Pitt
St. John's
Adams Records Fourth Consecutive Win
2/7/2009 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
Feb. 7, 2009
PITTSBURGH—Improving its win streak to four in Big East wins in the first weekend of spring play, the University of Pittsburgh women’s tennis team defeated St. John’s 5-2 at The Club in Monroeville, this evening.
Sophomore Elizabeth Adams won her fourth match of the spring with a 6-2, 6-1 victory in No. 1 singles. Earlier in the match she teamed with senior Kristy Borza for an 8-3 win in doubles.
The team of freshman Adela Aprodu and junior Shannon Benic also won in double, giving Pitt its first point of the contest. Aprodu would later earn a win in No. 6 singles.
Junior Sabrina Visram and senior Christie D’Achille tallied the other two points for the Panthers, thanks to win in singles action.
Pitt faces West Virginia Wednesday, Feb. 11, at noon.
Singles
Elizabeth Adams def. Ira Aleksova 6-2, 6-1
Sabrina Visram def. Ksenia Mikhaylova 5-7, 7-5, 10-5
Ece Firat def. Kristy Borza 6-2, 6-3
Joanna Zwirbulis def. Minh Evans 6-4, 6-1
Christie D’Achille def. Nakita Austin 6-4, 6-2
Adela Aprou def. Jenny Young 6-1, 6-1
Doubles
Adams and Borza def. Yonkus and Austin 8-3
Firat and Zwirbulis def. Visram and D’Achille 9-7
Aprodu and Benic def. Gusiunaite and Liantonio 8-4
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