ELON, N.C.- The Stony Brook tennis team fell in a 4-1 scoreline against University of North Carolina Wilmington (UNCW) on Thursday afternoon in the First Round of the CAA Championship Tournament, finishing their second season in the CAA.
The Seawolves took two of three doubles games to record a point, with Mia Palladino and Elena Lobo-Corral taking game one in a 7-5 thrilling fashion victory. Cornelia Bruu-Syversen and Darian Perfiliev took game three to secure the clinching point for Stony Brook.
In singles, the Seawolves were ultimately defeated 4-0 by the Seahawks. Darian Perfiliev was leading 6-4, 5-3 and Elena Lobo-Corral was battling in the third set of her match 6-7, (6-8), 2-3, before the battle was concluded.
HOW IT HAPPENED
DOUBLES
- Palladino/Lobo-Corral (SBU) def. Arli/Albayrak (UNCW), 7-5
- Joksimovic/Eberwein (UNCW) def. Boro/Mastrodima (SBU), 6-1
- Bruu-Syversen/Perfiliev (SBU) def. Glickstein/Shumate (UNCW), 7-5
SINGLES
- Arli (UNCW) def. Palladino (SBU), 6-3, 6-2
- Joksimovic (UNCW) vs. Lobo-Corral (SBU), 6-7, (6-8), 2-3, unfinished
- Albayrak (UNCW) def. Boro (SBU), 6-4, 6-3
- Hubbard (UNCW) vs. Perfiliev (SBU) 3-6, 3-5, unfinished
- Eberwein (UNCW) def. Bruu-Syversen (SBU), 6-1, 6-3
- Borcich (UNCW) def. Medved (SBU) 6-3, 6-1
QUOTES FROM THE SEAWOLVES
"I'm proud of how we competed and fought today from start to finish, all the work we put in and improvement we made in doubles showed at the big stage," said head coach.
Thiago Dualiby. "Dasha and Cornelia came back from 2x5 down to win their match and Mia and Elena beat a team that has won almost all of their matches at the top position this year. We grew a lot as a team through the season and we got a lot of positive takeaways from this tournament in our pursuit to keep growing," Dualiby said.
