BETHPAGE, N.Y. – The LIU women's tennis team hosted UConn on Friday, and bested the Huskies, 4-3 in a closely contested match. The Sharks won the doubles point, before heading into a thrilling rapid-fire session of singles play.
SHARK BITES
- After winning the doubles point, the Sharks grabbed another point with Bianca Compuesto's win on court five to go ahead of the Huskies 2-0.
- In quick succession, the visitors would come back, and three wins in a row in singles on courts four, one, and six had UConn up 3-2 with two courts still left in play.
- It didn't take long for Sofiya Kuzina to level the match 3-3 with a win on court three, and then it all came down to Valentina Dancenco on court two. Dancenco had grabbed the 6-4 win in the first set, but the second set was a battle that went to a tiebreaker. The tiebreaker broke for LIU when Dancenco won 7-6(5), and claimed the victory for the Sharks.
- Up next, the Sharks are going to Philadelphia to take on Saint Joseph's University on Saturday February 26 at 7:15 p.m.
LIU 4, UConn 3
Doubles
1. Leonie Hoppe/Julieanna Bou (UCONN) def.
Valentina Dancenco/
Sofiya Kuzina (LIU) 6-4
2.
Victoria Erechtchenko/
Elinor Storkaas (LIU) def. A Karamyshev/I Petri Bere (UCONN) 6-4
3.
Bianca Compuesto/
Phoebe Watton (LIU) def. Caroline Cook/Denise Lai (UCONN) 6-4
Order of finish: 1,3,2
Singles
1. Julieanna Bou (UCONN) def.
Victoria Erechtchenko (LIU) 7-6 (4), 6-1
2.
Valentina Dancenco (LIU) def. Leonie Hoppe (UCONN) 6-4, 7-6 (5)
3.
Sofiya Kuzina (LIU) def. A Karamyshev (UCONN) 7-6 (0-4), 6-3
4. Caroline Cook (UCONN) def.
Elinor Storkaas (LIU) 6-4, 6-3
5.
Bianca Compuesto (LIU) def. I Petri Bere (UCONN) 6-2, 6-1
6. Denise Lai (UCONN) def.
Kate Jorjoliani (LIU) 7-5, 6-3
Order of finish: 5,4,1,6,3,2
