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Women's Tennis Defeats Seton Hall, 5-2
4/9/2009 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
April 9, 2009
SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. - The St. John's women's tennis team earned its second road BIG EAST victory in as many days with a 5-2 win over Seton Hall on Thursday at the SHU Tennis Courts. With the win, the Red Storm improved to 6-12 (5-6 BIG EAST) and the Pirates fell to 7-11 (2-7 BIG EAST).
STJ earned an early 1-0 lead by claiming the doubles point. The duo of sophomore Jenny Yonkus and freshman Joanna Zwirbulis won, 9-7, at the top spot over SHU's Elizabeth Verow and Courtney Kilarski, while the tandem of junior Ira Aleksova and freshman Nakita Austin earned an 8-4 victory at the No. 2 position.
In singles, Zwirbulis, Austin and Yonkus earned their second wins of the day with straight-set victories at the No. 4, 5 and 6 spots, respectively. At the No. 1 line, Aleksova rallied back after dropping the first set to earn a 1-6, 7-5, (10-3) win in a third-set tiebreaker over Denise Liebschner for her second win of the match.
The Red Storm returns to action on Monday, April 13, when the squad travels to nearby Bronx, N.Y., to take on New York City-rival Fordham. First serve with the Rams is set for 4 p.m.
St. John's 5, Seton Hall 2
Thursday, April 9, 2009
SHU Tennis Courts - South Orange, N.J.
Doubles
1. Jenny Yonkus/Joanna Zwirbulis (STJ) def. Elizabeth Verow/Courtney Kilarski (SHU), 9-7
2. Ira Aleksova/Nakita Austin (STJ) def. Denise Liebschner/Michelle Weerasinghe (SHU), 8-4
3. Belfin Sunbul/Danielle Viola (SHU) def. Gabija Gasiunaite/Ksenia Mikhaylova (STJ), 5-8
St. John's won the doubles point and led the match, 1-0.
Singles
1. Ira Aleksova (STJ) def. Denise Liebschner (SHU), 1-6, 7-5, (10-3)
2. Elizabeth Verow (SHU) def. Gabija Gasiunaite (STJ), 6-3, 4-6, (10-5)
3. Belfin Sunbul (SHU) def. Ksenia Mikhaylova (STJ), 7-5, 1-6
4. Joanna Zwirbulis (STJ) def. Danielle Viola (SHU), 6-3, 6-1
5. Nakita Austin (STJ) def. Michelle Weerasinghe (SHU), 6-1, 6-4
6. Jenny Yonkus (STJ) def. Courtney Kilarski (SHU), 6-4, 6-2
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