Pitt
Rutgers
Lu Earns A Straight-Set Victory
4/3/2011 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
April 3, 2011
MORGANTOWN, W.Va.-Freshman Jocelyn Lu earned a win in No. 2 singles, however, the University of Pittsburgh women's tennis team suffered a 6-1 loss to Rutgers in a neutral site contest. The Panthers slipped to 7-8 on the year and 2-5 in the Big East.
Lu recorded her 18th win of the season with her 13th straight-set victory in singles. She leads the Panthers in single season-victories with that total.
Playing next to Lu in No. 3 singles, freshman Kimmy Borza attempted a comeback when she posted a 6-4 victory in her second set. However, her opponent held off Borza when she claimed a 6-4 decision in the third set.
The Panthers opened the match, falling in all three doubles contests. However, the No. 2 doubles team of Lu and Borza won five games in their match.
Pitt resumes action on Wednesday, April 6 when they travel down Forbes Ave. to face Carnegie Mellon at 4 p.m.
Doubles
1 Zhang/Holzberg (RU) def. Elizabeth Adams/Catanzariti (Pitt) 8-4
2 Leonora Slatnick/Pertrini (RU) def. Lu/Borza (Pitt) 8-5
3 Ivey/Balasa (RU) def. Evans/ Taylor Washington (Pitt) 8-4
Singles
1 Amy Zhang (RU) def. Gabrielle Catanzariti (Pitt) 6-3 6-1
2 Jocelyn Lu (Pitt) def. Jennifer Holzberg (RU) 6-4 6-3
3 Morgan Ivey (RU) def. Kimmy Borza (Pitt) 6-3 4-6 6-4
4 Maryana Michulsky (RU) def. Karma Parbhu (Pitt) 6-1 6-2
5 Stef Balasa (RU) def. Brittney Russell (Pitt) 6-0 6-3
6 Vanessa Petrini (RU) def. Minh Evans (Pitt) 6-4 6-1
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