No. 74 Richmond Rolls Past Maryland, 5-2
02/16/2009 | Women's Tennis
Feb. 16, 2009
COLLEGE PARK, Md. -
No. 74 Richmond downed Maryland 5-2, this past weekend in College Park, Md. Richmond took the lead early in the doubles category, after No. 1 Pamela Duran/Erin Clark defeated Michal Amir/Lisa Miller 8-5 while No. 3 Helen Cunningham/Xenia Schneider defeated Lauren Wolman/Jordan Hansborough 9-7. The win pushes the Spiders to 6-1.
In singles play, Richmond continued its dominance as No. 1 Duran defeated Amir, 6-3, 7-6 (4) while No. 2 Clark defeated Eleanor Peters 6-2, 6-0. Cunningham defeated Miller, 4-6, 6-2, 6-3 while Joanna Matuszczyk defeated Hansborough, 6-4, 6-0.
"The team came out and played with a lot of heart and determination against a tough ACC opponent," said Mark Wesselink. Winning close matches against tough opponents will give us the confidence we'll need against #29 Virginia next Saturday."
Richmond 5, Maryland 2
SINGLES
Pamela Duran (Rich.) def. Michal Amir (Md.), 6-3, 7-6(4)
Erin Clark (Rich.) def. Eleanor Peters (Md.), 6-2, 6-0
Karin Lundmark (Md.) def. Kelly Tidwell (Rich.) 6-4, 7-5
Helen Cunningham (Rich.) def. Lisa Miller (Md.), 4-6, 6-2, 6-3
Joanna Matuszczyk (Rich.) def. Jordan Hansbrough (Md.), 6-4, 6-0
Oksana Krutiyenko (Md.) def. Ashley Vosters (Rich.) 6-4, 6-1
DOUBLES
Duran/Clark (Rich.) def. Amir/Miller (Md.), 8-5
MacKeever/Peters (Md.) def. Vosters/Tidwell (Rich.), 8-6
Cunningham/Schneider (Rich.) def. Wolman/Hansbrough (Md.), 9-7
The Spiders return to action next weekend when they travel to Charlottesville. The match versus No. 29 Virginia is set for 3:00 p.m.