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Delaware 6, Hofstra 1
April 13, 2001

Blue Hens Continue Streak vs. Hofstra; Sweep Doubles Play

 

Anisha Talati Won at Singles and Doubles for the Hens

NEWARK, DE -- The University of Delaware women's tennis team downed Hofstra 6-1 and the Pride men downed Delaware 5-2 for a split in the team's America East matches Friday afternoon.

The Delaware women (3-3) won four of the six singles matches on its way to the 6-1 win at the Carpenter Sports Building Courts, downing the Pride (3-9) for the seventh straight time. The Pride lost its fifth straight match of the season.

In the men's match at the Delaware Field House Courts, Delaware (3-6) captured wins at No. 1 and No. 2 singles, but Hofstra picked up the rest in the 5-2 victory. Hofstra (5-3), a 2000 NCAA Tournament participant, downed the Hens for the fourth straight year.

Both Delaware teams will take on America East foe Drexel Saturday afternoon in Philadelphia.

Picking up wins for the Delaware women were Elly Giese (National Cathedral/Washington, DC) at No. 1 singles, Jessica Wilkes (Nazareth/Bethlehem, PA) at No. 2 singles, Anisha Talati (Hillsborough/Bellemead, NJ) at No. 4 singles, Danielle Wall (Villa Maria/Newtown Square, PA) at No. 5 singles, and Jessica Quittman (Harrison/Harrison, NY) at No. 6 singles.

Delaware swept the three doubles matches as Giese and Wilkes won at No. 1, Wall and Street were winners at the No. 2 spot, and Quittman and Talati teamed for the win at No. 3 doubles.

Wall improved to a team-best 5-0 on the season while Quittman improved to 4-1. Talati and Quittman improved to 5-1 in doubles play this season.

In the men's match, Delaware started out with wins at the first two singles spots before the Pride rallied to win the rest of the contests. Delaware junior Dave Mouber (Moorestown Friends/Mt. Laurel, NJ) posted a 3-6, 6-3, 6-3 victory over Hofstra's Sergey Mikeladze at the No. 1 spot and Hen sophomore Lee Kennedy (North Mecklenburg/Cornelius, NC) downed Hofstra's Chris Conrad 6-0, 6-0 at the No. 2 spot.

AGATE:

Delaware Women def. Hofstra, 6-1

Singles: Elly Giese, D, def. Mihaela Stefan, 7-6 (7-3), 7-6 (7-4); Jessica Wilkes, D, def. Kristin Roberts, 6-3, 6-0; Vesna Jaksic, H, def. Martine Street, 6-4, 6-4; Anisha Talati, D, def. Jennifer Freedman, 6-2, 6-4; Danielle Wall, D, def. Jamie McGrath, 6-0, 6-2; Jessica Quittman, D, def. Lauren Franki, 6-0, 6-1.

Doubles: Giese-Wilkes, D, def. Roberts-Jaksic, 8-2; Wall-Street, D, def. Stefan-Freedman, 8-5; Talati-Quittman, D, def. McGrath-Franki, 8-1

Hofstra Men def. Delaware, 5-2

Singles: David Mouber, D, def. Sergey Mikeladze, 3-6, 6-3, 6-3; Lee Kennedy, D, def. Chris Conrad, 6-0, 6-0; Sergio Teixeira, H, def. Sean Kelly, 6-1, 6-1; Duane Williams, H, def. Sanjay Khindri, 6-3, 6-0; James Tsai, H, def. Ari Zweig, 6-4, 6-4; Peter Harjes, H, def. John Fogelgren, 6-2, 6-3.

Doubles: Mikeladze-Conrad, H, def. Kelly-Khindri, 8-6; Williams-Tsai, H, def. Mouber-Kennedy, 9-8 (7-3); Teixeira-Harjes, H, def. Zweig-Patrick Seitz, 8-4.

 

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