Women's Tennis Defeats Radford, 4-3, For Third Straight Win

ORLANDO, Fla. (March 12, 2008) - The University of Connecticut women's tennis team won its third consecutive match by defeating Radford, 4-3, to cap off a three-match Spring Break trip to Florida. The Huskies are now 4-3 in dual match play this year.

"The team went 3-0 against some very tough competition from around the country," Director of Tennis Glenn Marshall said. "I am very pleased with these results.  The players responded very well is some tough situations, and that carried them forward to win these tight matches."=

UConn swept the three doubles matches, including a hard-fought contest between Alison Koch (Lafayette Hill, Pa.)/BreAnn Cheung (Tucson, Ariz.) and Radford's Camila Noldin and Ashton Downs. The Husky pair took their opponent to a 9-7 set for the win.

In singles action, UConn split the flights with Radford with three win apiece. Cheung also won her singles match, defeating Noldin in the no. 3 spot. Jessica Porter (Duluth, Ga.) and Ali Campitiello (Staten Island, N.Y.) were also victorious, taking flights four and five, respectively.

Porter ousted Radford's Downs in three sets, 6-3, 4-6, 7-6. Campitiello also needed three sets to put away her opponent, knocking off Mirna Matic, 3-6, 6-0, 6-2, with a strong comeback effort.

The Huskies return to action Thursday, Mar. 20 against Quinnipiac at 2:00 p.m. in Storrs. 

Singles
No. 1: Ivan Tomaic (RU) def. Kelley LoRusso 6-0, 6-3
No. 2: Paige Lindsley (RU) def. Emily Herb 6-2, 3-6, 6-3
No. 3: BreAnn Cheung (UConn) def. Camila Noldin 6-4, 6-2
No. 4: Jessica Porter (UConn) def. Ashton Downs 6-3, 4-6, 7-6
No. 5: Allison Campitiello (UConn) def. Mirna Matic 3-6, 6-0, 6-2
No. 6: Ally Spector (RU) def. Alison Koch 7-5, 6-4

Doubles
No. 1: LoRusso/Herb (UConn) def. Tomaic/Matic 8-3
No. 2: Porter/Campitiello (UConn) def. Lindsley/Cassandra Price 8-3
No. 3: Koch/Cheung (UConn) def. Noldin/Downs 9-7