Women’s Tennis Cruises to 7-0 Victory over Rhode Island

4/9/05 -- Long Island won all its matches in straight sets and did not drop more than three games in four singles matches en route to a 7-0 triumph over Rhode Island at the National Tennis Center in Flushing, N.Y.

Sophomore Merve Koksal (Ankara, Turkey) rolled to a 6-1, 6-0 victory at first singles over Erin Fleming and senior Veronica Apostu-Efremov (Bucharest, Romania) notched a 6-0, 6-1 triumph at No. 2 singles for LIU (10-5) over Rave Annaporeddy.

Junior Krystina Bachner (Penfield, N.Y.) upended Whitney Squires, 6-1, 6-2, at third singles and junior Claudia Arteaga (Cali, Colombia) won, 6-3, 6-2 at No. 4 singles over Emily Connant. Senior Ellen Anolin (Flushing, N.Y.) was a 6-0, 7-6 (7-3) winner at fifth singles against Meredith Haas with sophomore Xenia Roman (Vera Cruz, Mexico) posting a 6-1, 6-2 victory at No. 6 singles vs. Lindsey Casagrande.

Apostu-Efremov and Bachner defeated Fleming and Squires, 8-2, at first doubles, and Koksal and Anolin topped Annaporeddy and Connant, 8-1, at No. 2 doubles. Junior Andrea Pertab (South Ozone Park, N.Y.) and senior Jasmine Grays (Springfield Gardens, N.Y.) bested Amy Resnick and Bridgette La Flamme, 8-2, at third doubles.

LIU battles Seton Hall on Sunday, beginning at 11:00 am at the National Tennis Center.