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April 14, 2002 Blue Hens Down Drexel for 41st Straight Time NEWARK, DE -- The University of Delaware men's and women's tennis teams continued their dominance over rival Drexel University as the Blue Hens swept the Dragons in Colonial Athletic Association play Sunday afternoon. The Delaware men (9-6, 3-0 CAA) stayed unbeaten in league play with a 5-2 win over Drexel at the Carpenter Sports Building Courts to extend their win streak to three matches. Delaware has now defeated the Drexel men 41 straight times since 1963. On the women's side, Delaware (6-10, 3-2 CAA) won its third straight match with a 6-1 victory over Drexel at the Delaware Field House Courts. The Blue Hens have now downed the Dragons 10 straight times. Both Delaware teams will close out the CAA regular season this week with the UD men hosting Towson Monday and the UD women travelling to Towson Tuesday. The CAA Tournament will be held April 18-21 at Richmond, VA. The Blue Hen won four of the six singles matches and two of the three doubles matchup to earn their win. Sanjay Khindri, John Tully, Dustin Lewis, and David Mouber all won singles matches for the Blue Hens while the doubles teams of Robert Wirth and Ari Zweig and Lee Kennedy and Mouber were also victorious. Khindri and Mouber each won their fourth straight match while Tully (13-6) and Lewis (13-7) each won their team-high 13th match of the season. Mouber and Kennedy improved their career doubles record to 24-17, moving into seventh place all-time at UD. In the women's match, Delaware won five of the six singles matches in straight sets, getting victories from Elly Giese, Anisha Talati, Martine Street, Christine Knox, and Beth Principe. The Hens also swept doubles play behind wins from Giese and Street at No. 1, Talati and Jessica Wilkes at No. 2, and Knox and Principe at No. 3. Knox (11-4) and Principe (9-7) each extended their singles win streaks to five matches while Giese (12-7) won her team-best 12th match of the season. Knox and Principe combined for their third straight doubles win. AGATE: Men: Delaware 5, Drexel 2 Singles: Sanjay Khindri, DEL, def. Walid El-Jabarri, 6-7 (6), 6-2, 7-5; John Tully, DEL, def. Reda Akbil, 7-6 (8-6), 6-3; John Dinan, DRX, def. Robert Wirth, 6-2, 7-5; Scott Nagao, DRX, def. Lee Kennedy, 7-5, 5-7, 7-6 (7-2); Dustin Lewis, DEL, def. Nevzat Cubukcu, 6-0, 6-0; David Mouber, DEL, def. Kellen Thomas, 6-0, 6-2. Doubles: Dinan-Nagao, DRX, def. Khindri-Tully, 8-6; Wirth-Ari Zweig, DEL, def. El-Jabarri-Akbil, 8-5; Kennedy-Mouber, DEL, def. Alex Sutton-Mike Leibowitz, 8-3.
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