George Washington University
Duquesne
Women's Tennis Falls at Duquesne, 6-1
3/9/2008 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
March 9, 2008
PITTSBURGH, PA - George Washington University women's tennis lost at Duquense, 6-1, in an Atlantic 10 conference match Friday afternoon in Pittsburgh, PA. It was the fifth straight loss for the Colonials and dropped their overall record to 4-5 overall and 0-2 in A-10 play.
Duquesne captured the doubles point when they two of the three matches. GW's team of Tracy Stecko and Madhuri Jha, playing from the No. 3 position, won their match, 8-4, earning the lone GW victory in doubles play.
In the singles action, the Dukes took five of the six contests from the Colonials. Zena WIlliams, the No. 1 player, defeated Kendall Swenson in straight sets, 6-0, 6-2. The only GW win came from junior Madhuri Jha, in the No. 6 position, in a tightly contested match, 6-7 (0-9), 6-1, 1-0 (10-8).
George Washington continues their spring schedule Friday, Mar. 14, when they host Towson University, at 12:00 p.m., at the Montclair Country Club, in Montclair, VA.
Complete Results:
Duquesne 6, George Washington 1
Mar 07, 2008 at Pittsburgh, PA
Singles competition
1. Zena Williams (DUQ) def. Kendall Swenson (GW) 6-0, 6-2
2. Johanna Beziak (DUQ) def. Nadia Demidenko (GW) 6-3, 6-1
3. Rachel McGowan (DUQ) def. Jennifer Hirsh (GW) 6-4, 7-5
4. Rebecca Poole (DUQ) def. Tracy Stecko (GW) 7-5, 6-3
5. Andrea Sailer (DUQ) def. Verena Knoedler (GW) 6-3, 6-4
6. Madhuri Jha (GW) def. Kristen Swenson (DUQ) 6-7 (0-9), 6-1, 1-0 (10-8)
Doubles competition
1. Johanna Beziak/Rachel McGowan (DUQ) def. Kendall Swenson/Michele Style (GW) 8-3
2. Zena Williams/Rebecca Poole (DUQ) def. Madhuri Jha/Verena Knoedler (GW) 8-4
3. Tracy Stecko/Madhuri Jha (GW) def. Andrea Sailer/Alexandria Albano (DUQ) 8-4
Match Notes
Duquesne 5-3, 1-0 A-10
George Washington 4-5, 0-2 A-10
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