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Rutgers Tennis Comes Up Short at No. 73 Syracuse
Feb 19 | Women's Tennis
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (February 19, 2012) - Rutgers University women's tennis gave No. 73 Syracuse all it could handle in its BIG EAST opener, but the Orange prevailed 4-3 on Sunday at the Drumlins Tennis Club. The Scarlet Knights drop to 4-2 and 0-1 in the conference, while SU improves to 7-3 and 3-1 in the BIG EAST.
Rutgers battled tough for the doubles point with the team of senior Jennifer Holzberg (Easton, Conn.) and sophomore Vanessa Petrini (Stamford, Conn.) winning the first position match, 8-6. The duo of sophomore Stefania Balasa (East Brunswick, N.J.) and freshman Noor Judeh (Potomac, Md.) played valiantly, but lost 9-7 to give the Orange the advantage in doubles.
RU took three singles matches, led by a 6-4, 6-4 win by Balasa. Petrini and freshman Lindsay Balsamo (Wall, N.J.) each won their match in three sets. Balasa and Petrini lead the team with 5-1 singles records.
The Scarlet Knights return to action on Feb. 24 to take on BIG EAST opponent Georgetown at 1 p.m. at the Atlantic Club.
#73 Syracuse 4, Rutgers 3
Singles
1. #93 Emily Harman (SU) def. Jennifer Holzberg (RU) 6-3, 6-3
2. Maddie Kobelt (SU) def. Morgan Ivey (RU) 6-1, 6-2
3. Vanessa Petrini (RU) def. Breanna Bachini (SU) 4-6, 6-3, 1-0
4. Stefania Balasa (RU) def. Alessondra Parra (SU) 6-4, 6-4
5. Amanda Rodgers (SU) def. Noor Judeh (RU) 6-0, 6-0
6. Lindsay Balsamo (RU) def. Jimena Wu (SU) 7-5, 1-6, 1-0
Doubles
1. Jennifer Holzberg/Vanessa Petrini (RU) def. Emily Harman/Breanna Bachini (SU) 8-6
2. Maddie Kobelt/Aleah Marrow (SU) def. Stefania Balasa/Noor Judeh (RU) 9-7
3. Alessondra Parra/Komal Safdar (SU) def. Lindsay Balsamo/Morgan Ivey (RU) 8-3
Match Notes:
Order of finish: Doubles (3,1,2); Singles (5,2,1,4,3,6)
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