Tennis Falls To Navy, 4-3, and Howard, 7-0
2/27/2011 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
ANNAPOLIS, Md. - The Seton Hall tennis team lost to Navy, 4-3, and Howard, 7-0, in a double-header on Saturday. The Pirates (1-7) are back in action on Friday, March 4, against Marquette in their home opener at 2:00 p.m.
Against Navy, freshman Pui Wing Sher (Shui Wai, Hong Kong) got back on the winning track, topping Amanda Griffin in three sets. Junior Elizabeth Verow (Barnt Green, England) picked up a straight set victory over Stefanie Ton in the No. 3 position. Senior Slavina Kaplonska (Sofia, Bulgaria) won a hard-fought match that saw the first set go to a tiebreak and the third go to extra games in No. 6 action.
SHU almost came away with the doubles point after Sher and Belfin Sunbul (Izmir, Turkey) took down Griffin and Erin Snook in the No. 1 slot. In No. 2, Verow and Michelle Weerasinghe (Edina, Minn.) held an early lead, but could not hold off the pair of Emani Decquir and Ton to get the second win.
Against Howard, the Pirates were blanked for the fourth time in their last five matches. Seton Hall did manage to pick up a win in No. 3 doubles after Rocio Portela (Demetrio Vega Baja, Puerto Rico) and Courtney Kilarski (Roseville, Calif.) downed the Bison's pair.
Seton Hall 3, Navy 4
Singles
1. Pui Wing Sher (SHU) def. Amanda Griffin (Navy) 6-4, 1-6, 6-2
2. Emani Decquir (Navy) def. Belfin Sunbul (SHU) 6-2, 6-1
3. Elizabeth Verow (SHU) def. Stefanie Ton (Navy) 6-2, 6-3
4. Darien Sears (Navy) def. Rocio Portela (SHU) 6-1, 6-2
5. Erin Snook (Navy) def. Michelle Weerasinghe (SHU) 6-2, 7-5
6. Slavina Kaplonska (SHU) def. Brittney Boucher (Navy) 7-6 (4), 5-7, 10-7
Doubles
1. Sher/Sunbul (SHU) def. Griffin/Snook (Navy) 8-5
2. Decquir/Ton (Navy) def. Verow/Weerasinghe (SHU) 8-5
3. Boucher/Sears (Navy) def. Portela/Cordero (SHU) 8-3
Seton Hall 0, Howard 7
Singles
1. Brittney Morgan (HU) def. Pui Wing Sher (SHU) 3-1 (ret.)
2. Michelle Brown (HU) def. Belfin Sunbul (SHU) 6-2, 6-1
3. Katelyn Stokes (HU) def. Elizabeth Verow (SHU) 6-2, 6-1
4. Brooke Hawthorne (HU) def. Courtney Kilarski (SHU) 6-0, 6-2
5. Alyssa Works (HU) def. Michelle Weerasinghe (SHU) 6-4, 6-2
6. Anne Akhimien (HU) def. Slavina Kaplonska (SHU) 6-2, 6-1
Doubles
1. Stokes/Brown (HU) def. Sher/Sunbul (SHU) 8-6
2. Morgan/Hawthorne (HU) def. Verow/Weerasinghe (SHU) 8-3
3. Portela/Kilarski (SHU) def. Works/Moore (HU) 8-6
