Feb. 2, 2008

BOSTON - The Boston University women's tennis team started the 2008 spring season on a high note, sweeping Columbia 7-0 on Saturday morning in the Track and Tennis Center.

The Terriers came out strongly for the opening doubles match and pulled out a sweep in the doubles point. The momentum carried into the singles matches. Cori Lefkowith (Clayton, Mo.) had a tough first set against Steph Zilberman, down one game until she broke her opponent at 5-5 and went on to win the match.

Boston University dropped just six games in the doubles matches and did not lose a set in the singles contests.

BU returns to action on Sunday when the Terriers face UMBC at 10 a.m. in the Track and Tennis Center.

Doubles

1. Francine Whu/Vanessa Steiner (BU) def. Nina Suda/Natasha Makarova (CU) 8-1

2. Cori Lefkowith/Danielle Abraham (BU) def. Steph Zilberman/Lauren Shearer (CU) 8-2

3. Liz Corrao/Yana Sadovskaya (BU) def. Sydney Murray/Natalia Christenson (CU) 8-3

Singles

1. Whu (BU) def. Suda (CU) 6-2, 6-0

2. Steiner (BU) def. Murray (CU) 6-4, 6-2

3. Lefkowith (BU) def. Zilberman (CU) 7-5, 6-2

4. Sadovskaya (BU) def. Makarova (CU) 6-1, 6-2

5. Abraham (BU) def. Shearer (CU) 6-0, 6-0

6. Corrao (BU) def. Christenson (CU) 6-3, 6-1