April 6, 2008

BOSTON - The Boston University women's tennis team (7-7) suffered its second straight narrow 4-3 loss, this time to No. 67 Furman on Sunday at the Mickel Tennis Center.

The Terriers again started off by winning the doubles point. Junior co-captains Cori Lefkowith and Danielle Abraham defeated Lauren Osborne and Monica Arguello 8-5 at second doubles, and sophomore Liz Corrao and junior Yana Sadovskaya played third doubles and handed Jessica Preeg and Christina Swindall an 8-3 loss.

Lefkowith picked up her second win of the day at fourth singles, defeating Preeg 7-5, 6-1. Abraham was also a double winner, claiming a 6-2, 7-6 (7-3) victory over Jennifer Betts at sixth singles.

BU will play Boston College on Wednesday, April 9 in the Terriers' next outing.

Singles

1. Laura Gioia (FUR) def. Francine Whu (BU) 6-3, 6-4

2. Monica Arguello (FUR) def. Vanessa Steiner (BU) 6-1, 6-0

3. Lauren Osborne (FUR) def. Yana Sadovskaya (BU) 6-2, 6-1

4. Cori Lefkowith (BU) def. Jessica Preeg (FUR) 7-5, 6-1

5. Natasa Manojlovic (FUR) def. Elizabeth Corrao (BU) 6-4, 6-0

6. Danielle Abraham (BU) def. Jennifer Betts (FUR) 6-2, 7-6 (7-3)

Doubles

1. Gioia/Manojlovic (FUR) def. Whu/Steiner (BU) 8-3

2. Lefkowith/Abraham (BU) def. Osborne/Arguello (FUR) 8-5

3. Corrao/Sadovskaya (BU) def. Jessica Preeg/Christina Swindall (FUR) 8-3