Tennis: Mountaineers Slip to Syracuse

By Kelly Tuckwiller for MSNsportsNET.com
April 16, 2009

west virginia 0, syracuse 4
usf varsity tennis courts
tampa, fla.

Singles Results

Results

LaFortune

6-1, 5-7, 1-0 (DNF) >

Harman

Haught

6-1, 6-2 >

Tan

Elkin

6-4, 6-2 >

Kalhorn

Cardenas

4-6, 6-2, 1-2 (DNF) >

Parra

Pilsbury

6-2, 3-6, 6-1 >

Spicer

Burton

7-6 (8), 3-1 (DNF) >

Jones

Doubles Results

Results

Blaskovicova
Pilsbury

8-4 >

Harman
Tan

Burton
LaFortune

< 8-4

Jones
Spicer

Cardenas
Elkin

9-7 >

Kalhorn
Parra

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Monique Burton	Stephanie LaFortune

Tampa, Fla. - The No.10-seeded West Virginia University tennis team slipped to No. 7 Syracuse, 4-0, this afternoon in the first round of the BIG EAST Championships at the USF Tennis Courts in Tampa, Fla.

Juniors Stephanie LaFortune and Monique Burton captured the only win in doubles with an 8-4 victory over Ashley Spicer and Chelsea Jones at the No. 2 spot.

The Orange came back to capture the point as Emily Harman and Christina Tan defeated junior Gabriela Blaskovicova and sophomore Ashley Pilsbury, 8-4, at the No. 1 spot. Junior Olga Elkin and freshman Veronica Cardenas also played tough, opening with a 5-2 lead at the No. 3 spot, but eventually losing to Simone Kalhorn and Alessondra Parra, 9-7.

Syracuse then took the match with three-straight wins in singles play. Despite playing hard, freshman Kathryn Haught fell to Tan, 6-1, 6-0, at the No. 2 spot, while Elkin fell, 6-4, 6-2, at the No. 3 spot.

Pilsbury then put up a valiant effort at the No. 5 spot as she fell to Spicer, 6-2, 3-6, 6-1.

The day’s other matches were called once the SU had secured the win. Prior to the halt in play, Lafortune came back to win the second set against Harman at the No. 1 spot to end with a 6-1, 5-7, 0-1 score, while Cardenas finished 4–6, 6-2, 2-1 against Parra at the No. 4 spot . Burton capped off the day with an unfinished 6-7 (9) 2-1 match against Jones at the No. 6 spot.

The Mountaineers are set to return to action on Friday, April 17, in the consolation round with a 3 p.m. match against the loser of the No. 6 Louisville and No. 11 St. John’s. WVU has not faced either team this season.

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