Three Three-Set Losses Doom Blackbirds in 7-0 Loss to Seton Hall

2/9/07-- The Long Island University women's tennis team fell to Seton Hall, 7-0, on Friday afternoon. The Blackbirds extended three matches to third sets but was unable to break through in any of them.

Sophomore Ashley Harvey (Randallstown, Md.) won her first set against Amanda El-Tobgy, 6-2, at No. 2 singles. After losing the second, 4-6, the third set was tied at 5-5 before Tobgy rattled off two straight games to take the set, 7-5, and the match.

Freshman H'Ann Johnson (St. John's, Antigua) also took her opponent to a third set in the top singles position. The Pirates' Ebru Burduroglu took the first set, 6-2, before Johnson stormed back to sweep the second, 6-0. Johnson was unable to capitalize on the momentum, however, and fell, 6-4, in the third and decisive set.

Also taking her opponent to a third set was senior Merve Koksal (Ankara, Turkey). Koksal took the second set, 7-5, but dropped the first and the third, 6-4.

In doubles, Harvey and fellow sophomore Amy Hosotsuji (Toronto, Ontario) were leading their match, 7-6, but did not finish due to the Blackbirds dropping the other two doubles matches.

Long Island continues action this weekend against NJIT in a dual match on Saturday, Feb. 10 at 7:00 p.m.

Results
SINGLES
1) Ebru Burduroglu (SHU) d. H'Ann Johnson (LIU), 6-2, 0-6, 6-4
2) Amanda El-Tobgy (SHU) d. Ashley Harvey (LIU), 2-6, 6-4, 7-5
3) Nadja Sein (SHU) d. Merve Koksal (LIU), 6-4, 5-7, 6-4
4) Sylvia Jaros (SHU) d. Liliana Cortes (LIU), 6-2, 6-1
5) Iva Gyurgina (SHU) d. Xenia Roman (LIU), 6-0, 6-0
6) Amy Hosotsuji (LIU) vs. Veronika Gerka (SHU), Did Not Play

DOUBLES
1) Sein/Jaros (SHU) d. Koksal/Cortes (LIU), 8-3
2) Gyurgina/El-Tobgy (SHU) d. Johnson/Roman (LIU), 8-1
3) Harvey/Hosotsuji (LIU) lead Burduroglu/Gerka, 7-6 (unfinished)