Women's Tennis Topples Manhattan, 7-0

Junior Ebru Burduroglu made her season debut on Friday against Manhattan.

BRONX, N.Y. – The Seton Hall women’s tennis team earned its second-straight sweep with a 7-0 victory over Manhattan at the Bronx International Youth Tennis Center on Friday. The win evened the Pirates’ dual-match record at 4-4.

In singles action, Seton Hall won five of the six matches in straight sets. Senior Viviana Figueroa (Guaynabo, Puerto Rico) won her No. 1 match against Jennifer Fowler, 6-1, 6-1. Sophomore Nadja Sein (Tallinn, Estonia) defeated Casey Conklin in No. 3 singles, 6-2, 6-1. Junior Ebru Burduroglu (Istanbul, Turkey) made her season debut, winning the No. 4 singles match against Patrice Reiley, 6-2, 6-0.

Freshman Danielle Viola (Niagara Falls, N.Y.) topped Men Nguyen, 6-0, 6-1, in No. 5 singles, and junior Iva Gyurgina (Radomir, Bulgaria) did not lose a set in the No. 6 match with Lindsay Spagnola, winning, 6-0, 6-0. Junior Sylvia Jaros (Scarborough, Ontario) completed the singles sweep, outlasting Lindsey Keeler in the No. 2 match, 6-3, 4-6, 10-6.

The Pirates were also dominant in doubles play, winning all three matches to earn the point. In No. 1 doubles Figueroa and Sein beat Fowler and Conklin, 8-3. Viola and Gyurgina took No. 2 doubles over Keeler and Reiley, 8-0, and Jaros and Burduroglu topped Nguyen and Spagnola in No. 3 doubles, 8-0.

Seton Hall returns to action on Saturday, Feb 25, when it travels to NJIT for a 7:00 p.m. match at the Tenafly Racquet Club in Tenafly, N.J.

Seton Hall 7, Manhattan 0
Singles
1. Viviana Figueroa (SH) def. Jennifer Fowler (M) - 6-1, 6-1
2. Sylvia Jaros (SH) def. Lindsey Keeler (M) – 6-3, 4-6, 10-6
3. Nadja Sein (SH) def. Casey Conklin (M) – 6-2, 6-1
4. Ebru Burduroglu (SH) def. Patrice Reiley (M) – 6-2, 6-0
5. Danielle Viola (SH) def. Men Nguyen (M) – 6-0, 6-1
6. Iva Gyurgina (SH) def. Lindsay Spagnola (M) – 6-0, 6-0

Doubles
1. Figueroa/Sein (SH) def. Fowler/Conklin (M) – 8-3
2. Viola/Gyurgina (SH) def. Keeler/Reiley (M) – 8-0
3. Jaros/Burduroglu (SH) def. Nguyen/Spagnola (M) – 8-0

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