George Washington University
DC Metro Tournament
Skavronskaia Wins Flight B Singles at DC Metro Championships
10/5/2004 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
Sept. 30, 2004
WASHINGTON, DC - George Washington University junior Anastasia Skavronskaia (Miami, FL) won four consecutive matches, all in straight sets, to claim the singles title in Flight B to highlight play for the GW women's tennis team at the DC Metro Championships, Sept. 23-29, held at Georgetown University.
Top-ranked Skavronskaia defeated three straight seeded players on her way to the title. Sophomore Leah Woodard (Wellesley, MA) almost met Skavronskaia in the finals in Flight B, but fell to fourth-seeded Madeleine Long of Georgetown, 6-3, 7-5, in the semifinals.
Freshmen Tracky Stecko (Lake Forest, IL) and Kendall Swenson (Shaker Heights, OH) each advanced to the quarterfinals in Flight A singles action, but both fell in straight sets in the semifinals.
DC Metro Tournament ResultsFlight A Singles#1 Kendall Swenson (GW) def. Kristin Dew (Georgetown), 6-1, 6-1Maricel Ballester (George Mason) def. #1 Swenson (GW), 7-6(3), 6-2Tracy Stecko (GW) def. #4 Sana Malouf (Georgetown), 4-6, 6-1, 10-4Jasmine Smith (Howard) def. Stecko (GW), 6-2, 6-1#2 Andrea Fusea (George Mason) def. Sandra Simunic (GW), 7-6, 6-3
Flight B Singles#1 Anastasia Skavronskaia (GW) def. Cecelia Townes (Howard), 6-2, 6-0#1 Skavronskaia (GW) def. #7 Jessica Woolfolk (Towson), 6-1, 6-1#1 Skavronskaia (GW) def. #3 Aja Wright (Howard), 6-3, 6-1#1 Skavronskaia (GW) def. #4 Madeleine Long (Georgetown), 6-0, 6-0 (Championship)Mara Frisch (GW) def. Whitney Edmonds (Mount St. Mary's), 6-0, 6-0#3 Aja Wright (Howard) def. Frisch (GW), 2-6, 6-3, 10-7#2 Leah Woodard (GW) def. Nicole Henderson (Howard), No Score#2 Woodard (GW) def. Katie Sloper (George Mason), 6-2, 6-1#4 Madeleine Long (Georgetown) def. #2 Woodard (GW), 6-3, 7-5 (Semifinals)
Flight A DoublesSimunic/Skavronskaia (GW) def. Dorsey/Henderson (Howard), 8-2Simunic/Skavronskaia (GW) def. Fusea/Ballester (George Mason), 8-5 (Semifinals)Swenson/Stecko (GW) def. Malouf/Long (Georgetown), 8-3Swenson/Stecko (GW) def. Smith/Wright (Howard), 8-3 (Semifinals)
Flight B DoublesFrisch/Woodard (GW) def. Sugar-Butter/Woolfolk (Towson), 8-4Gardner/Winokur (Georgetown) def. Frisch/Woodard (GW), 8-1
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