Youngstown State University
Cleveland State
Penguins Fall to Cleveland State, 5-2
3/31/2012 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
Cleveland, Ohio -- The Youngstown State women's tennis team suffered a 5-2 setback to Cleveland State on Saturday afternoon. YSU won the No. 1 and No. 2 singles matches against the Vikings.
At No. 1 singles, Marta Burak dropped the first set 7-5 to Catrine Bjerrehus but rallied to win the second 7-5 and take a third-set tiebreaker 10-6. At No. 2 singles, Lauren Hankle dispatched of Maria Lazaris 6-2, 6-2.
At No. 3 singles, CSU's Kara Sherwood defeated Carolyn Jesko 6-1, 6-2 while at No. 4 Nicole Janek beat Maria Puppo 6-0, 6-0 and Alex Power defeated Jennifer Moore 6-0, 6-0 at No. 5.
In doubles action, YSU won a No. 1 with Burak and Jesko earning an 8-6 win over Bjerrehus and Power.
With the loss, the Penguins are now 0-12 and 0-2 in the Horizon League while the Vikings improve to 10-7 and 2-0.
YSU returns to action on Saturday, April 7 when it plays host to Green Bay.
Cleveland State 5, YSU 2
Singles
No. 1 - Burak (YSU) def. Catrine Bjerrehus (CSU) - 5-7, 7-5, 10-6
No. 2 - Hankle (YSU) def. Maria Lazaris (CSU) - 6-2, 6-2
No. 3 - Kara Sherwood (CSU) def. Jesko (YSU) - 6-1, 6-2
No. 4 - Nicole Janek (CSU) def. Puppo (YSU) - 6-0, 6-0
No. 5 - Alex Power (CSU) def. Jennifer Moore (YSU) - 6-0, 6-0
No. 6 - Mendgi Liu (CSU) won by default
Doubles
No. 1 - Burak/Jesko (YSU) def. Bjerrehus/Power - 8-6
No. 2 - Lazaris/Janek (CSU) def. Hankle/Puppo - 8-2
No. 3- Sherwood/Liu (CSU) won by default
Order of Finish:
Doubles - 3, 2, 1
Singles - 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
