EDGEWATER, N.J. --- The Yeshiva University women's tennis team's 2015 season came to a conclusion on Wednesday night in the semifinals of the Skyline Conference Championships, as they lost to visiting St. Joseph's College – Long Island 5-4 in a match played at the Binghamton Racquet Club in Edgewater, New Jersey.
Yeshiva sophomore
Shani Hava (Petach Tikva, Israel / Brener) completed her season going undefeated in singles play. Hava won 6-0, 6-0 at number one singles, running her 2015 record to 7-0, without so much as a lost set. Hava teamed with junior
Tzipora Leiser (Teaneck, N.J. / Ma'ayanot) to win at number one doubles, 8-2.
Down 4-2 late in singles play, Yeshiva needed two gut-check wins to stay alive. Junior
Lindsay Frucher (Lawrence, N.Y. / HAFTR) prevailed at number six while senior
Ayala Carl (Teaneck, N.J. / Ma'ayanot) tied the match at four wins apiece with a victory at number four singles. The final match of the night at number three singles went past midnight as senior
Jannah Eichenbaum (Oceanside, N.Y. / SKA) played a marathon match that ultimately went to Saint Joseph's in a heart-breaking tie-breaker.
The Golden Eagles (13-2) advance to the conference finals to face top-seeded Farmingdale State. For the Maccabees (6-4), it was the first time Yeshiva had been ranked as high as second going into the conference playoffs.
Congratulations to the team on the conclusion of their season.
Singles competition
1. Hava, Shani (YU-W) def. Merker, Shannon (SJCLI-WT) 6-0, 6-0
2. Makulik, Victoria (SJCLI-WT) def. Leiser, Tzipora (YU-W) 6-2, 6-1
3. McGrath, Kelley (SJCLI-WT) def. Eichenbaum, Jannah (YU-W) 7-6 (7-4), 7-6 (7-3)
4. Carl, Ayala (YU-W) def. Wehrli, Rita (SJCLI-WT) 0-6, 7-5, 6-1
5. Hesselbirg, Erika (SJCLI-WT) def. Shapiro, Galila (YU-W) 6-3, 6-4
6. Frucher, Lindsay (YU-W) def. Panicola, Victoria (SJCLI-WT) 6-4, 7-5
Doubles competition
1. Hava, Shani/Leiser, Tzipora (YU-W) def. Merker, Shannon/Makulik, Victoria (SJCLI-WT) 8-2
2. McGrath, Kelley/Wehrli, Rita (SJCLI-WT) def. Eichenbaum, Jannah/Hirt, Tova (YU-W) 8-4
3. Hesselbirg, Erika/Panicola, Victoria (SJCLI-WT) def. Shapiro, Galila/Frucher, Lindsay (YU-W) 8-4
