UNC
Wilmington Posts 6-1 Win Over Delaware In
Women's Tennis
DATE:
April 8, 2005
FAIRFAX,
VA -- TheThe UNC Wilmington men's tennis
team posted a 4-3 win over the University
of Delaware while the Seahawk women
recorded a 6-1 victory over the Blue Hens
in a pair of Colonial Athletic Association
matches Friday on the campus of George
Mason University.
The
UNC Wilmington men, who improved to 6-8
overall and 2-0 in the league, won four
singles points to take the close victory.
Josh Ditman posted a 4-6, 7-5, 6-4 win
over Taylor Vaughn at No. 3 for Delaware,
which fell to 9-4 overall and 1-1 in the
conference. Jason Hanschmann was the other
singles winner for the Blue Hens, as he
edged Aaron Rassell 6-2, 2-6, 7-5 at No. 6
to improve to a team-best 15-5 this
season.
Caio
Piacentini defeated John Tully 6-3, 6-1 at
No. 1 for the Seahawks, while Alvaro
Penteado topped Adam Liebman 6-1, 6-1 at
No. 2. Rahul Rajkhewa topped Jesse Carl
6-7 (4), 7-6 (5), 6-3 at No. 4, and Grant
Holland defeated Robert Wirth 6-2, 6-2 at
No. 5.
Jesse
Carl and Hanschmann defeated Rajkhewa and
Holland 8-6 at No. 2 doubles, while Philip
Wayne and Sammy Carl posted an 8-3 win
over Seth Johnson and Robbie Paul at No. 3
to win their 11th straight match and
improve to 13-1 this year. Piacentini and
Penteado defeated Tullly and Wirth 8-5 at
No. 1 doubles for UNC
Wilmington.
The
Seahawk women took all six singles points
as they improved to 10-6 overall and 2-0
in the CAA. The Delaware women, who fell
to 12-5 overall and 2-1 in conference
play, picked up the doubles point as Susan
Pollack and Alexa Dragonette defeated
Lindsey Hess and Sallie Kiser 8-4 at No. 1
while Elizabeth Perlow and Sari Shuster
edged Lauren Filliettaz and Katie Carlson
8-6 at No. 3.
Hess
defeated Pollack 1-6, 6-2, 6-2 at No. 1
singles, Kiser topped Perlow 6-3, 6-3 at
No. 2, and Molly Molony edged Shuster 6-2,
6-2 at No. 3 for UNC Wilmington. Kristin
Mears defeated Dragonette 6-2, 6-0 at No.
4, Cassie Martin posted a 6-3, 6-2 victory
over Brittany Barsky at No. 5, and Cary
Wyeth topped Katie Miller 6-3, 6-2 at No.
6.
AGATE:
Women:
UNC Wilmington def. Delaware,
6-1
Singles:
Lindsey Hess (UNCW) def. Susan Pollack
(UD) 1-6, 6-2, 6-2; Sallie Kiser (UNCW)
def. Elizabeth Perlow (UD) 6-3, 6-3; Molly
Molony (UNCW) def. Sari Shuster (UD) 6-2,
6-2; Kristin Mears (UNCW) def. Alexa
Dragonette (UD) 6-2, 6-0; Cassie Martin
(UNCW) def. Brittany Barsky (UD) 6-3, 6-2;
Cary Wyeth (UNCW) def. Katie Miller (UD)
6-3, 6-2.
Doubles:
Pollack/Dragonette (UD) def. Hess/Kiser
(UNCW) 8-4; Mears/Molony (UNCW) def.
Barsky/Miller (UD) 8-5; Perlow/Shuster
(UD) def. Lauren Filliettaz/Katie Carlson
(UNCW) 8-5.
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