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Women's Tennis Drops 4-3 Decision to Temple
March 14, 2008 | Women's Tennis
March 14, 2008
BOSTON - The Boston University women's tennis team (5-4) dropped a 4-3 decision to Temple on Thursday, March 13 in Boca Raton, Fla. BU picked up wins at third, fourth and fifth singles.
Freshman Vanessa Steiner defeated Christine Clermont 7-5, 6-3 at third singles, while junior Cori Lefkowith won the first set with Anastasiia Rukavyshnykova 6-4 before the Owl retired. Sophomore Liz Corrao won in three sets against Josephine Bergman, 1-6, 7-6, 6-4.
Steiner and sophomore Francine Whu claimed the Terriers' only win in doubles, 8-5, against Theresa Stangl and Lucie Pazderova.
BU returns to action against Florida Atlantic on Friday, March 14 at 1 p.m.
RESULTS
Doubles
1) Whu/ Steiner(BU) defeated Pazderova/Stangl (T) 8-5
2) Rukavyshnykova/Clermont (T) def. Lefkowith/Abraham (BU) 8-3
3) Senkina/Bergman (T) def. Sadovskaya/Corrao (BU) lost 8-5
Singles
1) Dina Senkina (T) def. Francine Whu (BU) 6-4, 6-3
2) Lucie Pazderova (T) def. Yana Sadovskaya (BU) 6-2, 6-1
3) Vanessa Steiner (BU) defeated Christine Clermont (T) 7-5, 6-3
4) Cori Lefkowith (BU) defeated Anastasiia Rukavyshnykova (T) 6-4, ret.
5) Liz Corrao (BU) defeated Joesphine Bergman (T) 2-6, 7-5, 6-1
6) Felicia Frazier (T) def. Danielle Abraham (BU) 1-6, 7-6, 6-4
7) Dasha Zakharchenko (BU) defeated Theresa Stangl (T) 6-3, 6-4 (exhibition match)
