2 0 0 2 - 2 0 0 3



Delaware 5, LaSalle 2
October 6, 2002

Blue Hen Netters Win Fourth Straight, Continues Dominance of LaSalle

 

NEWARK, DE -- The University of Delaware men's and women's tennis teams defeated LaSalle University by identical scores of 5-2 Sunday afternoon.

The Blue Hen men (5-2) won their fourth straight match of the fall season with a 5-2 win over the Explorers at the Carpenter Sports Building courts while the Delaware women (1-2) won their first match of the season with a 5-2 win at the Delaware Field House Courts.

Both Delaware teams continued their dominance over the Explorers. The UD women have downed LaSalle in all 11 meetings while the Blue Hen men are now 25-2 all-time vs. LaSalle and have won 23 straight over LaSalle since 1953.

The Delaware men, who have now won 9 of their last 12 matches since last season, got singles wins from John Tully at No. 1, Sanjay Khindri at No. 2, Josh Ditman at No. 4, and Robert Wirth at No. 6 and doubles victories from the Hens' No. 1 team of Tully and Wirth and the No. 2 team of Khindri and Ditman. Tully improved to a team-leading 5-2 in singles play this season for the Blue Hens.

On the women's side, Delaware got singles victories from Christine Knox at No. 2, Beth Principe at No. 3, Stephanie Riddle at No. 4, and Julia Shapiro at No. 6. Shapiro improved to a team-leading 5-2 with her victory.

The Blue Hens swept the three doubles matches as Knox and Jessica Wilkes won at No. 1, Principe and Katie Heath won at No. 2, and Katie Miller and Jenna Musolino were winners at the No. 3 spot.

The Blue Hen women will compete at the Kutztown (PA) University Invitational this weekend while the UD men will next be in action Oct. 18-19 at the Old Dominion Tournament.

AGATE:

Delaware Men def. LaSalle, 5-2

Singles: John Tully (D) def. Andy Hughes, 6-0, 6-0; Sanjay Khindri (D) def. Eric Moffett, 6-2, 6-2; Tyler Edwards (L) def. Adam Liebman, 7-6, 6-2; Ron Gargullo (L) def. Dustin Lewis, 7-6 (10-8), 6-4; Josh Ditman (D) def. Maro Onorato, 6-0, 6-0; Robert Wirth (D) def. Pete Daly, 6-1, 6-0

Doubles: Tully/Wirth (D) def. Moffett/Daly, 8-0; Khindri-Ditman (D) def. Hughes/Gagulo, 8-4; Edwards/Onorato (L) def. Ari Zweig- Pat Seitz; 8-3

Delaware Women def. LaSalle, 5-2

Singles: Megan Donahue (L) def. Jessica Wilkes, 7-5, 4-6, 6-3; Christine Knox (D) def. Christina Stefan, 6-1, 6-0; Beth Principe (D) def. Courtney Tereszuk, 6-2, 6-3; Stephanie Riddle (D) def. Denise Chambers, 3-6, 6-3, 7-5; Dana Koch (L) def. Katie Heath, 6-3, 4-6, 6-3; Julia Shapiro (D) def. Kristen Hess, 6-2, 6-0.

Doubles: Wilkes/Knox (D) def. Donahue/Koch, 8-6; Principe/Heath (D) def. Tereszuk/Chambers, 8-3; Katie Miller/Jenna Musolino (D) def. Stefan/Hess, 8-4.

 

- DDD -