TRUMBULL, Conn. – The LIU women's tennis team won its first Northeast Conference dual match of the season on the road Friday, beating Sacred Heart, 6-1.
SHARK BITES
- Sacred Heart won the doubles point, taking matches at Nos. 1 and 3. The LIU duo of Valentina Dancenco and Sofiya Kuzina had the only Shark doubles win, beating their opponents in the No. 2 spot, 6-2.
- In singles, the Sharks won all six matches, and took five of them in straight sets.
- Dancenco had a win at No. 1 singles, 6-4, 6-3, while Victoria Erechtchenko won at No. 2, 6-2, 6-4.
- Kuzina won at 3, 6-3, 7-6, while Bianca Compuesto won at No. 4, 6-2, 6-4, and Elinor Storkaas cruised to a 6-2, 6-1 win in the five spot.
- And at six singles, Kate Jorjoliani triumphed in a battle for a three-set win, 6-2, 4-6, 6-1.
LIU 6, SHU 1
Doubles
1. Katsia Starastsenka/Ciara O'Toole (SHU) def.
Victoria Erechtchenko/
Elinor Storkaas (LIU) 6-2
2.
Valentina Dancenco/
Sofiya Kuzina (LIU) def. Aina Garriga/Flavia Rambaldi (SHU) 6-2
3. Vitalina Golod/Renee Sharma (SHU) def.
Jasmine Maduel/
Kate Jorjoliani (LIU) 6-4
Singles
1.
Valentina Dancenco (LIU) def. Katsia Starastsenka (SHU) 6-4, 6-3
2.
Victoria Erechtchenko (LIU) def. Ciara O'Toole (SHU) 6-2, 6-4
3.
Sofiya Kuzina (LIU) def. Vitalina Golod (SHU) 6-3, 7-6(1)
4.
Bianca Compuesto (LIU) def. Aina Garriga (SHU) 6-2, 6-4
5.
Elinor Storkaas (LIU) def. Flavia Rambaldi (SHU) 6-2, 6-1
6.
Kate Jorjoliani (LIU) def. Ana Angeles-Sanchez (SHU) 6-2, 4-6, 6-1
