TicketsApril 19, 2009
TAMPA, Fla. - The University of Cincinnati women's tennis team ended its run in the BIG EAST Conference Women's Tennis Championships today (April 18) with a 4-3 loss to St. John's at the University of South Florida.
For the third straight day, the Bearcats picked up the doubles point as the No. 1 team of Ksenia Slynko and Valeriya Dandik and the No. 3 tandem of Safiyya Ismail and Jessica Wise each posted 8-2 victories to give UC a 1-0 lead heading into singles play.
Slynko and Wise put the Bearcats within a match of securing the win in singles play with 6-4, 6-3 and 6-4, 6-4 victories, respectively, but St. John's pulled out two three-set wins to take the overall match.
Cincinnati (16-9, 6-2 BIG EAST) finished in 10th place in the BIG EAST. Since the program started in 1973-74, this is just the fourth season UC has posted 16 or more wins.
No. 11 St. John's 4, No. 8 Cincinnati 3
Singles
1. Ksenia Slynko (UC) def. Emily Harman (STJ), 6-4, 6-3
2. Ece Firat (STJ) def. Jennifer Rowen (UC), 7-5, 7-5
3. Ksenia Mikhaylova (STJ) def. Valeriya Dandik (UC), 6-4, 6-7 (6), 7-5
4. Joanna Zwirbulis (STJ) def. Safiyya Ismail (UC), 6-3, 5-7, 6-2
5. Jessica Wise (UC) def. Nakita Austin (STJ), 6-4, 6-4
6. Jenny Yonkus (STJ) vs. Elizabeth Young (UC), 6-3, 6-2
Doubles
1. Slynko/Dandik (UC) def. Yonkis/Zwirbulis (STJ), 8-2
2. Aleksova/Austin (STJ) vs. Young/Rowen (UC), DNF (4-2)
3. Ismail/Wise (UC) def. Gasiunaite/Liantonio (STJ), 8-2