Bulls Best Big Red In Women’s Tennis, 4-3

Denise Harijanto, Diana Popescu and Aleksandra Petrova all pick up a pair of wins

Aleksandra Petrova

ITHACA, NY – The University at Buffalo women’s tennis team got back in the winning column on Saturday afternoon as the Bulls defeated Cornell, 4-3, Saturday afternoon. UB picked up singles and doubles wins from three different players.

In doubles action UB’s first doubles team of Denise Harijanto and Diana Popescu remained perfect this spring with an 8-6 victory against Cornell’s Stephanie Kent and Natalia Sanchez. The Bulls would end up claiming the ever important doubles point as UB’s third doubles team of Aleksandra Petrova and Diana Toia defeated Catherine Duboc and Leah Seyburn, 9-7.

Denise Harijanto

In singles action, the two teams split the six singles matches as UB claimed victories at first, second and fifth singles. In first singles, Harijanto defeated Sanchez in straight sets, 6-4,6-2. Popescu took her match quickly as her opponent was forced to retire with Popescu up 4-1 in the first set. Petrova picked up her victory in straight sets as well as she defeated Duboc, 6-3, 6-1.

The Bulls will be back in action next weekend as they hit Pittsburgh for a pair of matches. The Bulls will face Duquesne on Friday before facing Pittsburgh on Saturday.

Diana Popescu

Buffalo 4, Cornell 3

Doubles:
1) Harijarto/Popescu (UB) def. Kent/Sanchez (CU), 8-6
2) Googe/Miller (CU) def. Subenkova/Stan (UB), 8-6
3) Petrova/Toia (UB) def. Duboc/Seyburn (CU), 9-7

Singles
1) Denise Harijarto (UB) def. Natalia Sanchez (CU), 6-4,6-2
2) Diana Popescu (UB) def. Ruxandra Dumitrescu (CU), 4-1, ret.
3) Elizabeth Googe (CU) def. Smaranda Stan (UB), 6-3,2-6,10-8
4) Shayna Miller (CU) def. Diana Toia (UB), 7-6(4),6-4
5) Aleksandra Petrova (UB) def. Catherine Duboc (CU), 6-3,6-1
6) Leah Seyburn (CU) def. Anna Subenkova (UB), 6-4,6-3