Box Score vs. UDC - Sept. 5, 2015

BROOKVILLE, N.Y. (Sept. 5, 2015) - Freshman Shanice Arthur (Brookville, N.Y.) earned her first two collegiate victories Saturday, but the LIU Post women's tennis team came up on the short end of a 5-4 loss to University of the District of Columbia in its 2015 home and East Coast Conference opener.

Arthur and junior Heena Kewalramani (Bangkok, Thailand) posted an 8-4 win over Peerada Looareesuwan (Bangkok, Thailand) and Zoe Mall (Eckbolsheim, France) at No. 2 doubles. The Pioneers (0-2, 0-1 ECC) took two of three doubles flights on the day, as seniors Didi Fatchikova (Sofia, Bulgaria) and Lucie Chrastecka (Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic) dispatched Dominika Hadnadova (Sala, Slovakia) and Alena Skobkina (Tarragona, Spain), 8-4, in first doubles.

In singles play, Arthur blanked her opponent at the third position, defeating Looareesuwan in straight sets, 6-0, 6-0. Fatchikova was also a straight-set winner, capturing a 6-3, 6-2 victory against Hadnadova in the first-singles flight. Chrastecka and junior Laura Harwell (Alabaster, Ala.) each took the first set from their opponents, but dropped the next two at second and fifth singles, respectively.

Head Coach Walter Giacometti and his LIU Post squad are back on the court next Saturday (Sept. 12), when they travel to Sparkill for a noon first serve at St. Thomas Aquinas College.