TicketsMarch 16, 2011
PROVIDENCE, R.I. - University of Cincinnati sophomore Jasmine Lee was named the BIG EAST Women's Tennis Player of the Week for the week ending March 13, 2011, the league office announced Wednesday.
Lee led Cincinnati to a 3-0 mark last week, beating three BIG EAST schools. The Bearcats defeated West Virginia and Pittsburgh on the road by a duplicate score of 6-1 March 11 and March 12. Cincinnati picked up its second shutout of the season March 12 in a neutral-site game against Providence, winning 7-0.
In singles action, the sophomore won each match in three sets. She rallied from behind to beat West Virginia's Emily Mathis 2-6, 6-2, 6-1 and defeated Pitt's Jocelyn Lu 6-4, 1-6, 10-4, playing both matches in the No. 2 spot. Lee edged PC's Marisela Auiles 6-7 (4), 6-3, 10-7.
At No. 3 doubles, she teamed with junior Safiyya Ismail to beat the Mountaineer pair of Ashley Pilsbury and Melis Tanik 8-5 and the Panther duo of Karma Parbhu and Minh Evans 8-3. They blanked the Friar team of Courtney Burek and Bianca Sciotti 8-0. Lee is 10-5 in singles play and 6-8 in doubles.