St. Bonaventure
Bulls Sweep St. Bonaventure In Spring Opener
2/3/2017 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
WILLIAMSVILLE, NY – The University at Buffalo women's tennis team dominated in their spring opener on Friday afternoon as the Bulls took down St. Bonaventure, 7-0, at the Miller Tennis Center. The Bulls swept through doubles action, while winning five of their six singles matches in straight sets.
In doubles, the Bulls picked up a pair of 6-1 victories as they were claimed at second doubles by sophomore Chantal Martinez Blanco and freshman Anna Savchenko and at third doubles by the team of senior Laura Holterbosch and Mercedes Losada Rubio. Buffalo's first doubles team of junior Tanja Stojanovska and senior Margarita Kotok won 6-3.
In singles action, Martinez Blanco won easily at first singles, 6-3, 6-0, while Stojanovska picked up a 7-5, 6-1 win at second singles. Losada Rubio dropped just one game at third singles as she won, 6-1, 6-0.
Freshman Emel Abibula won 6-3, 6-3 at fourth singles, while Kotok won in three sets at fifth singles, 6-2, 6-7(4), 10-4. Holterbosch won at sixth singles, 6-0, 6-4.
The Bulls will continue their homestand tomorrow afternoon when they host Youngstown State at the Miller Tennis Center at 1:00 pm.
- Tanja Stojanovska/Margarita Kotok (UB) def. Mara Martinez-Santori/Gabriella Bowe (SBU), 6-3
- Chantal Martinez Blanco/Anna Savchenko (UB) def. Clara Herberts/Kahlei Reisinger (SBU), 6-1
- Laura Holterbosch/Mercedes Losada Rubio (UB) def. Francesca Chin/Lauren Doversola (SBU), 6-1
Singles
- Chantal Martinez Blanco (UB) def. Mara Martinez-Santori (SBU), 6-3, 6-0
- Tanja Stojanovska (UB) def. Gabriella Bowe (SBU), 7-5, 6-1
- Mercedes Losada Rubio (UB) def. Clara Herberts (SBU), 6-1, 6-0
- Emel Abibula (UB) def. Dominique Mortier (SBU), 6-3, 6-3
- Margarita Kotok (UB) def. Kahlei Reisinger (SBU), 6-2, 6-7(4), 10-4
- Laura Holterbosch (UB) def. Nicole Kozinski (SBU), 6-0, 6-4
