Pitt
Army
Women's Tennis Falls to Army, 5-2
3/13/2009 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
March 13, 2009
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MONROEVILLE, Pa.—The University of Pittsburgh women’s tennis team dropped a 5-2 decision to Army, this afternoon, at The Club. Pitt fell to 8-3 on the season, while the Black Knights improved to 12-7.
The No. 3 doubles team of senior Christie D’Achille and junior Shannon Benic came back from an early deficit to take the lead and a 9-7 victory). Pitt’s undefeated pair of senior Kristy Borza and sophomore Elizabeth Adams then sealed the doubles point with an 8-5 victory of their own.
In singles, Adams recorded a three-set victory. First, she dropped a close 7-5 opener. Then she forced the tiebreaker after winning 6-2 in the second set. In the third set, she ran away with a 6-1 victory.
Playing in No. 1 singles, Borza was the only Panther to win her first set in singles, as she earned a shutout 6-0.
Meanwhile, sophomore Adela Aprodu fought hard in the second set of her match for a 7-5 edge. Aprodu later played a very competitive third set, where she fell 10-8 in No. 5 singles.
The Panthers host Youngstown State, next, on Wednesday, March 18, at 12:30 p.m.
Singles
1) Anne Houghton (Army) def. Kristy Borza (Pitt) 0-6, 6-0, 6-3
2) Elizabeth Adams (Pitt) def. Niki Flach (Army) 5-7, 6-2, 6-1
3) Sarah Giles-Madden (Army) def. Minh Evans (Pitt) 6-1, 7-6 (4)
4) Kristin Beehler (Army) def. Christie D’Achille (Pitt) 6-1, 6-0
5) Michael Tollerton (Army) def. Adela Aprodu (Pitt) 6-3, 5-7, 10-8
6) Caitlin Finnegan (Army) def. Shannon Benic (Pitt) 6-4, 7-6 (1)
Doubles
1)Borza and Adams (Pitt) def. Flach and Tollerton (Army), 8-5
2) Houghton and Beehler (Army) def. Aprodu and Evans (Pitt), 8-0
3) D’Achille and Benic (Pitt) def. Finnegan and Giles-Madden (Army), 9-7
