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Dragonette Wins Twice But Hens Fall to James Madison 6-1 in Women's Tennis

DATE: April 17, 2005

NEWARK, DE -- The University of Delaware men's and women's tennis teams were both defeated by James Madison Sunday afternoon at the Delaware Field House Tennis Courts in the Blue Hens' final match before the upcoming Colonial Athletic Association championships later this week.

The Delaware men (11-6, 2-3 CAA) had a two-match win streak snapped with a 4-3 setback to the Dukes while the Delaware women (15-6, 4-2 CAA) had a three-match win skein ended with a 6-1 loss to James Madison.

The pairings for the CAA Tournament will be announced early this week. The CAA men's tournament will be held April 21-24 at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, VA.

The Delaware men were involved in their fifth 4-3 match of the season but came out on the losing side as James Madison won four of the six singles matches to clinch the victory.

The Blue Hens got singles victories from Jonathan Schwartz at No. 5 singles and from Phil Wayne at No. 6 singles and doubles wins from the teams of Jesse Carl and Jason Hanschmann at No. 2 and from Wayne and Sammy Carl at No. 3.

Schwartz won his third straight singles match to improve to 8-3 while Wayne improved to 9-1. In doubles, Carl and Hanschmann improved to 16-2 with their fifth straight win and Carl and Wayne improved to 16-4 with their victories. The 16 doubles wins this season is the second highest in UD history and second only to the school record of 18 wins set by Jeff Dumansky and Jeff Olmstead, who went 18-3 in 1973-74.

On the women's side, Delaware posted just two victories as Alexa Dragonette (right) posted a 6-4, 6-2 win over Rebecca Vanderelest at the No. 3 singles flight and then teamed with Marissa Singer for an 8-5 win over Laura Graham and Ashley Reyher at No. 3 doubles. The Hens played without No. 1 singles and No. 1 doubles player Susan Pollack who was sick.

Dragonette improved to 11-6 with her third straight victory in singles and improved to 18-3 in doubles action this season.

Delaware's Liz Perlow moved up to No. 1 singles due to the absence of Pollack and dropped a 6-1, 6-4 decision to Kristin Veith. Perlow fell to 19-9 on the season but played in her 28th singles match of the season, breaking the UD record of 27 set by Kristin Wasniewski in 1997-98.

AGATE:

Women: James Madison def. Delaware, 6-1

Singles: Kristen Veith, JMU, def. Liz Perlow, 6-1, 6-4; Kristin Nordstrom def. Sari Shuster, 6-2, 6-2; Alexa Dragonette, D, def. Rebecca Vanderelest, 6-4, 6-2; Ashley Reyher, JMU, def. Brittany Barsky, 6-3, 6-4; Mary Napier, JMU, def. Katie Miller, 6-1, 6-2; Laura Graham, JMU, def. Marissa Singer, 6-4, 7-5.

Doubles: Veith-Vanderelest, JMU, def. Barsky-Miller, 8-0; Napier-Nordstrom, JMU, def. Perlow-Shuster, 8-2; Dragonette-Singer, D, def. Graham-Reyher, 8-5.

Men: James Madison def. Delaware, 4-3

Singles: David Emery, JMU, def. John Tully, 3-6, 6-4, 6-3; Jesse Tarr, JMU, def. Adam Liebman, 7-6 (7-1), 6-7 (7-4), 6-2, Brian Clay, JMU, def. Jesse Carl, 6-3, 7-6 (7-4); Bob Allensworth, JMU, def. Jason Hanschmann, 7-6 (7-4), 6-0; Jonathan Schwartz, D, def. Carlin Campbell, 4-6, 6-2, 6-1; Phil Wayne, D, def. Don Davidson, 7-6 (7-4), 6-4.

Doubles: Emery-Tarr, JMU, def. Tully-Robert Wirth, 8-4; Jesse Carl-Hanschmann, D, def. Clay-Campbell, 8-3; Wayne-Sammy Carl, D, def. Allensworth-Davidson, 8-3.

 

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