University of Connecticut Athletics
UConn Splits BIG EAST Matches
4/9/2003 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
STORRS, CT - The University of Connecticut women's tennis team split a pair of BIG EAST matches over the weekend. The Huskies fell to Georgetown 4-2 on April 5, and defeated St. John's 4-2 on April 7. The split moves the Huskies record to 10-7 overall and 3-3 in the BIG EAST.
Against Georgetown, UConn fell behind early as they dropped two of the three doubles matches to allow the Hoyas the 1-0 lead. The Huskies did come back to win two singles matches by Jen LoRusso at the No. 4 spot and Colleen Connors at the No. 6 slot.
In the match against St. John's, the Huskies took four of six singles matches for the 4-2 victory. Winning singles matches were Whitney Simcik at No. 2, Barbara Schumsky at No.3, LoRusso at No. 4 and Connors at No. 6. The two teams did not play doubles do to the match already being decided.
Results as follows:
Singles:
No.1
Liora Gelblum (GU) def. Trinell Russel 6-2, 6-0
Nataliya Kostova (SJU) def. Russel 6-3, 6-3
No. 2
Liddy Bartell (GU) def. Whitney Simcik 7-5, 6-3
Simcik def. Kristina Botora (SJU) 4-6, 7-5, 7-5
No. 3
Barbara Schumsky vs. Trina Snow (GU) 2-1, DNF
Schumsky def. Vera Efstathiou (SJU) 6-1, 6-1
No. 4
Jen LoRusso def. Jordan Bother (GU) 6-1, 6-3
LoRusso def. Tessa Woodruff (SJU) 6-1, 6-2
No. 5
Monica Ghia (GU) def. April Dixon 7-5, 6-0
Lauren Lorenzetti (SJU) def. Dixon 7-5, 6-0
No.6
Colleen Connors def. Stephanie Sutton (GU) default
Connors def. Jennifer Liantonio (SJU) 6-4, 6-4
Doubles
No. 1
Bartell/Snow (GU) def. Simcik/Russel 8-5
No. 2
Connors/Dixon def. Botjer/Ghia (GU) 8-5
No. 3
Sutton/Gelblum def. Schumsky/Shea 8-6
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