Photo Courtesy of Ed Davis

VILLANOVA, Pa. -- The University of Delaware women’s tennis team dominated all matches in defeating Villanova 7-0, in the Hens’ first dual match of the 2009-10 season on Saturday afternoon at the Villanova Tennis Complex.

Junior Megan Doran (at right) led the Hens (1-0 overall) at No. 1 singles defeating Villanova’s (0-1 overall) Courtney Reed 6-0, 6-1. With the tone set, junior Ivana Petrich followed at No. 2 singles defeating Allison Solberg 6-3, 6-2, while junior Montse Ripoll took Wildcats’ Kristin Gobberg 6-2, 6-3 in the No. 3 spot.

Sophomore Samantha Carnall notched a No. 4 singles victory in blanking Allie Harding, 6-0, 6-0. Freshman Amanda Halstrom tallied a 6-3, 6-0 win in the No. 5 match over Michele Jordan and Hens junior Kristen Mueller clinchd a 6-2, 6-0 No. 6 victory over Elizabeth Spelman as the Blue and Gold swept singles play.

The Hens continued to steamroll in doubles play as Petrich and Ripoll paired to edge Reed and Gobberg, 9-8, 7-2, in the tiebreaker. The duo of Carnall and Halstrom defeated Wesley Donadio and Sarah Telly 8-2, while Doran and Mueller teamed to close out the day with an 8-2 victory over Katherine Monari and Solberg.

The Hens will next compete at the Old Dominion Tournament on Oct. 2-4.

AGATE:

Delaware defeated Villanova, 7-0

Singles - No. 1: Megan Doran DEL def. Courtney Reed VILL 6-0, 6-1; No. 2: Ivana Petrich DEL def. Allison Solberg VILL 6-3, 6-2; No. 3: Montse Ripoll DEL def. Kristin Gobberg VILL 6-2, 6-3; No. 4: Samantha Carnall DEL def. Allie Harding VILL 6-0, 6-0; No. 5: Amanda Halstrom DEL def. Michele Jordan VILL 6-3, 6-0; No. 6: Kristen Mueller DEL def. Elizabeth Spelman VILL 6-2, 6-0.

Doubles - No. 1: Ivana Petrich/Montse Ripoll DEL def. Courtney Reed/Kristin Gobberg VILL 9-8 (2); No. 2: Samantha Carnall/Amanda Halstrom def. Wesley Donadio and Sarah Telly 8-2; No. 3: Megan Doran/Kristen Mueller def. Katherine Monari and Allison Solberg 8-2.