PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The LIU Brooklyn women's tennis team fell on the road to Ivy League opponent Brown Friday evening, 6-1. The Blackbirds won the doubles point, but Brown swept LIU in singles to take the match.
The Bears won the first match of the day, taking a 6-3 win in the No. 2 doubles spot, but the Blackbirds would bounce back to win both the Nos. 1 and 3 matchups. Senior
Anna Grigoryan and junior
Ana Leonte had a win in a tiebreaker in the No. 1 doubles spot, beating their Brown opponents, 7-6 (6). And senior
Malin Leysen and junior
Sasha Bollweg clinched the doubles point for LIU with their 7-5 win in the No.3 spot.
In singles, however, Brown came roaring back, taking a few quick straight set wins to gain the advantage. Leysen fell in the No. 4 spot to Julian Simon, 6-1, 6-1, while
Clemence Krug fell by the same score at No. 6 to Katie Ta. Junior
Jessica Brzozowska dropped a 6-1, 7-5 decision to Ryan Peus at No. 2 singles, and Bollweg fell in the No. 3 spot to Courtney Kowalsky, 6-2, 6-4. Junior
Jennifer Gogova forced a tie breaker in the second set at No. 5 doubles, before falling to Alessandra Bianco, 6-0, 7-6(4), while Grigoryan rallied from a first set loss to win the second set and force a third. In the end, she fell in the No. 1 spot to Taylor Cosme, 6-4, 4-6, 6-1.
Up next, the Blackbirds take on Bryant, Saturday, February 23 at 7:30 p.m.
Brown University 6, LIU Brooklyn 1
Doubles
1.
Anna Grigoryan/
Ana Leonte (LIU) def. Ryan Peus/Courtney Kowalsky (BROWN) 7-6(6)
2. Alessandra Bianco/Juliana Simon (BROWN) def.
Jessica Brzozowska/
Jennifer Gogova (LIU) 6-3
3.
Malin Leysen/
Sasha Bollweg (LIU) def. Taylor Cosme/Julia Newman (BROWN) 7-5
Order of finish: 2,1,3
Singles
1. Taylor Cosme (BROWN) def.
Anna Grigoryan (LIU) 6-4, 4-6, 6-1
2. Ryan Peus (BROWN) def.
Jessica Brzozowska (LIU) 6-1, 7-5
3. Courtney Kowalsky (BROWN) def.
Sasha Bollweg (LIU) 6-2, 6-4
4. Juliana Simon (BROWN) def.
Malin Leysen (LIU) 6-1, 6-1
5. Alessandra Bianco (BROWN) def.
Jennifer Gogova (LIU) 6-0, 7-6(4)
6. Katie Ta (BROWN) def.
Clemence Krug (LIU) 6-1, 6-1
Order of Finish: 4,3,2,1,5,6