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Swarthmore
Invitational
September 14-15,
2002
Blue Hens Open
Season by Taking Doubles Title
SWARTHMORE, PA -- The University
of Delaware women's tennis squad opened the 2002-2003 season
at the Swarthmore College Invitational this past weekend and
recorded a doubles title and second place finishes in three
of the four singles flights.
The Blue Hen team of Katie Miller
and Jenna Musolino defeated a team from Millersville
by a 9-7 score to capture the doubles title while singles
players Jessica Wilkes, Miller, and Julia
Shapiro all finished in second place in their respective
flights.
For the tournament, Delaware posted a
combined record of 16-11 in singles play. Also competing in
the season -opening tournament were players from Swarthmore,
Franklin & Marshall, and Millersville.
Swarthmore's Anjani Reddy defeated
Delaware's Jessica Wilkes 6-4, 6-3 in the No. 1 Flight
finals; Tiffany Callaio downed Delaware's Miller in the No.
3 Flight finals, and Natalie Barnes of Millersville beat
Delaware's Shapiro 6-0, 6-0 in the No. 4 Flight
championship.
Delaware will return to action Sept. 21
when the Blue Hens host Saint Joseph's.
AGATE
No. 1 Singles: 1st Round - Reddy
(Swarthmore) def. Christine Knox (UD), 6-3, 6-4; Jessica
Wilkes (UD), def. Papalia (F&M), 6-2, 6-0; 2nd Round -
Leone (FM) def. Knox (UD), 7-5, 6-1; J. Wilkes (UD) def.
Celano (Swarthmore), 6-3, 4-6 (10-4); Third Round - Knox
(UD) def. Eger (Millersville), 6-3, 6-2; J. Wilkes (UD)
def. Cornelius (Millersville), 6-2, 6-1; Finals: Anjani
Reddy (Swarthmore) def. J. Wilkes, 6-4, 6-3.
No. 2 Singles: 1st Round - Miller
(Millersville) def. Stefanie Riddle (UD), 7-6 (7), 6-4; Beth
Principe (UD) def. Townsend (Swarthmore), 0-6, 6-2, 10-5;
2nd Round - Riddle (UD) def. Connor (FM), 6-3, 6-0; Opilo
(Millersville) def. Principe (UD), 6-2, 7-5; 3rd Round -
Riddle (UD) def. Voll (Swarthmore), 6-2, 6-4; Principe (UD)
def. Kirkbright (FM), 6-1, 6-4.
No. 3 Singles: 1st Round -
Callaio (Millersville) def. Jenna Musolino (UD), 7-6 (2),
6-1; Katie Miller (UD) def. Denenberg (F&M), 3-6, 7-5,
11-9; 2nd Round - Suzuki (Swarthmore) def. Musolino (UD),
6-1, 6-1; Miller (UD) def. Brewer (Millersville), 6-3, 2-6,
10-7; 3rd Round - Musolino (UD) def. Jenkins (FM), by
default; Miller (UD) def. Shahi (Swarthmore), 6-1, 2-6,
10-8; Finals: Tiffany Callaio (Millersville) def. Miller
(UD), 6-0, 2-6, 10-4
No. 4 Singles: 1st Round - Julia
Shapiro (UD) def. Monts (F&M), 6-3, 6-1; Barnes
(Millersville), def. Lesley Wilkes (UD), 6-1, 6-1; 2nd Round
- L. Wilkes (UD) def. Potluri (Swarthmore), 6-1, 6-0;
Shapiro (UD) def. Spatz (Millersville), 6-4, 5-7, 10-8; 3rd
Round - Patel (FM) def. L. Wilkes (UD), 6-3, 6-1; 3rd Round
- Shapiro (UD) def. Vallabh (Swarthmore), 2-6, 6-4, 11-9;
Finals: Natalie Barnes (Millersville) def. Shapiro (UD),
6-0, 6-0.
Doubles: Leone-Connor (FM) def. J.
Wilkes-Knox (UD), 8-5; Opilo-Miller (Millersville) def.
Principe-Riddle (UD), 9-8 (1); Musolino-Miller (UD) def.
Townsend-Berry (Swarthmore), 8-6; Aagarwal-Adelman
(Swarthmore) def. Shapiro-L. Wilkes (UD), 8-2;
Miller-Musolino (UD) def. Brewer-Callaio (Millersville),
9-7.
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