March 12, 2008

BOSTON - Boston University women's tennis team (5-3) dropped a tough match against #41 Florida International, 6-1, on Tuesday Mar. 11 in Miami, Fla. FIU is the first ranked opponent that the Terriers have faced this season.

Junior Cori Lefkowith's (Clayton, Mo.) No. 4 singles victory was the lone win for the Terriers. Lefkowith defeated Pricilla Castillo 6-1, 6-4 in 4th singles. The Panthers made a clean sweep of the other five singles matches. For only the second time this season the Terriers failed to win the doubles point in a match.

The Terriers return to action Thursday, Mar. 13 when they take on Temple in Boca Raton, Fla. at 1 p.m.

Singles:

1.#88 Liset Brito (FIU) def. Fancine Whu (BU) 6-2, 6-1

2.Egle Petrauskaite (FIU) def. Yana Sadovskaya (BU) 6-1, 6-0

3.Maria Dolores Pazo (FIU) def. Vanessa Steiner (BU) 6-2, 6-1

4.Cori Lefkowith (BU) def. Pricilla Castillo (FIU) 6-1, 6-4

5.Maria Vallasciani (FIU) def. Elizabeth Corrao (BU) 6-2, 6-2

6.Maria Spenceley (FIU) def. Danielle Abraham (BU) 6-4, 6-3

Doubles:

1.#20 Liset Brito/Egle Petrauskaite (FIU) def. Vanessa Steiner/Francine Whu (BU) 8-1

2.Maria Dolores Pazo/ (FIU) def. Cori Lefkowith/Danielle Abraham (BU) 8-3

3.Maria Spenceley/Maria Vallasciani (FIU) def. Yana Sadovskaya/Elizabeth Corrao (BU) 8-4