West Virginia
Bulls Take Top Two Singles Matches, But Fall to WVU, 5-2
2/6/2015 12:00:00β―AM | Women's Tennis
BUFFALO, NY – The University at Buffalo, State University of New York women's tennis team (1-2) won the top two singles matches, but fell to visiting West Virginia (2-1), 5-2, Friday evening at the Miller Tennis Center.
The Mountaineers edged UB for the doubles point, picking up a 7-6 victory at the third spot with the matches knotted at 1-1. Bulls Laura Holterbosch and Laura Fernandez picked up a 6-3 victory at second doubles.
UB dropped the fifth and sixth singles matches, but would force three sets in the remaining four. Sophomore Margarita Kotok defeated Lyn Yuen Choo, 6-1, 3-6, 6-3, at the second position, before WVU snagged nail biters at the fourth and third spots to secure the win. Freshman Tanja Stojanovska iced the match in tie-breaking fashion, outlasting Kaja Mrgole, 6-3, 6-7 (2), 7-6 (5).
The Bulls return to play on Feb. 20-21 hosting ASA College on Friday and Youngstown State on Saturday.
DOUBLES:
No. 1: Mrgole/Chahal (WVU) def. Kotok/Agasieva (UB), 6-1
No. 2: Holterbosch/Fernandez (UB) def. Lewis/Choo (WVU), 6-3
No. 3: Shaker/Martinez (WVU) def. Stojanovska/Doris Aleksovska (UB), 7-6
Order of Finish: 1, 2, 3
SINGLES:
No. 1: Tanja Stojanovska (UB) def. Kaja Mrgole (WVU), 6-3, 6-7 (2), 7-6 (5)
No. 2: Margarita Kotok (UB) def. Lyn Yuen Choo (WVU), 6-1, 3-6, 6-3
No. 3: Ikttesh Chahal (WVU) def. Dayana Agasieva (UB), 0-6, 6-4, 7-5
No. 4: Habiba Shaker (WVU) def. Laura Holterbosch (UB), 6-3, 6-7, 6-4
No. 5: Carolina Lewis (WVU) def. Laura Fernandez (UB), 6-2, 6-1
No. 6: Yvon Martinez (WVU) def. Christine Haraldson (UB), 6-3, 6-2
Order of Finish: 5, 6, 2, 4, 3, 1
