SU Tennis Loses Hard-Fought Match To Brown, 6-1

Saturday, February 8

Providence, R.I.

11:00 a.m.

Syracuse University

Brown University

Kristine Bech Holte

2/8/2003 9:54:02 PM | Tennis

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The Orangewomen tennis team (1-2, 0-1 BIG EAST) sent three singles matches to three sets, and one doubles match to a tie-breaker, but Brown came up with a 6-1 win in a non-conference dual match on Saturday. Sophomore Kristine Bech Holte earned SU’s only point in her No. 5 singles match, defeating Alex Arlak, 6-4, 3-6, 6-2.

Holte and junior Trine Lise Juliussen won their No. 2 doubles match, 8-5, and seniors Masha Kabanova and Shervin Saedinia sent their No. 1 doubles match to a tie-breaker, but SU lost the doubles point when Arlack and Kerry Meath defeated Kabanova and Saedinia, 9-8 (7-3).

Kabanova stretched her No. 1 singles opponent, Victoria Beck, to three sets, before losing 6-7, 7-5, 6-3. Juliussen and her opponent, Stephanie Falconi, also played three sets, with Falconi winning 6-3, 1-6, 6-2.

The Orangewomen host BIG EAST rivals Connecticut and West Virginia on Friday, Feb. 14, and Sunday, Feb. 16, at Drumlins Tennis Club. On Friday, the teams will begin warming up at 4:00 p.m. and play will begin at 5:00 p.m., and on Sunday, warm-ups begin at 11:00 a.m. and competition starts at 12:00 p.m.

AGATE
Brown 6, Syracuse 1
Singles
No. 1: Victoria Beck (BU) def. Masha Kabanova (SU), 6-7, 7-5, 6-3
No. 2: Yelena Klurfeld (BU) def. Daniela Kaluskova (SU), 6-3, 6-1
No. 3: Kerry Meath (BU) def. Shervin Saedinia (SU), 6-4, 6-2
No. 4: Stephanie Falconi (BU) def. Trine Lise Juliussen (SU), 6-3, 1-6, 6-2
No. 5: Kristine Bech Holte (SU) def. Alex Arlak (BU), 6-4, 3-6, 6-2
No. 6: Kim Singer (BU) def. Wei-Ming Leong (SU), 6-3, 6-0

Doubles
No. 1: Arlak/Meath (BU) def. Kabanova/Saedinia (SU), 9-8(7-3)
No. 2: Holte/Juliussen (SU) def. Beck/Casey (BU), 8-5
No. 3: Singer/Lee (BU) def. Leong/Kaluskova (SU), 8-1