EDGEWATER, N.J. – The #2 Yeshiva University women's tennis team dropped its Skyline Conference Semifinal match to #3 St. Joseph's (L.I.), 5-2, at the Binghamton Racquet Club on Friday afternoon. The Maccabees are now eliminated for the Skyline Conference Championships, while the Golden Eagles earn a berth in the championship match and will play the winner of the other semifinal match between #4 The Sage Colleges and #1 Farmingdale State.
Yeshiva (9-2) was defeated in all three doubles flights. In singles competition, junior
Shani Hava cruised to a win in the first position, 6-1, 6-0. Sophomore
Rebecca Packer continued her successful rookie season by winning at #4 singles, 6-3, 6-0, pulling Yeshiva to within a 3-2 deficit in the contest. The Maccabees' surge was not enough, as the Golden Eagles (10-3) won the next two singles flights to clinch the match and a spot in the championship round.
Yeshiva will conclude the fall season by hosting Berkeley College, in a non-conference match at Queens College on Tuesday, beginning at 8:00 p.m.
St. Joseph's (L.I.) 5, Yeshiva 2
Oct 28, 2016 at Edgewater, N.J. (Binghamton Racquet Club)
| Singles competition |
| 1. Shani Hava (YESHIVA) def. Amanda Post (SJLI) 6-1, 6-0 |
| 2. Tzipora Leiser (YESHIVA) vs. Victoria Panicola (SJLI) 6-4, 5-4, unfinished |
| 3. Kerri McMahon (SJLI) def. Adele Lerner (YESHIVA) 6-3, 6-1 |
| 4. Rebecca Packer (YESHIVA) def. Erika Hesselbrig (SJLI) 6-3, 6-0 |
| 5. Nora Burnett (SJLI) def. Jenny Tepler (YESHIVA) 7-5, 6-2 |
| 6. Lindsay Frucher (YESHIVA) vs. Emily Portal (SJLI) 2-6, 4-5, unfinished |
| Match Notes |
| St. Joseph's (L.I.) 10-3 |
| Yeshiva 9-2 |
| Order of finish: Doubles (2,1,3); Singles (1,4,3,5) |
| 2016 Skyline Conference Women's Tennis Championship - semifinal |
| Seeds: St. Joseph's (L.I.) - 3; Yeshiva - 2 |
| Official: Dan Formento A-26 |
Generated on 10/28/2016
