Women's Tennis Defeats Mercyhurst 6-1
10/19/2002 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
Women's Tennis Defeats Mercyhurst 6-1
10/19/2002
PITTSBURGH-The Pittsburgh women?s tennis team improved to 2-0 as it claimed a 6-1 home victory Saturday over Mercyhurst College.
?It was a good win,? Pittsburgh head coach George Dieffenbach said. ?It was a good way to close out our fall dual meet season with a second win. We have one more tournament next weekend.?
Pittsburgh claimed five of six singles matches and won and two of three doubles contests for the win. Jill Williams (No. 1), Nikki Borza (No. 2), Becky Emmers (No. 4) and Hayley Hughes (No. 5) all won singles matches for Pittsburgh while Borza/Pegula teamed at No. 1 doubles for a 9-7 win and Williams/Emmers won a decisive 8-4 match at No. 3 doubles.
Pittsburgh is next in action at the International Tennis Association Championships next weekend in Boston, Mass.
Mercyhurst at Pittsburgh
Saturday, Oct. 19, 2002, Pittsburgh, Pa.
SINGLES
No. 1: Jill Williams (Pittsburgh) def. Allison Hughes (MC) 6-0, 6-3
No. 2: Nikki Borza (Pittsburgh) def. Natalie Paparelli (MC) 6-2, 6-3
No. 3: Lindsay Zimm (MC) def. Laura Pegula (Pittsburgh) 7-5, 7-5
No. 4: Becky Emmers (Pittsburgh) def. Joanna Olmstead (MC) 6-2, 6-4
No. 5: Hayley Hughes (Pittsburgh) def. Lauren Dujanovich (MC) 6-3, 6-2
No. 6: Jena Fiore (Pittsburgh) won by default
DOUBLES
No. 1: Nikki Borza/Laura Pegula (Pittsburgh) def. Allison Hughes/Lindsay Zimm (MC) 9-7
No. 2: Natalie Olmstead/Natalie Paparelli (MC) def. Hayley Hughes/Jenna Fiore (Pittsburgh) 8-1
No. 3: Jill Williams/Becky Emmers (Pittsburgh) def. Lauren Dujanovich/Victoria Trombetta (MC) 8-4
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