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March 20, 1999
Delaware downs Bucknell 6-3
LEWISBURG, PA -- The University of Delaware women's tennis team opened up its spring season with a 6-3 victory over host Bucknell Saturday afternoon. The Blue Hens, playing for the first time since November, improved to 8-4 on the season while the host Bison fell to 1-4 with their third straight loss. Delaware No. 1 doubles team of Kristin Wasniewski (Archmere) and Rachel Dencker (Concord HS) teamed for an 8-5 win to improve to 8-4 on the season and become the winningest doubles tandem in school history with a 27-5 record. The duo broke the record of 26 wins set by the team of Laura LeRoy and Christie Ellis (26-9) in 1987-88. LeRoy, now Laura Travis, is Delaware's tennis head coach. Wasniewski, Karen Greenstein, Erin Kamen, and Elly Giese all picked up singles victories for the Hens. Delaware's Rachel Dencker lost at No. 6 singles to snap a 16-match win streak. The Blue Hens also received a victory from the No. 3 doubles team of Kamen and Martine Street.
Delaware- 6, Bucknell- 3 Singles: Kristin Wasniewski, D, def. Katie Roland, 3-6, 6-3, 6-2; Karen Greenstein, D, def. Nicole Brown, 6-1, 6-0; Blakely Lauria, B, def. Tracey Guerin, 6-4, 6-2; Erin Kamen, D, def. Tracey Honko, 6-1, 6-3; Elly Giese, D, def. Beth Wurzburg, 6-1, 6-0; Kristin Inglis, B, def. Rachel Dencker, 6-1, 5-7, 6-4. Doubles: Wasniewski-Dencker, D, def. Brown-Wurzburg, 8-5; Roland- Honko, B, def. Guerin-Greenstein, 9-7; Kamen-Martine Street, D, def. Lauria-Inglis, 9-7. |
