Women's Tennis Edged By West Virginia, 4-2

TAMPA, Fla. (April 18, 2008) - The 11th-seeded University of Connecticut women's tennis team was defeated by 10th-seeded West Virginia, 4-2, Friday evening in the consolation round of the BIG EAST Championships. By virtue of their defeat, the Huskies finished in 11th place (tied with Georgetown) and have completed championship competition. Their final record is 9-8.

The Mountaineers jumped out to an early lead, going up 1-0 on UConn after winning the Nos. 1 and 3 doubles matches. The squads then fought for singles points, with WVU winning the Nos. 1 and 6 matches and UConn taking the Nos. 2 and 5 contests.

Emily Herb (Cherry Hill, N.J.) won her second match of the tournament in flight two, defeating Monica Lyskawa, 6-4, 6-4, while Ali Campitiello (Staten Island, N.Y.) bested Stephanie LaFortune, 6-2, 6-4, in flight five.

Mountaineer Natalia Prinz secured the victory for WVU with a 6-2, 6-3 win over BreAnn Cheung (Tucson, Ariz.) in the No. 3 position.

Doubles
1. Prinz/Percival (WVU) def. LoRusso/Herb (UConn), 8-3
2. Porter/Campitiello/ (UConn) def. Lyskawa/LaFortune (WVU), 8-2
3. Burton/Pilsbury (WVU) def. Cheung/Moritz (UConn), 8-4
 

Singles
1. Stacey Percival (WVU) def. Kelley LoRusso (UConn), 6-4, 7-5
2. Emily Herb (UConn) def. Monica Lyskawa (WVU), 6-4, 6-4
3. Natalia Prinz (WVU) def. BreAnn Cheung (UConn), 6-2, 6-3
4. Jessica Porter (UConn) vs. Colleen Speaker (WVU), 6-3, 1-6, 2-4 DNF
5. Allison Campitiello (UConn) def. Stephanie LaFortune (WVU), 6-2, 6-4
6. Ashley Pilsbury (WVU) def. Jennifer Moritz (UConn), 6-1, 6-1