Women's Tennis Edged By St. John's, 4-3

EAST HARTFORD, Conn. (April 1, 2008) - The University of Connecticut dropped a close BIG EAST match, falling to St. John's, 4-3, Tuesday afternoon at the East Hartford Racquet Club. The loss drops UConn's record to 6-4 overall and 1-3 in conference.

The Huskies swept the middle flights, taking nos. 3-5 in singles action. Ali Campitiello (Staten Island, N.Y.) won her seventh consecutive singles match, defeating Gabija Gasiunaite, 6-1, 6-3, in flight five.

BreAnn Cheung (Tucson, Ariz.) and Jessica Porter (Duluth, Ga.) were also victorious, taking flights three and four, respectively. Cheung bested Emily Barnett, 6-4, 6-0, while Porter took Ira Aleksova through a long three-set match before winning 2-6, 6-3, (12-10).

The Huskies return to action Wednesday against Providence at 3:00 p.m. in East Hartford.

Singles
1. Maria Zivcicova (STJ) def. Kelley LoRusso (UConn), 6-2, 6-0
2. Alison Adamski (STJ) def. Emily Herb (UConn), 3-6, 6-1, 6-3
3. BreAnn Cheung (UConn) def. Emily Barnett (STJ), 6-4, 6-0
4. Jessica Porter (UConn) def. Ira Aleksova (STJ), 2-6, 6-3, (12-10)
5. Allison Campitiello (UConn) def. Gabija Gasiunaite (STJ), 6-1, 6-3
6. Ashley Harper (STJ) def. Katie Moritz (UConn), 6-2, 7-5

Doubles
1. Alison Adamski / Emily Barnett (STJ) def. Kelley LoRusso/Emily Herb (UConn), 8-4
2. Jenny Yonkus / Ira Aleksova (STJ) vs. Jessica Porter/Allison Campitiello (UConn),     Did Not Finish
3. Gabija Gasiunaite/Ashley Harper (STJ)def. BreAnn Cheung/Alison Koch (UConn),8-4