Pitt
St. John's
Adams Earns a Pair of Wins
1/29/2011 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
Jan. 29, 2011
BUFFALO, N.Y.—Playing at a neutral site, the University of Pittsburgh women’s tennis team dropped it’s Big East opener to St. John’s (5-2), this afternoon. The Panthers slipped to 1-2 on the year and 0-1 in the league.
Senior Elizabeth Adams earned her 128th career win in singles action. Earning a two-set victory, Adams defeated her opponent 6-4, 6-0 in No. 1 singles. Adams is now seven victories behind Carlie Smith (2004-08), who is second in overall wins at 135.
Earlier in the day, Adams earned her 60th career doubles victory. That win ties Erin Shalbrack (60-41) for fifth overall in career doubles wins. Adams was paired with sophomore Gabrielle Catanzariti, where the duo tallied an 8-4 victory.
Pitt also recorded a singles win in the No. 3 spot, as freshman Jocelyn Lu battled back from a first-set loss. After falling 6-3, she forced a tiebreaker with a decisive 6-0 victory in the second set. Lu followed with a 6-4 tally to claim the win.
The Panthers remain in Buffalo for a match against the host Bulls at noon on Sunday, Jan. 30.
Doubles
1 Adams-Catanzariti def Selakovic-Firat 8-4
2 Lu-Borza lost to Zwirbulis-Adams 8-6
3 Parbhu-Russell lost to Youkus-Austin 8-4
Singles
1 Elizabeth Adams def. Nevena Selakovic 6-4,6-0
2 Joanna Zwirbulis def. Gabrielle Catanzariti 3-6,6-2,6-4
3 Jocelyn Lu def. Ece Firat 3-6,6-0,6-4
4 Jenny Youkas def. Kimmy Borza 6-1, 7-6(4)
5 Diamond Adams def. Karma Parbhu 7-5,6-3
6 Nakita Austin def. Brittney Russell 6-4,6-1
