March 14, 2008

BOSTON - The Boston University women's tennis team (5-4) dropped a 4-3 decision to Temple on Thursday, March 13 in Boca Raton, Fla. BU picked up wins at third, fourth and fifth singles.

Freshman Vanessa Steiner defeated Christine Clermont 7-5, 6-3 at third singles, while junior Cori Lefkowith won the first set with Anastasiia Rukavyshnykova 6-4 before the Owl retired. Sophomore Liz Corrao won in three sets against Josephine Bergman, 1-6, 7-6, 6-4.

Steiner and sophomore Francine Whu claimed the Terriers' only win in doubles, 8-5, against Theresa Stangl and Lucie Pazderova.

BU returns to action against Florida Atlantic on Friday, March 14 at 1 p.m.

RESULTS

Doubles

1) Whu/ Steiner(BU) defeated Pazderova/Stangl (T) 8-5

2) Rukavyshnykova/Clermont (T) def. Lefkowith/Abraham (BU) 8-3

3) Senkina/Bergman (T) def. Sadovskaya/Corrao (BU) lost 8-5

Singles

1) Dina Senkina (T) def. Francine Whu (BU) 6-4, 6-3

2) Lucie Pazderova (T) def. Yana Sadovskaya (BU) 6-2, 6-1

3) Vanessa Steiner (BU) defeated Christine Clermont (T) 7-5, 6-3

4) Cori Lefkowith (BU) defeated Anastasiia Rukavyshnykova (T) 6-4, ret.

5) Liz Corrao (BU) defeated Joesphine Bergman (T) 2-6, 7-5, 6-1

6) Felicia Frazier (T) def. Danielle Abraham (BU) 1-6, 7-6, 6-4

7) Dasha Zakharchenko (BU) defeated Theresa Stangl (T) 6-3, 6-4 (exhibition match)