Tennis Beaten By St. John's, 6-1
4/4/2011 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
BAIRD, N.J. - The Seton Hall tennis team lost to St. John's, 6-1, on Sunday afternoon. The Pirates are now 5-12 overall and 2-6 in conference play.
SHU almost came away with a doubles point after the No. 1 pair of Pui Wing Sher (Shui Wai, Hong Kong) and Rocio Portela (Demetrio Vega Baja, Puerto Rico) knocked off the Red Storm's top pair, 8-5. The duo of Elizabeth Verow (Barnt Green, England) and Michelle Weerasinghe (Edina, Minn.) held a 4-1 lead in the No. 2 slot, but did not win another game and fell, 8-4.
Sher won her No. 1 singles match against Nevena Selakovic after getting off to a slow start. Sher used an extra game to take set one, 7-5, but coasted and won 6-0 to take the match.
The Pirates hit the court on Friday, April 8 when they travel to Georgetown for a 2:00 p.m. contest.
Seton Hall 1, St. John's 6
Singles
1. Pui Wing Sher (SHU) def. Nevena Selakovic (STJ) 7-5, 6-0
2. Joanna Zwirbulis (STJ) def. Rocio Portela (SHU) 6-2, 2-6, 7-5
3. Jenny Yonkus (STJ) def. Belfin Sunbul (SHU) 6-3, 4-6, 10-8
4. Ece Firat (STJ) def. Elizabeth Verow (SHU) 6-1, 6-1
5. Nakita Austin (STJ) def. Karina Cordero (SHU) 6-3, 6-1
6. Ksenia Mikhaylova (STJ) def. Michelle Weerasinghe (SHU) 1-6, 6-4, 6-4
Doubles
1. Sher/Portela (SHU) def. Selakovic/A. Adams (STJ) 8-5
2. Austin/Yonkus (STJ) def. Verow/Weerasinghe (SHU) 8-4
3. Zwirbulis/Firat (STJ) def. Cordero/Sunbul (SHU) 8-3
