Tennis Tops Providence, 5-2
4/18/2011 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
PROVIDENCE, R.I. - The Seton Hall tennis team beat Providence, 5-2, in its BIG EAST finale. The Pirates (6-13, 3-7) will learn if they have made the field of 12 teams that will compete at the BIG EAST Championship on Monday, April 25.
After sweeping the doubles portion of the competition, SHU overcame a tough blow when freshman Pui Wing Sher (Shui Wai, Hong Kong) was forced to retire in her No. 1 singles match due to injury. However, her teammates picked up the slack, and did not drop a set in their four victories.
With hopes of a trip to the conference tournament on the line, seniors Belfin Sunbul (Izmir, Turkey) and Slavina Kaplonska (Sofia, Bulgaria) picked up big wins in singles. Sunbul won her match in the No. 3 slot, 7-5, 6-2, over Ayushi Sinha. Kaplonska moved into the lineup after an injury and was dominate in her victory over Alex Gerry, dropping just one game in her No. 4 match.
The Pirates will wrap up their season with a home match against NJIT on Thursday, April 21 at 3:00 p.m.
Seton Hall 5, Providence 2
Singles
1. Marisella Aviles (PC) def. Pui Wing Sher (SHU) 4-0, 0-1 (retired)
2. Maria Clara Bernardez (PC) def. Rocio Portela (SHU) 6-1, 6-1
3. Belfin Sunbul (SHU) def. Ayushi Sinha (PC) 7-5, 6-2
4. Elizabeth Verow (SHU) def. Courtney Burek (PC) 6-2, 6-1
5. Karina Cordero (SHU) def. Melissa Ferry (SHU) 6-1, 6-3
6. Slavina Kaplonska (SHU) def. Alex Gerry (PC) 6-0, 6-1
Doubles
1. Sher/Portela (SHU) def. Aviles/Bernardez (PC) 8-6
2. Verow/Michelle Weerasinghe (SHU) def. Burek/Bianca Sciotti (PC) 8-4
3. Cordero/Sunbul (SHU) def. Sinha/Ferry (PC) 8-5
