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Bulls Sweep Youngstown St., 7-0

Diana Toia

UB’s number one doubles team of Denise Harijanto (Jakarta, Indonesia) and Diana Popescu (Alexandria, Romania/AL. I. Cuza) defeated Anna Volka and Tanisha Welch, 8-2. UB’s number two pair of Andreea Novaceanu (Bucharest, Romania/Emil Racovita) and Tina Jacob (Singapore/Raffles JC) also won by an 8-2 score as they defeated Kelly Culbertson and Emily Thayer. Smaranda Stan (Stantu Gheorghe, Romania/Economic) and Diana Toia (Rochester, NY/Brighton) completed the doubles sweep with an 8-5 win over Irena Lanc and Hannah Patten.

Diana Popescu

In singles play, UB won all six matches in straight sets. Novaceanu defeated Volkova, 6-0, 7-6 (4), while Popescu picked up a win at second singles against Welch, 6-4,6-1. Stan continued her hot play with a 6-2, 6-1 win over Thayer, while Jacob picked up a win over Lanc, 6-3, 6-1. Toia won her match at fifth singles over Culbertson, 6-3, 7-6 (1), while sophomore Anna Subenkova (Riga, Latvia) won her match at sixth singles over Patten, 6-2, 6-2.

The Bulls continue Spring Break play with a match against the South Florida Bulls.

Singles
1. Andreea Novaceanu (UB) def. Anna Volkova (YSU) 6-0, 7-6 (4)
2. Diana Popescu (UB) def. Tanisha Welch (YSU) 6-4, 6-1
3. Smaranda Stan (UB) def. Emily Thayer (YSU) 6-2, 6-1
4. Tina Jacob (UB) def. Irena Lanc (YSU) 6-3, 6-1
5. Diana Toia (UB) def. Kelly Culbertson (YSU) 6-3, 7-6 (1)
6. Anna Subenkova (UB) def. Hannah Patten (YSU) 6-2, 6-2

Doubles
1. Diana Popescu/Denise Harijanto (UB) def. Anna Volkova/Tanisha Welch (YSU) 8-2
2. Andreea Novaceanu/Tina Jacob (UB) def. Kelly Culbertson/Emily Thayer (YSU) 8-2
3. Smaranda Stan/Diana Toia (UB) def. Irena Lanc/Hannah Patten (YSU) 8-5