University of Connecticut Athletics
Women's Tennis Falls to Rutgers, 5-2
4/12/2006 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
STORRS, Conn. (April 12, 2006) – Despite singles wins from BreAnn Cheung and Ashley Petruzzi, the University of Connecticut women’s tennis team fell to Rutgers 5-2 on Wednesday afternoon at the UConn Tennis Courts. The Huskies now drop to 6-13 on the season while the Scarlet Knights improve to 13-7.
In doubles action, UConn dropped all three matches to Rutgers. The No. 3 combination of Jackie Shapiro and Petruzzi kept it close losing 9-7. In singles play, Cheung (at the No. 4) won in straight sets 6-3, 6-1. Petruzzi (at the No. 6) took Rutgers’ Anela Dujsic to three sets winning the final 10-7.
The Huskies will now wait to see if they advance to the BIG EAST Tournament to be played in Tampa, Fla. on April 20-23.
Rutgers 5, Connecticut 2 Singles No. 1 Katrina Elder-Bush (RU) def. Jaclyn Shapiro (UC), 6-0, 6-3 No. 2 Dana Gordon (RU) def. Christine Burek (UC), 6-1, 6-1 No. 3 Polina Zaretser (RU) def. Jessica Porter (UC), 6-3, 6-3 No. 4 BreAnn Cheung (UC) def. Alina Balasa (RU), 6-3, 6-1 No. 5 Alina Balasa (RU) def. Elizabeth Dibbs (UC), 6-3, 7-5 No. 6 Ashley Petruzzi (UC) def. Anela Dujsic (RU), 6-3, 3-6, 10-7 Doubles No. 1 Gordon/Edelschein (RU) def. Burek/Cheung (UC), 8-2 No. 2 Elder-Bush/Balesa (RU) def. Porter/Dibbs (UC), 8-5 No. 3 Mark/Dujsic (RU) def. Shapiro/Petruzzi (UC), 8-7
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