Pitt
Seton Hall
Smith Earns 95th Career Victory
3/25/2007 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
March 25, 2007
Pitt opened the match with three exciting doubles matches. The Panthers actually clinched the doubles point after No. 2 and No.3 doubles won, however the No. 1 doubles team of sophomore Kristy Borza (Beaver, Pa./Beaver Area) and junior Leah Friedman (Pittsburgh, Pa./Taylor Allderdice) played through a tiebreaker to earn the sweep. Borza and Friedman lead the team with a 15-5 mark on the season.
With the win in No. 3 doubles, junior Carlie Smith (Bel Air,
The Panthers earned their seventh sweep in doubles play this season. However it also marks the first time Pitt has lost a match after sweeping doubles.
In singles action, freshman Sabrina Visram (
Playing in No. 1 singles, Borza earned Pitt's third point with a 6-0, 6-1 win.
Pitt is back in action on Tuesday, March 27, as the Panthers make the short trip to Carnegie Mellon at 4 p.m.
Singles
Kristy Borza def. Ebru Burduroglu 6-0, 6-1
Amanda El-Tobgy def. Leah Friedman 6-3, 7-5
Nadja Sein def. Carlie Smith 6-3, 6-2
Sabrina Visram def. Sylvia Jaros 6-0, 6-0
Danielle Viola def. Annie Davies 2-6, 7-6 (3), 7-6 (3)
Iva Gyurgina def. Christie D'achille 6-4, 7-6 (3)
Doubles
Borza/Friedman def. Sein/Jaros 8-7 (3)
Davies/D'achille def. Viola/Veronika Gerka 8-3
Smith/Visram def. El-Tobgy/Gyurgina 9-7
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