.Y. - The St. John's women's tennis team lost at Army, 5-2, on Friday at the Black Knights' Lichtenberg Tennis Center. With the loss, the Red Storm falls to 1-3 overall, while Army moves to 1-5.
The Black Knights took an early 1-0 lead in the match by sweeping the doubles competition. At the No. 1 spot, the Red Storm pair of sophomore Jenny Yonkus and freshman Nakita Austin took Army's Niki Flach and Michael Tollerton to the limit before falling, 9-7.
In singles, at the No. 3 spot, junior Ira Aleksova picked up her first win of the season over the Black Knights' Jessica Shurtz, 6-4, 6-2, while Austin won her second match of the day, 6-4, 7-5, against Tollerton at the No. 5 spot. However, Army victories at the No. 1, 2, 4 and 6 spots proved to be the deciding factor, as the Black Knights took the match, 5-2.
The Red Storm returns to action on Sunday, when the squad travels back to West Point for a neutral-court showdown with Temple. Doubles competition is set to begin at noon at the Lichtenberg Tennis Center.
Army 5, St. John's 2
Friday, February 13, 2009
Lichtenberg Tennis Center - West Point, N.Y.
Doubles
1. Niki Flach/Michael Tollerton (Army) def. Jenny Yonkus / Nakita Austin (STJ), 9-7
2. Anne Houghton/Kristin Beehler (Army) def. Joanna Zwirbulis / Ece Firat (STJ), 8-5
3. Jessica Shurtz/Patricia Vollmer (Army) def. Gajiba Gasuinaite / Alyssa Liantonio (STJ), 8-5
Army won the doubles point and led the match, 1-0.
Singles
1. Anne Houghton (Army) def. Ksenia Mikhaova (STJ), 6-1, 6-1
2. Niki Flach (Army) def. Ece Firat (STJ), 6-2, 6-4
3. Ira Aleksova (STJ) def. Jessica Shurtz (Army), 6-4, 6-2
4. Krisitin Beehler (Army) def. Joanna Zwirbuis (STJ), 6-3, 6-1
5. Nakita Austin (STJ) def. Michael Tollerton (Army), 6-3, 7-5
6. Caitlin Finnegan (Army) def. Jenny Yonkus (STJ), 6-4, 7-6 (1)
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