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University of Delaware Women Netters Dominate Action at Season-Opening Swarthmore Invitational
 
DATE: September 6, 2008
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SWARTHMORE, Pa. -- University of Delaware women’s tennis players dominated the action, winning 15 of 16 singles matches and seven of eight doubles contests at the season-opening Swarthmore Invitational Saturday afternoon.

The second and final day of the two-day tournament will get underway Sunday morning with championship action. Competing in the tournament is Delaware, Haverford, Johns Hopkins, and host Swarthmore.

Delaware’s Courtney Fenimore and Elena Berry (at right) each won their two matches at Flight A singles, Megan Doran and Lauren Gruber each won two matches at Flight B singles, Samantha Carnall and Ivana Petrich won their two matches at Flight C singles, and Amanda Campbell was unbeaten in two singles matches at Flight D. Kristen Mueller split her two matches at Flight D singles for the Blue Hens.

In doubles action, Delaware’s Flight A teams of Fenimore and Berry and Carnall and Gruber both went undefeated in two matches while in Flight B, the Blue Hens tandem of Campbell and Doran was 2-0. In addition, the team of Petrich and Mueller split their two matches at the Flight B spot.

AGATE:

Singles:

Flight A: 1st Round - Courtney Fenimore (Delaware) def. Ellen Fisun (Haverford), 6-1, 6-2; Elena Berry (Delaware) def. Anita Bhamidipati (Johns Hopkins), 6-0, 6-1; 2nd Round - Fenimore def. Brittany Matava (Johns Hopkins), 6-1, 3-2, ret.; Berry, D, def. Rosie DuBrin (Swarthmore), 6-2, 6-2
Flight B: 1st Round - Megan Doran (Delaware) def. Luann Cignavitch (Swarthmore), 6-1, 6-2; Lauren Gruber (Delaware) def. Katie Drooyan (Haverford), 6-1, 6-1; 2nd Round - Doran def. Christina Bradley (Haverford), 6-1, 6-0; Gruber def. Amanda Schubert (Johns Hopkins), 6-2, 6-2
Flight C: 1st Round - Samantha Carnall (Delaware) def. Marrisa Lee (Swarthmore), 6-0, 6-1; Ivana Petrich (Delaware) def. Mallory Willenborg (Johns Hopkins), 6-2, 6-0; 2nd Round - Petrich def. Rebecca Commito (Swarthmore), 6-1, 6-0; Carnall def. Sarita Kapadia (Haverford), 6-2, 6-0
Flight D: 1st Round - Kristen Mueller (Delaware) def. Elizabeth Gallo (Haverford), 6-0, 6-1; Amanda Campbell (Delaware) def. Meaghan Ryan (Haverford), 6-0, 6-0; 2nd Round: Julia Guarino (Johns Hopkins) def. Mueller, 6-2, 4-6, 11-9; Campbell def. Ingrid Pancoast (Haverford), 6-2, 6-0.

Doubles:

Flight A: 1st Round - Fenimore-Berry (Delaware) def. Schubert-Dwyer (Johns Hopkins), 8-2; Carnall-Gruber (Delaware) def. Wallwork-DuBrin (Swarthmore), 8-3; 2nd Round - Fenimore-Barry def. Wettick-Bradley (Haverford), 8-5; Carnall-Gruber def. Matava-Bhamidipati (Johns Hopkins), 8-5.
Flight B: 1st Round - Petrich-Mueller (Delaware) def. Ryan-Gallo (Haverford), 8-1; Campbell-Doran (Delaware) def. Guarino-Lee (Johns Hopkins), 8-3; 2nd Round - Warren-Willenborg (Johns Hopkins) def. Petrich-Mueller, 8-3; Campbell-Doran def. Gibson-Kapadia (Haverford).

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