Richmond Claims 2004 Atlantic 10 Women's Tennis Championship
04/18/2004 | Women's Tennis
April 18, 2004
COLLEGE PARK, MD - Freshmen Robin Carter and Emily Applegate each posted straight-set victories and top-seeded Richmond claimed its second title in three seasons after defeating No. 2 Xavier on Sunday, 4-0, in the finals of the 2004 Atlantic 10 Women's Tennis Championship, held at The Tennis Center at College Park.
Carter defeated Xavier senior Kate Weightman, 6-2, 6-2, at the No. 4 flight while Applegate turned aside Emily Tuchscherer at the No. 5 spot, 6-1, 6-2. Spiders junior Courtney Klein rounded out the individual wins for UR with a 6-3, 6-1 win versus Musketeers freshman Jackie Vilines.
"I would like to congratulate Xavier on a terrific match and a great season," said Richmond head coach Mark Wesselink. "We are a very young team with three freshmen in our singles lineup and we played a very difficult schedule this year. I thought our team showed it was match tested and displayed a lot of character today. I am really proud of the way they performed throughout the A-10 Championship."
Richmond jumped out to a 1-0 lead after securing the doubles point as the tandems of freshman Beatrice Grasu and junior Lindsay Cox and Carter and Klein recorded 8-2 wins at the Nos. 1 and 3 doubles flights, respectively. Xavier junior Lauren Clary was leading Grasu, 6-2, 4-4 at the No. 1 singles flight before Richmond clinched the title as the Musketeers finished second in the Championship for the second time in three years, equaling their highest-ever finish.
In the third-place consolation match, senior Danira Penic improved to 3-0 on the weekend after winning in straight sets (6-1, 6-1) versus Christine Liehr of Massachusetts at the No. 1 position as Temple edged third-seed Massachusetts, 4-3.
In the fifth-place match Sunday morning, Nazli Gencsoy and Anastasia Skavronskaia registered straight-set wins at the Nos. 2 and 5 singles flights to lead George Washington past Duquesne, 4-0. Dayton defeated Fordham, 7-0, in the seventh-place contest as junior Erin Krikland shrugged off an ankle injury sustained during the second set to defeat Sophomore Christina Papa at the No. 1 position, 6-1, 6-2.
For complete results of the 2004 Atlantic 10 Women's Tennis Championship, log on to www.atlantic10.org
Final Standings
1st Place - Ricmond
Richmond 4, Xavier 0
Doubles
Singles
2nd Place - Xavier
3rd Place - Temple
4th Place - Massachusetts
5th Place - George Washington
6th Place - Duquesne
7th Place - Dayton
8th Place - Fordham
9th Place - Saint Joseph's
10th Place - La Salle
11th Place - Rhode Island
12th Place - St. Bonaventure
1. Beatrice Grasu/Lindsay Cox (UR) def. Lauren Clary/Stephanie Bauer (XU) - 8-2
2. Meghan Wolfgram/Katie Karhohs (UR) vs. Kristin Clary/Kate Weightman (XU) - 7-7 (DNF)
3. Robin Carter/Courtney Klein (UR) def. Emily Tuchscherer/Jackie Vilines (XU) - 8-2
1. L.Clary vs. Grasu (UR) - 6-2, 4-4 (DNF)
2. Cox (UR) def. Bauer (XU) - 7-6, 5-1 (DNF)
3. Wolfgram (UR) vs. K.Clary (XU) - 7-6 (7-1), 2-5 (DNF)
4. Carter (UR) def. Weightman (XU) - 6-2, 6-2
5. Emily Applegate (UR) def. Tuchscherer (XU) - 6-1, 6-2
6. Klein (UR) def. Vilines (XU) - 6-3, 6-1