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Women's Tennis Falls To Syracuse, 5-2
4/5/2009 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
April 5, 2009
QUEENS, N.Y. - Freshmen Joanna Zwirbulis and Nakita Austin were victorious in their singles matchups, but that was not enough as the Red Storm women's tennis team fell to BIG EAST-rival Syracuse, 5-2, Sunday at the Courts at St. John's.
With the loss, St. John's fell to 4-12 overall, 3-6 in BIG EAST play, while the Orange improved to 15-5 and 9-2 in conference action.
In doubles play, the Red Storm duo of junior Ira Aleksova and Austin defeated Syracuse's Ashley Spicer and Chelsea Jones, 8-6, at the No. 2 position, but Orange victories at the No. 1 and 3 spot clinched the doubles point and gave SU the early 1-0 advantage.
Zwirbulis wasted no time earning a 6-1, 6-2 straight-set victory at the No. 4 singles spot over Alessondra Parra to put STJ on the board. Austin followed with a three-set win at the No. 5 position, rallying after dropping the first set to take the match, 1-6, 6-2, 6-1, from SU's Ashley Spicer. Sophomore Jenny Yonkus fell just short at the No. 6 spot to Chelsea Jones, losing in a third-set tiebreaker, 1-6, 6-4, (10-7).
The Red Storm returns to action on Wednesday, April 9 at 3:30 p.m., when the squad travels to Providence to take on the Friars in a BIG EAST Conference showdown.
Syracuse 5, St. John's 2
Sunday, April 5, 2009
The Courts at St. John's - Queens, N.Y.
Doubles
1. Emily Harmon/Christina Tan (SYR) def. Jenny Yonkus / Joanna Zwirbulis (STJ), 9-8
2. Ira Aleksova / Nakita Austin (STJ) def. Ashley Spicer/Chelsea Jones (SYR), 8-6
3. Alessondra Parra/Simone Kalhorn (SYR) def. Gabija Gasiunaite / Alyssa Liantonio (STJ), 8-5
Syracuse won the doubles point and led the match, 1-0.
Singles
1. Emily Harman (SYR) def. Ira Aleksova (STJ), 7-6, 6-2
2. Christina Tan (SYR) def. Gabija Gasiunaite (STJ), 6-1, 6-2
3. Simone Kalhorn (SYR) def. Ksenia Mikhaylova (STJ), 6-3, 6-4
4. Joanna Zwirbulis (STJ) def. Alessondra Parra (SYR), 6-1, 6-2
5. Nakita Austin (STJ) def. Ashley Spicer (SYR), 1-6, 6-2, 6-1
6. Chelsea Jones (SYR) def. Jenny Yonkus (STJ), 1-6, 6-4, (10-7)
7. Jacquelynn Tang (SYR) def. Alyssa Liantonio (STJ), 8-3 (exhib.)
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