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Women's Tennis Defeats Cleveland
State, 5-2
ORLANDO, Fla. (March 10, 2008) - The University of Connecticut women's
tennis team defeated Cleveland State, 5-2, Monday afternoon in its first of
three spring break matches. The Huskies
are now 2-2 on the season.
UConn started out the day by taking two of three doubles matches to go up 1-0
before moving into singles action. After Cleveland State won the no. 1 singles
match, the Huskies swept flights two through five to earn enough for the win.
Emily Herb (Cherry Hill, N.J.) defeated Jackie Tabb, 6-3, 6-3, in the no.
2 spot before BreAnn Cheung (Tucson, Ariz.) bested Jenn Myers, 6-2, 6-4,
in flight three. Jessica Porter (Duluth, Ga.) and Ali Campitiello
(Staten Island, N.Y.) wrapped the Huskies' run with victories at nos. 4 and 5.
The Huskies return to action Tuesday against Valparaiso at noon.
SINGLES 1 Melissa Holzinger
(CS) def. Kelley LoRusso (UC): 6-2, 6-0
2 Emily Herb (UC) def. Jackie Tabb (CS): 6-3, 6-3
3 BreAnn Cheung (UC) def. Jenn Myers (CS): 6-2, 6-4
4 Jessica Porter (UC) def. Sanda Bjelan (CS): 7-5, 6-4
5 Ali Campitiello (UC) def. Charlotte Gibbons (CS): 6-3, 6-2
6 Denia Muntean (CS) def. Emily Koch (UC): 7-6, 6-4
DOUBLES 1 Lorusso/Herb (UC)
def. Gibbons/Ungenott (CS): 8-3
2 Porter/Campitiello (UC) def. Bjelan/Muntean (CS): 8-4
3 Holzinger/Tabb (CS) def. Koch/Cheung (UC): 8-3
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