NEW PROVIDENCE, N.J. – Stony Brook tennis fell 4-2 to Seton Hall, suffering a narrow setback in the doubles competition and winning a pair of matches in singles, but ultimately falling just short on Friday.
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Stony Brook received two singles points from freshman
Mia Palladino along with classmate
Darian Perfiliev. In doubles,
Kristi Boro and
Elena Lobo-Corral teamed up for a victory, but the Pirates took the other two matches to record the point.
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HOW IT HAPPENED
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DOUBLES
- Boro/Lobo-Corral (SBU) def. Moen/Plana Ventosa (SHU), 6-4
- Campbell/Brooker (SHU) def. Palladino/Perfiliev (SBU), 6-2
- Hiatala/Sereda (SHU) def. Bruu-Syversen/Medved (SBU), 6-4
SINGLES
- Palladino (SBU) def. Brooker (SHU), 7-5, 7-5
- Sereda (SHU) def. Lobo-Corral (SBU), 6-3, 7-5
- Plana Ventosa (SHU) def. Boro (SBU), 6-2, 6-4
- Perfiliev (SBU) def. Campbell (SHU), 7-6(5), 6-2
- Moen (SHU) vs. Bruu-Syversen (SBU), 7-6(6), 2-2 - unfinished
- Hetala (SHU) def. Medved (SBU), 6-4, 6-4 Â
QUOTES FROM THE SEAWOLVES
"We had our chances and saw improvement in doubles tonight, but it was not enough. A slow start in singles made it difficult for us to catch up today. We will keep focusing on the process and look forward to our first conference match tomorrow," said head coach
Thiago Dualiby.
UP NEXT
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Stony Brook finishes its weekend in New Jersey with a CAA matchup against Monmouth on Saturday, Feb. 24 at 4 p.m.
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