WESTCHESTER, N.Y. – The LIU women's tennis team won their second-straight dual match Saturday, this time on the road. The Sharks beat local rival Fordham, 5-2.
"I am really happy with the team's performance today," head coach
Jan Griga said. "We came out focused and with a purpose. The work we've been putting in every day is really starting to pay dividends."
SHARK BITES
- LIU won the doubles point by taking victories in the Nos. 1 and 2 spots. Victoria Erechtchenko and Elinor Storkaas had the first win at No. 2, with a 6-2 defeat, followed by a win for Valentina Dancenco and Sofiya Kuzina at No. 1, 6-3.
- Dancenco and Kuzina rattled off straight-set wins for points two and three for the Sharks. Dancenco won at 2, 6-1, 6-2, and Kuzina had a 6-3, 6-4 win in the No. 4 spot.
- Fordham got on the board with a win at No. 3 singles, but Erechtchenko clinched the match point for LIU with her 7-5, 6-2 win at No. 1 singles.
- Elinor Storkaas added another win at No. 5 singles, rallying from dropping the second set to win in a tiebreaker, 6-3, 5-7, 10-4.
LIU 5, Fordham 2
Doubles
1.
Valentina Dancenco/
Sofiya Kuzina (LIU) def. Lorraine Bergmann/Valeriya Deminova (FOR) 6-3
2.
Victoria Erechtchenko/
Elinor Storkaas (LIU) def. Avery Aude/Carlota Casasampere (FOR) 6-2
3. Eleni Fasoula/Rachelle Yang (FOR) def.
Bianca Compuesto/
Jasmine Maduel (LIU) 7-6 (7-5)
Order of finish: 2, 1*, 3
Singles
1.
Victoria Erechtchenko (LIU) def. Avery Aude (FOR) 7-5, 6-2
2.
Valentina Dancenco (LIU) def. Lorraine Bergmann (FOR) 6-1, 6-2
3. Valeriya Deminova (FOR) def.
Bianca Compuesto (LIU) 6-3, 6-2
4.
Sofiya Kuzina (LIU) def. Carlota Casasampere (FOR) 6-3, 6-4
5.
Elinor Storkaas (LIU) def. Nicole Li (FOR) 6-3, 5-7, 10-4
6. Eleni Fasoula (FOR) def.
Kate Jorjoliani (LIU) 6-4, 6-7 (3), 10-7
Order of finish: 2, 4, 3, 1*, 5, 6
