Women’s Tennis Nips Hofstra, 4-3

3/4/05 -- Long Island University registered a 4-3 victory over Hofstra on Friday evening in women’s collegiate tennis action in the Bronx. With the triumph, the Blackbirds pull even to 2-2 on the spring season.

LIU captured the doubles point with thrilling victories at the No. 2 and No. 3 positions. Sophomore Merve Koksal (Ankara, Turkey) and junior Claudia Arteaga (Cali, Columbia) recorded a decisive 8-3 triumph at the second spot. Senior Jasmine Grays (Springfield Gardens, N.Y.) and sophomore Xenia Roman (Vera Cruz, Mexico) outlasted Pride players Jillian Schalk and Valerie McDonald, 9-8 (9-7), securing the first point for LIU.

In singles action, senior Veronica Apostu-Efermov (Bucharest, Romania) won in straight sets 6-0, 6-0. Junior Krystina Bachner (Penfield, N.Y.) continued her stellar play, posting a 6-0, 6-3 win over Mayo Hosada at the third spot.

The match was won at the fourth singles spot by newcomer Arteaga. She captured the deciding point, defeating Jill Spirtus 7-6 (2), 6-2.

The Blackbirds are off until March 14.

RESULTS
No. 1 singles- Barbara Vander Would (HU) def Merve Koksal, 6-1, 6-4
No. 2 singles- Veronica Apostu-Efremov (LIU) def. Erika Reggiani, 6-0, 6-0
No. 3 singles - Krystina Bachner (LIU) def. Mayo Hosoda, 6-0, 6-3
No. 4 singles - Claudia Arteaga (LIU) def. Jill Spirtus, 7-6 (2), 6-2
No. 5 singles- Valerie McDonald (HU) def. Xenia Roman, 4-6, 7-6 (5), 10-5
No. 6 singles - Jillian Schalk (HU) def. Andrea Pertab, 4-6, 7-6 (5), 10-8

No. 1 doubles- Reggiani/Vander Would (HU) def Apostu-Efremov/Bachner, 8-2
No. 2 doubles – Koksal/Arteaga (LIU) def. Hosoda/Spirtus, 8-3
No. 3 doubles- Jasmine Grays/Xenia Roman (LIU) def. Schalk/McDonald, 9-8 (9-7)