March 9, 2011

Results

LOS ANGELES, Calif. - The LMU women's tennis team earned a big win today over visiting Georgetown University. After securing the doubles point with a win on courts two and three, the Lions held strong in singles to get the overall win. LMU defeated Georgetown 5-2.

In doubles play the Lions earned wins on courts two and three to secure the doubles point on the day. Elisaveta Pironkova and Reka Rohonyi set their doubles record to 8-4 overall with a win over Greco/Jaeger. The duo almost shut out Greco/Jaeger swiftly defeating their opponent 8-1 on court two. On court three, April Bisharat and Melissa Valenzuela secured the doubles point and the early lead for the Lions on the day with a win over Sekely/Martin 8-3. Bisharat and Valenzuela played together for the first time together this season today. One court one, while the Anderson/Jin had the early lead, they were unable to hold on for the win falling 8-5 to Wetmore/Tehani.

In singles play, the Lions kept up their competitive edge to earn the overall win 5-2 over Georgetown. On court six, Ashley Anderson earned the Lions their second point of the afternoon with a win over Landers of Georgetown 6-1, 7-5. Today was Anderson's third-straight win in singles and she is 4-2 overall in her last six matches. Also for the Lions, Elisaveta Pironkova earned her first singles win of the season on court five. Pironkova showed strong singles and doubles play today and was able to snap her streak and earn the Lions their third point on the day with a singles win 7-6, 6-1.

On court four, Reka Rohonyi fought through three sets defeating Tehrani of Georgetown 2-6, 6-4, 6-4. Rohonyi's win earned the Lions the overall win on the day with four points against Georgetown. Rohonyi had four straight wins before dropping to Hawaii last week. Today Rohonyi was able to regain her winning record today and has only lost one match in her last six concessions. The Lion's final win came from April Bisharat on court one. Bisharat defeated Wetmore of Georgetown 6-4 and then battled back in the second set to earn the win 7-6. Bisharat had a big win against Hawaii last week and was able to continue this momentum today in a tough match.

In other singles play, Lauren Greco defeated Melissa Valenzuela 6-4, 6-3 on court two. Miya Jin moved up a spot in the Lion's line up and took Sekely to three sets, however fell in the third set 6-2.

Head Coach Jamie Sanchez said, "We had anticipated this team being very competitive and knew that to win we had to be prepared for a battle. Each match that we played had its own set of circumstances. Most notably, Eliseveta Pironkova broke out of her slump and recorded her first win in singles for the season. She has been coming through in doubles with her partner Reka Rohonyi regularly, so it was good to see her and Reka through with singles wins as well. This win helps prepare us for a very tough weekend with two very competitive conference opponents: St. Mary's and University of San Francisco."

The Lions earned a big win today over Georgetown giving them a 5-2 winning record in their last seven competitions. This weekend, the Lions will go on the road again for two conference match ups. On Friday March 11th, the Lions will face top ranked Saint Mary's and then on Sunday March 13th the Lions will face San Francisco. In their first conference match up the Lions fell to Santa Clara and will be looking for a win this weekend up north.

LMU wins 5-2
Singles
April Bisharat (LMU) def. Stephanie Wetmore 6-4, 7-6
Lauren Greco (GU) def. Melissa Valenzuela 6-4, 6-3
Victoria Sekely def. Miya Jin (LMU) 6-3, 2-6, 6-2
Reka Rohonyi (LMU) def. Tina Tehrani (GU) 2-6, 6-4, 6-4
Elisaveta Pironkova (LMU) def. Madeline Jaeger 7-6, 6-1
Ashley Anderson (LMU) def. Alexandra Landers 6-1, 7-5

Doubles
Wetmore/Tehani def. Anderson/Jin LMU 8-5
Rohonyi/Pironkova def. Greco/Jaeger 8-1
Valenzuela/Bisharat def. Sekely/Martin 8-3