Bulls Sweep Manhattan, 7-0

UB picks up first dual meet win of the season against the Jaspers

Diana Toia

BUFFALO, NY – The University at Buffalo women’s tennis team rolled past Manhattan in their first home dual meet of the season, sweeping the Jaspers, 7-0, Saturday afternoon at the Village Glen Tennis Center. UB won all six singles matches in straight sets.

The Bulls got off to a quick start in doubles as the fifth-ranked team in the East of Denise Harijanto and Diana Popescu swept Lindsey Keeler and Morgan MacTaggart of Manhattan, 8-0. UB’s number three doubles team of Aleksandra Petrova and Diana Toia clinched the doubles point with an 8-3 victory over Christine Krasinski and Christina Ton. Also winning in doubles was the number two team of Smaranda Stan and Anna Subenkova, who defeated Casey Conklin and Hilary Valenzuela, 8-5.

Aleksandra Petrova

In singles play, the Bulls won all six contests in straight sets, including two 6-0, 6-0 victories. Toia defeated her opponent at fourth singles by that mark for UB’s first singles win and Petrova claimed the second 6-0, 6-0 victory at sixth singles. Harijanto, who is ranked 28th in the East in singles, defeated her opponent at first singles, 6-1, 6-0 to clinch the victory for the Bulls. At third singles, Stan defeated her opponent, 6-1, 6-0, while Subenkova defeated her opponent at fifth singles, 6-1, 6-2. Popescu wrapped it up in singles with her 6-1, 6-1 victory at second singles.

Also winning a pair of matches in exhibition contests was freshman Sofya Ivanyuk and Jenelle Jones-Mitchell. Ivanyuk and Jones-Mitchell combined for a doubles victory and then each won an exhibition match at singles.

The Bulls are back in action on Friday afternoon when they travel to Syracuse. The match is set to start at 1:00 pm.

Diana Popescu

Buffalo 7, Manhattan 0

Doubles:
1 Denise Harijanto/Diana Popescu (UB) def. Lindsey Keeler/Morgan MacTaggart (MC), 8-0
2 Smaranda Stan/Anna Subenkova (UB) def. Casey Conklin/Hilary Valenzuela (MC), 8-5
3 Aleksandra Petrova/Diana Toia (UB) def. Christine Krasinski/Christina Ton (MC), 8-3
E Jenelle Jones-Mitchell/Sofya Ivanyuk (UB) def. Nicole Mazza/Lindsey Spagnola (MC), 8-1
Order of finish: 1, 3, 2

Singles:
1 Denise Harijanto (UB) def. Lindsey Keeler (MC), 6-1, 6-0
2 Diana Popescu (UB) def. Morgan MacTaggart (MC), 6-1, 6-1
3 Smaranda Stan (UB) def. Hilary Valenzuela (MC), 6-1, 6-0
4 Diana Toia (UB) def. Casey Conklin (MC), 6-0, 6-0
5 Anna Subenkova (UB) def. Christine Krasinski (MC), 6-1, 6-2
6 Aleksandra Petrova (UB) def. Christina Ton (MC), 6-0, 6-0
E Jenelle Jones-Mitchell (UB) def. Nicole Mazza (MC), 8-1
E Sofya Ivanyuk (UB) def. Lindsey Spagnola (MC), 8-0
Order of finish: 4, 6, 1, 3, 5, 2