Virginia Tech Defeats Women's Tennis 6-1
2/1/2003 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
Virginia Tech Defeats Women's Tennis 6-1
2/1/2003
BLACKSBURG, Va.?Virginia Tech swept doubles competition and claimed five of six singles matches to defeat the Pittsburgh women?s tennis team 6-1 Friday at the Burrows/Burleson Tennis Center. Pittsburgh fell to 2-2 on the season.
Pittsburgh?s Laura Pegula claimed Pittsburgh?s only victory of the evening, winning a 6-3, 6-4 decision over Virginia Tech?s Elissa Kinard at No. 3 singles.
Virginia Tech swept the doubles competition to claim the first point of the match and won five of six singles matches. Kristen Stubbs and Meredith Vincent won a tough 9-7 decision at No. 1 doubles over Jill Williams and Laura Pegula, VT?s Elissa Kinard and Felice Lam defeated Pitt?s Nikki Borza and Jena Fiore 6-1, 6-1 at No. 2 and VT?s No. 3 doubles team of Carolina Rodriguez and Zdenka Videnova won a 8-2 decision against Pitt?s Becky Emmers and Hayley Hughes.
Virginia Tech claimed five of the six singles matches including Kristen Stubb?s 6-2, 6-3 victory over Pitt?s Jill Williams at No. 1, Meredith Vincent?s 7-5, 6-1 win against Nikki Borza at No. 2, Zdenka Videnova?s 6-0, 6-0 win over Becky Emmers at No. 4, Felice Lam?s 6-1, 6-0 win against Hayley Hughes at No. 5 and Carolina Rodriguez?s 6-1, 6-1 win over Jena Fiore at No. 6.
VIRGINIA TECH 6 PITTSBURGH 1
Singles
No. 1: Kristen Stubbs (VT) def. Jill Williams (Pitt) 6-2, 6-3
No. 2: Meredith Vincent (VT) def. Nikki Borza (Pitt) 7-5, 6-1
No. 3: Laura Pegula (Pitt) def. Elissa Kinard (VT) 6-3, 6-4
No. 4: Zdenka Videnova (VT) def. Becky Emmers (Pitt) 6-0, 6-0
No. 5: Felice Lam (VT) def. Hayley Hughes (Pitt) 6-1, 6-0
No. 6: Carolina Rodriguez (VT) def. Jena Fiore (Pitt) 6-1, 6-1
Doubles
No. 1: Stubbs/Vincent (VT) def. Pegula/Williams (Pitt) 9-7
No. 2: Kinard/Lam (VT) def. Borza/Fiore (Pitt) 8-2
No. 3: Rodriguez/Videnova (VT) def. Emmers/Hughes (Pitt) 8-2