March 22, 2005

By Mikaela Bizer, Student Intern
Farmville, Va. – Longwood University dropped a 6-1 women’s tennis decision against Stony Brook University Tuesday at the Lancer Courts. The Lancers are now 3-6, while the Seawolves improved to 4-5. Longwood will play again Thursday, March 24, against UNC-Wilmington at 4:30 p.m. in Virginia Beach at the Hampton Roads Elite 8 Collegiate Tournament.

At home, the Lancers garnered two doubles wins for their only team point. Sophomores Romana Bucur/Brasov, Romania (Joan Mesota) and Lexi Torrice/Richmond (Douglas Freeman) won at #1 (9-7), along with freshmen Elena Triebskorn/Heddesheim, Germany (Carl-Benz-Gymnasium) and Brittany Huddleston/Roanoke (Cave Spring) at #2 (8-3).

Stony Brook 6 - @Longwood 1
Doubles
1. Romana Bucur-Lexi Torrice (LU) def. Anne Cathrine Valle-Sandy Wijerante (SB), 9-7
2. Elena Triebskorn-Brittany Huddleston (LU) def. Hana Chovanova-Monica Myers (SB), 8-3
3. Rachel Kimelman-Victoria Vasile (SB) def. Jessica Farr-Nancy Hott (LU), 8-2

Singles
1. Chovanova (SB) def. Bucur (LU), 7-6, 6-0
2. Valle (SB) def. Triebskorn (LU), 6-2, 6-2
3. Wijerante (SB) def. Huddleston (LU), 6-4, 6-2
4. Myers (SB) def. Torrice (LU), 6-2, 6-2
5. Victoria Vovsha (SB) def. Farr (LU), 6-2, 6-4
6. Kimelman (SB) def. Hott (LU), 6-1, 6-1