 10/16/04 --
Long Island University posted its second and third wins of the
season,
respectively,
Saturday in the closing day of the Peahen Fall Classic
in Jersey City, N.J. The Blackbirds defeated Northeast Conference
foes Wagner and St. Francis (NY) by identical 7-0 scores.
LIU swept five singles matches and captured the doubles
points against the Seahawks in the first match. Three Blackbirds
did
not give up a set in the contest, sweeping the second through
fifth positions, 6-0, 6-0. Senior Veronica Apostu-Efremov
(Bucharest, Romania) was a victor at No. 2 singles and
Krystina Bachner (Penfield, N.Y.) prevailed at the third spot
to raise her season mark to 5-0.
At the fourth position, senior Ellen Anolin (Flushing,
N.Y.) was a straight sets winner over Stephanie LaRock. Claudia
Arteaga (Cali, Colombia) bested Megan Owen, 6-3, 6-0
in the fifth slot and teammate Merve Koksal (Ankara,
Turkey) was a 6-2, 6-1 winner at the top position.
The Blackbirds began their domination in doubles action. The
duo of Apostu-Efremov and Bachner remained perfect with an 8-3
victory. The No. 2 tandem of Koksal and Anolin were 8-1 victors
over LaRock and Owen.
LIU steam-rolled to a 7-0 victory over St. Francis (NY) later
that day. The Blackbirds failed to drop a set all afternoon.
Koksal rolled to a 6-0, 6-0 victory over Alicia Browne at No.
1 singles. Apostu-Efremov and Bachner throttled their respective
opponents, Jaime Browne and Anna Belflore, at the second and
third slots.
Anolin, Arteaga and Xenia Roman (Vera Cruz, Mexico) were all
victorious in their respective singles matches en route to competing
the sweep.
Apostu-Efremov and Bachner were 8-0 winners at the No. 1 doubles
spot. Koksal and Anolin captured an 8-0 victory at the second
spot. Andrea Pertab (South Ozone Park, N.Y.) and Jasmine
Grays (Springfield Gardens, N.Y.) posted the identical
score - 8-0 - at the third doubles position.
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