Pirates Conclude Season at BIG EAST Championship

Thursday, April 22

Cayce, S.C.

10 a.m.

Seton Hall University

Butler

Aina Plana Ventosa and Hiba El Khalifi at the BIG EAST Championship

Photo by: Travis Bell/SIDELINE CAROLINA

4/22/2021 12:24:00 PM | Women's Tennis

Cayce, S.C. - The tenth seeded Seton Hall women's tennis team battled No. 7 seed Butler valiantly in their BIG EAST Championship first-round match Thursday at the Cayce Tennis & Fitness Center, but the Pirates ultimately lost to the Bulldogs, 4-0, after only being able to field four healthy players.

With only four healthy athletes, Butler immediately earned two points at No. 5 and No. 6 singles. In doubles play, the sophomore pairing of Hiba El Khalifi and Aina Plana Ventosa earned a 6-3 win over Delaney Schurhamer and Sara Linn at No. 2, but Butler secured the overall doubles point with a win at No. 1 and No. 3 by default.

In singles, the Pirates had one-set leads at No. 2 and No. 4. Senior Minja Gligic took her first set at No. 2 singles over Lauren Padgett, 6-4, and El Khalifi took her first set at No. 4 over Linn, 6-4, but they were unable to complete wins as Butler clinched the 4-0 result when Schurhamer triumphed over Plana Ventosa at No. 3 singles, 6-1, 6-1.

RESULTS

Doubles (Order of Finish 3, 2, 1)
1. Natalie Boesing/Lauren Marx (BU) def. Arina Gumerova/Minja Gligic (SHU) 6-3
2. Aina Plana Ventosa/Hiba El Khalifi (SHU) def. Delaney Schurhamer/Sara Linn 6-3
3. Lauren Padgett/Veronika Bruetting (BU) by default

Singles (Order of Finish 5, 6, 3)
1. Natalie Boesing (BU) led Arina Gumerova (SHU) 6-4, 1-1
2. Minja Gligic (SHU) led Lauren Padgett (BU) 6-4, 1-2
3. Delaney Schurhamer (BU) def. Aina Plana Ventosa (SHU) 6-1, 6-1
4. Hiba El Khalifi (SHU) led Sara Linn (BU) 6-4, 0-2
5. Hallie Leblebijian (BU) by default
6. Lauren Marx (BU) by default