University of Richmond
Massachusetts
No. 73 Women's Tennis Defeats Massachusetts, 6-1
04/07/2006 | Women's Tennis
April 7, 2006
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The No. 73 University of Richmond women's tennis team returned to its winning ways on Friday afternoon as it topped the Massachusetts Minutewomen, 6-1, in Washington, D.C. Pamela Duran, Robin Carter, Ashlee Vosters, and Jessica Hubbard all notched in singles victories to help the Spiders improve to 10-7 on the year and 3-0 in the Atlantic 10.
Although the Wolfgram/Hubbard duo fell at No. 1 doubles, Beatrice Grasu and Carter paired up at second doubles and breezed by Iwanozicz and Gimeniz. Duran and Vosters also picked up an 8-1 victory over Bartoloni and Johnson to give the Spiders a 1-0 advantage going into singles action.
The Spiders swept the No. 2-6 spots, with Grasu falling after a hard fought battle at first singles. Duran and Carter picked up 6-3, 6-3 wins over their opponents at second and third singles, while Wolfgram, Vosters, and Hubbard earned wins at the No. 4, 5, and 6 spots, respectively as the Spiders took a 5-1 lead in singles play and secured a 6-1 victory over the Minutewomen.
Richmond head coach Mark Wesselink was pleased with his team's performance. "We performed well," stated Wesselink. "And this was a good conference win over a solid conference opponent. This should give us confidence going into the Atlantic 10 tournament."
The Spiders will return to action tomorrow with a home match against Old Dominion at 1:00 p.m.
RICHMOND 6, MASSACHUSETTS 1
Doubles:
1. Spiess/Pozar (M) def. Wolfgram-Hubbard (R), 8-7 (7-5)
2. Grasu-Carter (R) def. Iwanowicz/Gimeniz (M), 8-0
3. Duran-Vosters (R) def. Bartoloni/Johnson (M), 8-1
Singles:
1. Michele Spiess (M) def. Beatrice Grasu (R), 6-1, 2-6, 6-2
2. Pamela Duran (R) def. Masha Pozar (M), 6-3, 6-3
3. Robin Carter (R) def. Susan Johnson (M), 6-3, 6-3
4. Meghan Wolfgram (R) def. Dorothy Iwanowicz (M), 6-2, 6-4
5. Ashlee Vosters (R) def. Stephanie Gimenez, 6-0, 6-4
6. Jessica Hubbard (R) def. Jana Bartoloni (M), 6-3, 4-6, 6-2
