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Immediate Release: April 2, 2007 Contact: David O'Brian (dobrian@binghamton.edu) Phone: 607-777-6478 Women's tennis opens spring trip with 5-2 loss at Bethune Cookman DAYTONA BEACH, FLA.-- The Binghamton tennis team opened up its three-match spring break trip with a 5-2 setback against Bethune Cookman (18-2) on Tuesday afternoon. The host Wildcats won the doubles point by taking two out of the three matches and went on to win four out of six singles matches, including a critical pair of three-set triumphs. As was the case against defending Northeast Conference Champion Quinnipiac eight days earlier, the Bearcats found themselves in a 3-1 hole with three singles matches to play. Adding to the drama was that all three matches went to a decisive third set Senior Zeynep Altinay (Ankara, Turkey) rallied to defeat Olga Ruislova at first singles 2-6, 6-1, 7-5. At second singles, however, sophomore Juliana Umeki (Mogi de Cruises, Brazil) lost a tough three-set match to Lucia Polakova 7-5, 2-6, 6-2. Also falling short in a match that went the distance was senior Lya Kushnirovich (Brooklyn, N.Y.), who was defeated at third singles by Kiara Powell 2-6, 6-4, 6-1. Earlier in the day, freshman Danyelle Shapiro (Boca Raton, Fla.) and sophomore Nicole Scarangella (Massapequa, N.Y.) won at third doubles, defeating Monika Musilova and Jeneice Ward 8-7 (1). Freshman Erica Rosenblum (Albany, N.Y.) won her match at No. 6 singles, beating Ward 6-3, 6-1. Binghamton continues its spring trip on Tuesday with a 2 p.m. match at Florida Atlantic. SINGLES 1. Zeynep Altinay (BING) def. Olga Ruislova (BC) 2-6, 6-1, 7-5 2. KLucia Polakova (BC) def. Juliana Umeki (BING) 7-5, 2-6, 6-2 3. Kiara Powell (BC) def. Lya Kushnirovich (BING) 2-6, 6-4, 6-1 4. Monika Musilova (BC) def. Danyelle Shapiro (BING) 6-0, 6-0 5. Valerie Kendrick (BC) def. Nicole Scarangella (BING) 7-5, 6-4 6. Erica Rosenblum (BING) def. Jeneice Ward (BC) 6-3, 6-1 DOUBLES 1. Powell & Ruislova (BC) def. Umeki & Kushnirovich (BING) 8-2 3. Polakova & Kendrick (BC) def. Altinay & Rosenblum (BING) 8-4 2. Scarangella & Shapiro (BING) def. Muisilova & Ward (BC) 8-7 (1) |
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