LAS VEGAS - The Oral Roberts University women's tennis team fell to
Long Island by a score of 5-2 on Tuesday morning in Las Vegas,
Nev.
The Blackbirds won all three matches in a very competitive doubles
round to take the early 1-0 advantage. ORU's top duo of Lina
Semenova (Minsk, Belarus) and
Tayler Pippin (Sand Springs, Okla.)
dropped a 9-7 decision to Selma Babic and Aleksandra Pavlovic,
while the Golden Eagle tandem of
Ekaterina Kondrashova (Moscow,
Russia) and
Tori Dollar (Waxahachie, Texas) was edged by a score of
9-8(5) at the No. 3 position.
In singles play,
Ana Costa (Brasilia, Brazil) cruised to a 6-2, 6-1
victory over Taysha Blessington at the No. 4 spot, while
Kondrashova posted a 6-3, 6-2 win over Stephanie Elie at the No. 5
position.
The Golden Eagles continue play in Las Vegas against UMKC on
Thursday at 9:00 a.m.
Long Island 5, Oral Roberts 2
Singles
1. Selma Babic (LIU) def.
Lina Semenova (ORU), 4-6; 6-0; 6-2
2. Linn Sjogren (LIU) def.
Kristin Gray (ORU), 7-6 (7-5); 6-1
3. Aleksandra Pavlovic (LIU) def.
Tayler Pippin (ORU), 6-4; 5-7;
12-10
4.
Ana Costa (ORU) def. Taysha Blessington (LIU), 6-2; 6-1
5.
Ekaterina Kondrashova (ORU) def. Stephanie Elie (LIU), 6-3;
6-2
6. H'Ann Johnson (LIU) def.
Tori Dollar (ORU), 6-2; 6-3
Doubles
1. Babic/Pavlovic (LIU) def. Semenova/Pippin, (ORU), 9-7
2. Johnson/Blessington (LIU) def. Gray/Costa (ORU), 8-5
3. Elie/Dara Lahens (LIU) def. Kondrashova/Dollar (ORU), 9-8
(7-5)
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