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UMBC 4, Delaware 3
April 15, 2004

Wayne Wins Two Matches but Blue Hens Drop Close One to UMBC

NEWARK, DE -- The University of Delaware men's and women's tennis teams each dropped a non-league decision to UMBC Thursday afternoon at the Delaware Field House Courts.

UMBC, now a member of the America East conference, advanced to the NCAA Tournament last season in both men's and women's tennis as champions of the Northeast Conference. Delaware fell to the UMBC men by a 4-3 score, the Hen's second straight 4-3 setback, while the UD women dropped a 6-1 decision to UMBC. The Retriever women improved to 9-4 with their eighth straight victory.

The Delaware men fell to 9-10 with their second straight setback while the Blue Hen women had a two-match win streak snapped to fall to 7-9. Both Delaware teams will resume Colonial Athletic Association action Saturday at George Mason.

In the men's match, Delaware got singles victories from Sanjay Khindri at the No. 2 spot, Adam Liebman at No. 3, and Philip Wayne (at right) at No. 6, and a doubles win at the No. 3 spot from the team of Wayne and Jon Edwards. Khindri improved to 12-11 on the season in singles, Liebman improved to 11-11, and Wayne won his second straight match to move his record to 6-4.

The Delaware women managed just one victory on the day as Marissa Singer (at right) posted a 6-0, 6-4 win over Idil Un at the No. 3 spot to win her second straight match and improve to 7-8 on the season.

AGATE:

UMBC def. Delaware, 4-3

Singles: Josef Novotny, UMBC, def. John Tully, 6-2, 6-3; Sanjay Khindri, D, def. James Tyler, 6-4, 6-2; Adam Liebman, D, def. Luis Baraldi, 6-1, 6-1; Djan Gusmao, UMBC, def. Josh Ditman, 6-3, 6-3; Michael Keller, UMBC, def. Ari Zweig, 7-5, 7-6 (7-1); Philip Wayne, D, def. Mehrban Iranshad, 6-1, 6-3.

Doubles: Novotny-Baraldi, UMBC, def. Tully-Khindri, 8-6; Tyler-Keller, UMBC, def. Ditman-Zweig, 9-7; Wayne-Jon Edwards, D, def. Albert Hardja-Iranshad, 8-4.

 

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