Northeast Conference Women's Tennis Tournament Headquarters
West Windsor, N.J. - The second-seeded Long Island University women's tennis team scored a 5-0 win over No. 7 Monmouth in the quarterfinals of the Northeast Conference Tournament. The Blackbirds advanced to take on third seed and perennial tournament rival Quinnipiac.
Long Island (12-3) took the doubles point before earning four singles victories to clinch the match. In doubles, senior Selma Babic and freshman Aleksandra Pavlovic dealt Nicole Lippens and Dana Ferrari an 8-1 defeat at the first position. Senior Stephanie Elie and junior Dara Lahens secured the 1-0 lead with an 8-0 victory over Jessica Slinger and Kelly Friedrich at the No. 3 spot.
In singles play, Babic won her 11th straight match with a 6-0; 6-1 victory over Lippens at No. 1. At the second position, freshman
Linn Sjogren scored a 6-0; 6-4 win over Slinger. Pavlovic locked down the No. 3 match with a 6-0; 6-0 win over Ferrari and classmate
Taysha Blessington was victorious over Britney Dupuis, 6-1; 6-1, at No. 4.
Monmouth fell to 6-10 for the season.
The Blackbirds will take on Quinnipiac in the NEC semifinals on Saturday, April 17 at 9:00 a.m.
NEC Quarterfinals
No. 2 Long Island 5, No. 7 Monmouth 0
Singles
1. BABIC, Selma (LIU) def. LIPPENS, Nicole (MU) 6-0, 6-1
2. SJOGREN, Linn (LIU) def. SLINGER, Jessica (MU) 6-0, 6-4
3. PAVLOVIC, Aleksandra (LIU) def. FERRARI, Dana (MU) 6-0, 6-0
4. BLESSINGTON, Taysha (LIU) def. DUPUIS, Britney (MU) 6-1, 6-1
5. JOHNSON, H'Ann (LIU) vs. FRIEDRICH, Kelly (MU) 6-1, 0-3, unfinished
6. ELIE, Stephanie (LIU) vs. GOLDMAN, Shelby (MU) 6-1, 5-0, unfinished
Doubles
1. BABIC, Selma/PAVLOVIC, Aleksandra (LIU) def. LIPPENS, Nicole/FERRARI, Dana (MU) 8-1
2. BLESSINGTON, Taysha/JOHNSON, H'Ann (LIU) vs. GOLDMAN, Shelby/ARRIBE, Reciel (MU) 4-1, unfinished
3. ELIE, Stephanie/LAHENS, Dara (LIU) def. SLINGER, Jessica/FRIEDRICH, Kelly (MU) 8-0