For Immediate Release: April 6, 2009
Contact: David O'Brian (dobrian@binghamton.edu)
Phone: 607-777-6478

Binghamton women's tennis beats George Washington 5-2

WASHINGTON, D.C.-- Sophomore Yulia Smirnova, junior Danyelle Shapiro and freshman Marina Bykovskaya all won their singles and doubles matches, leading Binghamton (12-3) to a 5-2 win over George Washington (6-9) in women's tennis action on Monday afternoon. The Bearcats won two of the three doubles matches and four of the six singles matches.

Smirnova defeated Jennifer Hirsh 6-1, 6-1 at third singles. She also joined freshman Emma Leibowicz in beating Hirsh and Meg Tyner 8-2 at second doubles.

Shapiro and Bykovskaya won 8-4 over Zoe Krohn and Verena Knoedler at third doubles. Bykovskaya went on to defeat Krohn 6-3, 6-1 at fourth singles while Shapiro betat Madhuri Jha 6-0, 6-0 at sixth singles.

Also victorious for the Bearcats was freshman Yagmur Gone, who defeated Meg Tyner 6-1, 6-1 at No. 5 singles.

Binghamton travels to UMBC for a 2 p.m. match on Thursday.

SINGLES

1. Nadia Demidenko (GW) def. Lauren Bates (BING) 6-2, 5-7, 6-2
2. Jacqueline Corba (GW) def. Jillian Santos (BING) 6-2, 6-7 (4), 7-5
3. Yulia Smirnova (BING) def. Jennifer Hirsh (GW) 6-1, 6-1
4. Marina Bykovskaya (BING) def. Zoe Krohn (GW) 6-3, 6-1
5. Yagmur Gone (BING) def. Meg Tyner (GW) 6-1, 6-1
6. Danyelle Shaprio (BING) def. Madhuri Jha (GW) 6-0, 6-0

DOUBLES

1. Demidenko & Corba (GW) def. Bates & Santos (BING) 8-4
2. Emma Leibowicz & Smirnova (BING) def. Tyner & Hirsh (GW) 8-2
3. Bykovskaya & Shapiro (BING) def. Knoedler & Krohn (GW) 8-4