University of Richmond
East Carolina
Women's Tennis Blanks East Carolina, 7-0
04/06/2004 | Women's Tennis
April 6, 2004
UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND, Va. - The Richmond women's tennis team extended its win streak to four matches by sweeping East Carolina, 7-0, this afternoon at the UR Tennis Complex.
Richmond cruised to the doubles point, winning 8-1 at No. 1 and 8-0 at No. 3. The toughest contest came in No. 2 doubles where sophomore Katie Karhohs and senior Patty Devlin teamed for an 8-6 victory against East Carolina's Gillie Bailey and Cristina Meilicke.
The Spiders continued their dominance in singles. Richmond won in straight sets in five of the six matches, while sophomore Meghan Wolfgram battled back for a 5-7, 6-2 (9) victory at No. 3.
Junior Courtney Klein won her fourth straight match at No. 6 singles, blanking Ashley Perkenson 6-0, 6-0. Freshman Beatrice Grasu and junior Lindsay Cox combined for a win at No. 1 doubles and then won at No. 1 and No. 2 singles respectively.
The Spiders return to the courts against VCU at 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 13.
Singles
1. Beatrice Grasu (UR) def. Raluca Baicu (ECU) 6-3, 6-2
2. Lindsay Cox (UR) def. Kirstin Buchanan (ECU) 6-4, 6-2
3. Meghan Wolfgram (UR) def. Gillie Bailey (ECU) 5-7, 6-2 (9)
4. Robin Carter (UR) def. Cristina Meilicke (ECU) 6-2, 6-0
5. Emily Applegate (UR) def. Sara Boseman (ECU) 6-0, 6-0
6. Courtney Klein (UR) def. Ashley Perkenson (ECU) 6-0, 6-0
Doubles
1. Grasu/Cox (UR) def. Baicu/Buchanan (ECU) 8-1
2. Karhohs/Patty Devlin (UR) def. Bailey/Meilicke (ECU) 8-6
3. Carter/Klein (UR) def. Boseman/Pekrenson (ECU) 8-0
