Women's Tennis Downs Villanova
6/21/1999 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
March 23, 1998
PITTSBURGH--The Pittsburgh women's tennis team captured its first Big East Conference victory of the season with a 5-2 win against Villanova at the Charles E. Cost Center this past Sunday, March 22.
Fran Davis (Dallas, Pa./Wyoming Seminary) and Erin Shalbrack (Maple Glen, Pa./Upper Dublin) were impressive for the Panthers. At the second singles, Davis defeated Ellen Svethoiz, 6-0, 6-3. At the fourth singles, Shalbrack won, 6-1, 6-2, against Katie Cooper. The pair also seized an 8-0 victory in at the first doubles slot against the team of Colleen Obsitnik and Cooper.
Lindsay Carlson (Gambrills, Md./Arandel) and Amanda Hoffman (West Palm Beach, Fla./Forest Hill) also won singles matches; 6-4, 6-1 and 6-2, 6-2, respectively. The number-two doubles team of Dana Jafarian (Bryn Mawr, Pa./Harriton) and Carlson also won, 9-7.
The Panthers will play West Virginia and Davidson in Morgantown Saturday March 28 and Sunday March 29, respectively.