BETHLEHEM, PA -- The University of Delaware women’s tennis team shut out Lehigh University, 7-0, Saturday afternoon as the Blue Hens posted their first win of the spring season.

Delaware improved to 2-5 this season and snapped a five-match losing streak, while the Mountain Hawks fell to 1-3 on the year.

Blue Hen junior Susan Pollack defeated Gwen Dwyer 6-4, 6-3 at No. 1 singles, while Amanda Campbell defeated Alexis Jacobi 6-2, 6-2 at No. 2 and Liz Perlow (right) needed a third set tiebreaker to edge Allie Schwartz 6-4, 4-6, 10-3 at No. 3. Elena Berry defeated Julie Arthofer 6-4, 6-1 at No. 4, while Alex Dragonette posted a 6-3, 6-4 victory over Ruthie Furman at No. 5 and Brittany Barsky edged Vic Vityuk 6-0, 4-6, 10-8 at No. 6.

Pollack and Campbell defeated Dwyer and Schwartz 8-6 at No. 1 doubles, while Berry and Dragonette recorded a 9-7 victory over Jacobi and Cessa Murasko-Blank at No. 2. Perlow and Julie Schiller completed the doubles sweep for the Blue Hens by posting an 8-4 win over Furman and Arthofer at No. 3.

Delaware’s victory snapped a five-match losing streak to Lehigh, as the Blue Hens defeated the Mountain Hawks for the first time since the 2000 season.

Delaware returns to action on Saturday, March 3 with a 6 p.m. match at George Washington.

AGATE:

Delaware def. Lehigh, 7-0

Singles: No. 1: Susan Pollack (UD) def. Gwen Dwyer (LU) 6-4, 6-3; No. 2: Amanda Campbell (UD) def. Alexis Jacobi (LU) 6-2, 6-2; No. 3: Liz Perlow (UD) def. Allie Schwartz (LU) 6-4, 4-6, 10-3; No. 4: Elena Berry (UD) def. Julie Arthofer (LU) 6-4, 6-1; No. 5: Alexa Dragonette (UD) def. Ruthie Furman (LU) 6-3, 6-4; No. 6: Brittany Barsky (UD) def. Vic Vityuk (LU) 6-0, 4-6, 10-8.

Doubles: No. 1: Pollack/Campbell (UD) def. Dwyer/Schwartz (LU) 8-6; No. 2: Berry/Dragonette (UD) def. Jacobi/Cessa Marasko-Blank 9-7; No. 3: Perlow/Julie Schiller (UD) def. Furman/Arthofer (LU) 8-4.

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