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St. John's Defeats Pittsburgh, 4-0 In Consolation Round
4/23/2010 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
April 23, 2010
SOUTH BEND, Ind. - A shutout win for the St. John's women's tennis team over Pittsburgh propels the Red Storm into the second round of the BIG EAST Championship's consolation bracket. The Red Storm defeated Pittsburgh, 4-0 to move on.
Ece Firat and Jenny Yonkus teamed up for the No. 1 doubles win before Joanna Zwirbulis and Ksenia Mikhaylova notched a win at No. 3 to clinch the doubles point against the Panthers.
The Red Storm won all six of its singles matches for its first shutout-win over a BIG EAST opponent since April 1. No. 6 Nakita Austin was the first to tally a singles point for St. John's with a straight-set, 6-2, 6-2 win over Karma Parbhu. No. 4 Yonkus followed suit with a 6-0, 6-4 victory against Gabrielle Cantanzariti. Mikhaylova's 6-2, 7-5 win at No. 5 clinched the victory for the Red Storm in straight sets.
The remainder of singles play was suspended upon the clinching win at No. 5.
St. John's moves on to face either Cincinnati or Connecticut at 3 p.m. on Saturday in South Bend.
St. John's 4, Pittsburgh 0
Doubles
1. Firat/Yonkus (STJ) def. Adams/Benic (Pitt), 9-7
2. Austin/Aleksova (STJ) vs. Cantanzariti/Visram (Pitt), DNF (7-4)
3. Zwirbulis/Mikhaylova (STJ) def. Parbhu/Aprodu (Pitt), 9-7
Singles
1. Ira Aleksova (STJ) vs. Elizabeth Adams (Pitt), DNF (6-3, 4-2)
2. Joanna Zwirbulis (STJ) vs. Adela Aprodu (Pitt), DNF (7-5, 2-3)
3. Ece Firat (STJ) vs. Shannon Benic (Pitt), DNF (6-3, 4-1)
4. Jenny Yonkus (STJ) def. Gabrielle Cantanzariti (Pitt), 6-0, 6-4
5. Ksenia Mikhaylova (STJ) def. Sabrina Visram (Pitt), 6-2, 7-5*
6. Nakita Austin (STJ) def. Karma Parbhu (Pitt), 6-2, 6-2
*-Clinched match
Order of Finish
Doubles: 1, 3
Singles: 6, 4, 5
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