Women's Tennis Loses Spring Opener to Adelphi, 6-3
Box Score vs. Adelphi - Apr. 14, 2017
BROOKVILLE, N.Y. (Apr. 14, 2017) - The LIU Post women's tennis team opened its spring season Friday with a 6-3 loss to Adelphi University at the LIU Post Tennis Courts in Brookville.
The Pioneers (6-4) earned all three of their victories in singles play. Sophomore
Lara Scholtze (Bad Homburg, Germany) won a 7-4, 6-5 straight-set decision over Rebecca Fakas (Little Neck, N.Y.) at the No. 1 flight.
In the third-singles position, sophomore
Stanislava Klymova (Dnipro, Ukraine) took the first set by a 7-5 count, before Karen Serina (East Islip, N.Y.) retired to pick up the win.
Junior
Meagan Byrne (Deer Parrk, N.Y.) defeated Daniella Cattabiani (Bayside, N.Y.) by identical 6-2 counts at No. 6 singles.
Meanwhile, sophomore
Shanice Arthur (Brookville, N.Y.) lost a hard-fought 6-3, 6-4 contest to Elizabeth Kallenberg (Port Washington, N.Y.) in the second-singles flight.
In doubles competition, Scholtze and freshman
Charlotte Hynes (Weston, Fla.) fell 8-3 to Kallenberg and Samantha Perri (Floral Park, N.Y.) at the No. 2 position.
Byrne and senior
Laura Harwell (Alabaster, Ala.) came up short in an 8-4 loss against Vanja Savic (Woodside, N.Y.) and Cattabiani at third doubles.
Head Coach
Walter Giacometti and his LIU Post squad return to action Saturday (Apr. 15), when they host Wilmington University in their 2016-17 finale at the LIU Post Tennis Courts in Brookville. First serve is set for 2 p.m.