April 25, 2008

New Haven, Conn. - Playing in the first round of the America East Women's Tennis Championship, Stony Brook University's squad advanced to the semifinals this afternoon when the fourth-seeded Seawolves knocked off No. 5 seed Albany, 4-0. Junior Erica Federgreen (Scottsdale, Ariz.) and sophomore Claudia Sanua (Bryanstron, South Africa) each won a pair of matches to help Stony Brook to the win.

Senior Sandy Wijeratne (Melbourne, Australia) and sophomore Paola Rodolfi (Asuncion, Paraguay) got things started for Stony Brook (8-7), winning their No. 2 doubles match by an 8-2 score. Sanua and Federgreen followed with an 8-4 victory at No. 1 doubles and Stony Brook had its first point.

Sanua kept the Seawolves on a roll in singles play, picking up another point with a 6-1, 6-2 win at No. 2 singles over Susan Ma. Stony Brook then picked up two more straight sets victories to claim the match. At No. 5 Federgreen scored a 6-4, 6-4 win over Laine Mackey while senior Victoria Vovsha (Forest Hills, N.Y.) held off Amanda Hall, 6-3, 7-5. With Stony Brook already having enough points for the win the other three singles matches were not finished.

Stony Brook will now face No. 1 seed Boston University on Saturday at 1:00 p.m. in a semifinal match at the Yale Tennis Center. The winner will advance to the conference championship match on Sunday at 11:00 a.m.

Stony Brook 4, Albany 0

Doubles

1. Sanua/Federgreen (SB) def. Kern/Ma; 8-4

2. Rodolfi/Wijeratne (SB) def. Mackey/Hall; 8-1

3. Weltman/Tatler (UA) def. Charliquart/Vovsha; 8-4

Singles

1. Aimee Kern (UA) vs. Paola Rodolfi; 6-3, 4-6 (DNF)

2. Claudia Sanua (SB) def. Susan Ma; 6-1, 6-2

3. Kim Weltman (UA) vs. Sandy Wijeratne; 0-6, 6-2, 0-2 (DNF)

4. Fanny Charliquart (SB) vs. Charlotte Tatler; 6-5, 5-5 (DNF)

5. Erica Federgreen (SB) def. Laine Mackey; 6-4, 6-4

6. Victoria Vovsha (SB) def. Amanda Hall; 6-3, 7-5