WEST WINDSOR, N.J. – The No. 1 seeded LIU women's tennis team shutout No. 8 seed Wagner, 4-0, on Thursday morning to advance to the semifinals of the NEC Championships. This is the second time this season that the Sharks managed blockade the Seahawks; the last instance was a 5-0 victory on March 27.
 
SHARK BITES

• The Sharks set the tempo early winning on doubles courts one and two to take the 1-0 match lead.
• In singles play Victoria Erechtchenko picked up LIU's first individual point of the postseason with a 6-2, 6-1 victory against Fidan Khalizade on court three to help the Sharks go ahead 2-0.
• Kate Jorjoliani quickly made it 3-0 with a near perfect straight set win against Ysabella Uy, 6-1, 6-0 on court six
• It was Elinor Storkaas who clinched the 4-0 match victory for the Sharks with her 6-3, 6-2 triumph against Alegra D'Alessandro on court five
• This is the second straight year that LIU has shutout their opening round opponent in the NEC tournament. Last season, the Sharks defeated the Bryant Bulldogs 4-0. 
• The Sharks will face either No. 4 Bryant or No. 5 St. Francis Brooklyn tomorrow, Friday, April 15 at 10 a.m.

 
LIU 4, WAG 0
Doubles

1. Valentina Dancenco/Sofiya Kuzina (LIU) def. Tara Dakic/Gabrielle Perraudin (WAG), 6-4
2. Elinor Storkaas/Victoria Erechtchenko (LIU) def. Samantha Lugtu/Fidan Khalizade (WAG), 6-1
3. Phoebe Watton/Bianca Compuesto (LIU) vs. Paula Uy/Alegra D'Alessandro (WAG), unfinished

Order of finish: 

Singles

1. Kuzina (LIU) vs. Perraudin (WAG), unfinished
2. Dancenco (LIU) vs. Dakic (WAG), unfinished
3. Erechtechenko (LIU) def. Khalizade (WAG), 6-2, 6-1
4. Compuesto (LIU) vs. Lugtu (WAG), unfinished
5. Storkaas (LIU) def. D'Alessandro (WAG), 6-3, 6-2
6. Kate Jorjoliani (LIU) def. Uy (WAG), 6-1, 6-0

  Order of finish: 3, 5, 6*