April 18, 2008
TAMPA, Fla. - The St. John's women's tennis team lost its first match since March 29 Friday afternoon, in the quarterfinals of the BIG EAST Championships. The second-seeded, No. 41 Louisville Cardinals defeated the Red Storm, 4-1, on the University of South Florida's Varsity Courts, earning UofL a spot in the semifinals. The loss puts an end to STJ's eight-match win streak and leaves the team's record at 10-11, while Louisville improves to 16-6. The Cardinals won the doubles point and took an early 1-0 lead in the match by picking up two victories. UofL's pairs at the Nos. 2 and 3 spots defeated St. John's Ira Aleksova/Maria Zivcicova and Ashley Harper/Mariana Chachua, 8-2 and 8-3, respectively. In singles, at the top-spot, Zivcicova picked up a straight-set victory over the Cardinals' Lauren Imre, 6-4, 6-2. Chachua and graduate student Alison Adamski were up in their singles matches but the Cardinals won three points at Nos. 3, 5 and 6 before the two were able to finish, thus clinching the match, 4-1. St. John's awaits its seeding in the consolation bracket, which will be determined once Friday's action concludes. The next match is scheduled to begin at noon on Saturday on USF's Andros Dorm Courts. No. 2 Louisville 4, No. 7 St. John's 1
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