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Delaware 5, Bucknell 2
April 21, 2001

Hens Down Bison for Fourth Straight Year

 

LEWISBURG, PA -- The University of Delaware women's tennis team defeated Bucknell University for the fourth straight year, posting a 5-2 non-league victory Saturday afternoon.

The Blue Hens improved to 5-3 with their third straight victory. The Hens will travel to Lafayette April 24 in their final tune-up before the America East championships April 27-29 at Yale University in New Haven, CT.

Bucknell took two of the three doubles matches to win the doubles point, but Delaware countered by winning five of the six singles matches, two of them in three sets, to cruise to the victory.

Posting wins in singles for the Hens were Elly Giese at No. 1 singles, Jessica Wilkes at No. 2, Anisha Talati at No. 4, Danielle Wall at No. 5, and Jessica Quittman at No. 6.

Wall improved to a perfect 7-0 on the season while Quittman improved to 6-1.

In doubles play, the Hens picked up their only victory at the No. 3 spot as Talati and Quittman teamed for an 8-5 win over Bucknell's Jill Wurzburg and Laura Maisel. Talati and Quittman improved to 7-1 on the season.

AGATE:

Delaware 5, Bucknell 2

Singles: Elly Giese, D, def. Jill Wurzburg, 6-7 (4), 6-3, 7-6 (3); Jessica Wilkes, D, def. Kristin Inglis, 6-0, 6-2; Laura Maisel, B, def. Martine Street, 6-3, 6-2; Anisha Talati, D, def. Sam Berthod, 3-6, 6-1, 7-6 (5); Danielle Wall, D, def. Alyssa Bishop, 6-1, 6-2; Jessica Quittman, D, def. Kristen Pungo, 6-3, 6-4

Doubles: Maisel-Berthod, B, def. Giese-Wilkes, 9-7; Inglis-Beth Wurzburg, B, def. Wall-Street, 9-7; Talati-Quittman, D, def. Jill Wurzburg-Maisel, 8-5.

 

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