Women's Tennis Downed by Hokies

Saturday, March 17

Blacksburg, Va.

1:00 PM

University of Louisville

Virginia Tech

Robyn White had a win in singles for the Cardinals.

March 17, 2007 | Women's Tennis

March 17, 2007

BLACKSBURG, Va. -- No. 74 ranked University of Louisville women's tennis fell 5-2 to Virginia Tech Saturday in Blacksburg, Va.

The No. 67 nationally-ranked Hokies, improved to 9-6 on the year with the win. U of L drops to 6-11.

Louisville won two of the three doubles matches to win the first point of the afternoon before the Hokies made their comeback in singles.

In doubles, Tech won the No. 1 contest as Inga Beermann and J.J. Larson beat U of L's Lauren Imre and Robyn White, 8-2. But the Cardinals' pair of Natalie Laszkowski and Jo-Ann Van Aerde defeated Jessica Brouwer and Ashley James, 8-5, at No. 3. Louisville clinched the doubles with a win at No. 2 as Natalia Baez and Bianca Gorbea won, 8-6, over Tech's Jessica Long and Abbey Walker.

In singles, J.J. Larson evened the match with a 6-2, 6-2, win in her No. 5 match against Jo-Ann Van Aerde. Tech took a 2-1 lead when Karina Porushkevich picked up a 6-4, 6-3, win at No. 2 over Natalie Laszkowski and the Hokies increased the lead as Inga Beermann posted a come-from-behind 3-6, 6-3, 6-2, win in the No. 1 match against Lauren Imre. Jessica Long won the clinching point with a 6-4, 2-6, 6-0, victory at No. 3 over Bianca Gorbea.

The teams split the remaining two singles contests as Louisville's Robyn White defeated Ashley James 2-6, 7-5, 7-5 in a three set win. Abbey Walker took a tight 7-5, 3-6, 7-6, win at No. 6.


No. 67 Virginia Tech 5, No. 74 Louisville 2
Singles1. Inga Beermann (VT) def. Lauren Imre (UL) 3-6, 6-3, 6-22. Karina Porushkevich (VT) def. Natalie Laszkowski (UL) 6-4, 6-33. Jessica Long (VT) def. Bianca Gorbea (UL) 6-4, 2-6, 6-04. Robyn White (UL) def. Ashley James (VT) 2-6, 7-5, 7-55. J.J. Larson (VT) def. Jo-Ann Van Aerde (UL) 6-2, 6-26. Abbey Walker (VT) def. Natalia Baez (UL) 7-5, 3-6, 7-6Order of finish: 5, 2, 1, 3*, 4, 6
Doubles1. Beermann/Larson (VT) def. Imre/White (UL) 8-22. Baez/Gorbea (UL) def. Long/Walker (VT) 8-63. Laszkowski/Van Aerde(UL) def. Jessica Brouwer/A. James (VT) 8-5Order of finish: 1, 3, 2*