St. Francis (Pa.)
Bulls Blank Red Flash In Spring Opener
1/23/2016 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
WILLIAMSVILLE, NY – The University at Buffalo, The State University of New York women's tennis team swept St. Francis (PA) on Saturday afternoon, 7-0, in their spring opener. The Bulls were facing an undermanned Red Flash team that had to forfeit third doubles and fifth and sixth singles.
UB opened doubles play with a pair of victories as junior Margarita Kotok and senior Dayana Agasieva won at first doubles, 6-4, while the number two team of junior Laura Holterbosch and freshman Mercedes Losada Rubio also won by a 6-4 score.
In singles play, the Bulls picked up straight-set wins at all four spots that were contested. Sophomore Tanja Stojanovska won at first singles, 6-3, 6-4, while freshman Chantal Martinez Blanco picked up a victory at second singles, 6-1, 6-2. Holterbosch won her match easily at third singles, 6-2, 6-0, while freshman Sanjana Sudhir picked up a 6-1, 6-3 victory at four. The Bulls won by default at five and six.
UB will be back in action next weekend at the two-day UConn Invitational.
- Margarita Kotok/Dayana Agasieva (UB) def. Rafaela Panizza/Brittany Plaszewski (SFU), 6-4
- Laura Holterbosch/Mercedes Losada Rubio (UB) def. Dani Gryckiewicz/Stephanie Miller (SFU), 6-4
- UB wins by default
Singles:
- Tanja Stojanovska (UB) def. Rafaela Panizza (SFU), 6-3, 6-4
- Chantal Martinez Blanco (UB) def. Brittany Plaszewski (SFU), 6-1, 6-2
- Laura Holterbosch (UB) def. Dani Gryckiewicz (SFU), 6-2, 6-0
- Sanjana Sudhir (UB) def. Stephanie Miller (SFU), 6-1, 6-3
- UB wins by default
- UB wins by default
