Syracuse University
BIG EAST Championship
SU Captures Fifth Place At 2002 BIG EAST Tennis Championship
4/19/2002 4:51:36 PM | Tennis
CORAL GABLES, Fla. — The Syracuse University women's tennis team defeated Rutgers, 4-0, to take fifth place at the 2002 BIG EAST Tennis Championship in Coral Gables, Fla. on Saturday, April 20. The Orangewomen finish the season with a 9-12 record, winning three of their last five matches.
SU swept the doubles play. Juniors Masha Kabanova (Moscow, Russia/School #528) and Shervin Saedinia (Woodland Hills, CA/Calabasas) posted an 8-4 win against Carissa Sommerland and Amanda Travlos in No. 1 doubles. Kabanova and Saedinia also won their singles matches.
AGATE
Women’s Match No. 5 – No. 5 Syracuse def. No. 6 Rutgers – 4-0 No. 1 Masha Kabanova/Shervin Saedinia (SU) def. Carissa Sommerland/Amanda Travlos (RU) 8-4 No. 2 Daniella Kaluskova/Zani Suttle (SU) vs. Jennifer Hellier/Andrea Weckstein (RU) DNF No. 3 Kristine Bech Holte/Jessica Schlosser (SU) def. Helen Magomedova/Starr Foster (RU) 8-3 Singles No. 1 Daniella Kaluskova (SU) vs. Carissa Sommerland (RU) DNF No. 2 Masha Kabanova (SU) def. Jennifer Hellier (RU) 6-2, 1-6, 6-3 No. 3 Shervin Saedinia (SU) def. Andrea Weckstein (RU) 6-3, 6-4 No. 4 Kristine Bech Holte (SU) vs. Amanda Travlos (RU) DNF No. 5 Zani Suttle (SU) vs. Helen Magomedova (RU) DNF No. 6 Marion Charlier (SU) def. Kaitlin Link (RU) 6-2, 6-2
DAY ONE
CORAL GABLES, Fla. — The Syracuse University women's tennis team lost, 4-0, to Boston College in the first round of the 2002 BIG EAST Tennis Championship in Coral Gables, Fla. on Friday, April 19.
Syacuse's lone win came from juniors Masha Kabanova (Moscow, Russia/School #528) and Shervin Saedinia (Woodland Hills, CA/Calabasas) at No.1 doubles. The pair defeated Ruta Veitas and Nida Waseem, 8-2.
The Orangewomen (8-12) will play Rutgers for fifth place in the conference at 3 p.m. on Saturday.
No. 4 Boston College def. No. 5 Syracuse – 4-0
Doubles No. 1 Masha Kabanova/Shervin Saedinia (SU) vs. Ruta Veitas/Nida Waseem (BC) 8-2 No. 2 Allison Ashley/Emily Hellberg (BC) def. Daniella Kaluskova/Zani Suttle (SU) 8-3 No. 3 Anisha Fernando/Emily Yeomans (BC) def. Kristine Bech Holte/Jessica Schlosser (SU) 8-3 Singles No. 1 Allison Ashley (BC) vs. Daniella Kaluskova (SU) DNF No. 2 Nida Waseem (BC) def. Masha Kabanova (SU) 6-4, 6-3 No. 3 Morgan Landes (BC) def. Shervin Saedinia (SU) 6-0, 4-6, 6-1 No. 4 Ruta Veitas (BC) vs. Kristine Bech Holte (SU) DNF No. 5 Amy Molden (BC) def. Zani Suttle (SU) 6-3, 6-1 No. 6 Anisha Fernando (BC) vs. Marion Charlier (SU) DNF
