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Webber College 5, Delaware 4
April 2, 2003

Wilkes Wins in Both Singles and Doubles in UD Setback

BABSON PARK, FL -- Host Webber College swept the University of Delaware men's and women's tennis teams in non-league action Wednesday afternoon.

Jessica Wilkes won at both No. 1 singles and doubles

The Webber men won five singles matches on the way to an 8-1 victory over the Blue Hen men while the Delaware women dropped a tough 5-4 decision to the hosts.

The Delaware women had their two-match win streak snapped to fall to 4-7 while the Delaware men also had a two-match win streak ended to even their record at 9-9. T

he match was the Florida debut for the UD men, who will take on Stetson on Thursday. The Delaware women take on Embry-Riddle Thursday in the final matches of the week for the Hens during their annual spring trip to Florida.

In women's action, the two teams split the six singles matches with Delaware getting victories from Jessica Wilkes at No. 1 singles, from Jen Lamberton at the No. 3 spot, and from Julia Shapiro at No. 6. Wilkes improved to 9-5 on the season and to 45-29 in her career, moving her into sole possession of seventh place on the all-time UD singles win list. Delaware picked up its only victory in doubles at the No. 1 spot where Wilkes and Beth Principe teamed for an 8-4 win.

The Delaware men could manage just one win on the afternoon as Dustin Lewis picked up a victory at the No. 4 singles spot when Webber's Per Ekvall retired with Lewis leading 3-0 in the second set. Lewis improved to 8-11 on the season with his third straight singles victory.

The Hens' Josh Ditman suffered his first loss of the season at No. 6 singles after seven straight wins when he fell to Webber's Enrique Tadares by a 6-3, 6-3 score.

AGATE:

Women: Webber College def. Delaware, 5-4

Singles: Jessica Wilkes, D, def. Kathryn Schezlin, 7-5, 6-2; Maria Pergamalis, W, def. Christine Knox, 6-1, 6-4; Jen Lamberton, D, def. Maggie Sjolund, 6-1, 6-2; Christina Hiltscher, W, def. Beth Principe, 6-1, 6-0; Sophie Alriksson, W, def. Stefanie Riddle, 6-3, 6-1; Julia Shapiro, D, def. Rashmee Kumari, 5-7, 6-4 (10-4)

Doubles: Wilkes-Principe, D, def. Pergamalis-Sjolund, 8-4; Hiltscher-Alriksson, W, def. Knox-Lamberton, 9-7; Schezlin-Kumari, W, def. Katie Heath-Katie Miller, 8-3.

Men: Webber College 8, Delaware 1

Singles: Sebastian Lang, W, def. John Tully, 6-3, 6-4; Attila Janosdeak, W, def. Sanjay Khindri, 4-6, 7-6 (7-2), 1-1 (retired); Patricio Misitrano, W, def. Robert Wirth, 6-0, 6-0; Dustin Lewis, D, def. Per Ekvall, 2-6, 3-0 (retired); Gildardo Lobo, W, def. Adam Liebman, 7-5, 6-1; Enrique Tadares, W, def. Josh Ditman, 6-3, 6-3.

Doubles: Janosdeak-Joan Garcia, W, def. Tully-Wirth, 8-5; Misitrano-Lobo, W, def. Khindri-Ditman, 8-3; Lang-Tadares, W, def. Ari Zweig-Patrick Seitz, 8-1.

 

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