Women's Tennis Remains Unbeaten At Home

Wednesday, March 21

Pittsburgh, Pa.

1:00 PM

Pitt

Youngstown State

Women's Tennis Remains Unbeaten At Home

3/23/2007 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis

March 21, 2007

PITTSBURGH--Pitt's women's tennis team earned its five straight home win, as the Panthers defeated Youngstown State, 6-1, at Club 4 Life. Pitt improves to 6-2 on the season.

The Panthers have defeated all five of its opponents that travelled to Club 4 Life this spring, as the Penguins were handed the same verdict.

In the contest, the Panthers once again swept doubles. The No. 2 doubles team of senior Annie Davies (Parkersburg, W.Va./Parkersburg) and sophomore Christie D'achille (Gibsonia, Pa./North Allegheny) played the longest match in a come-back 9-7 victory.

Playing in the No. 1 singles spot, sophomore Kristy Borza (Beaver, Pa,/Beaver Area) recorded her fourth shutout victory of the season and second consecutive.

Davies improved to 119 career wins in the match. She is just five wins short six wins shy of owning the all-time career wins record. Davies' 59 total singles wins is third overall, while her 60 doubles victories rank fourth.

Junior Carlie Smith (Bel Air, Md./C. Milton Wright) is now five victories away from joining the 100-Victory Club, as she has 93 career wins. On the season Smith is 16-9 in singles.

Pitt hosts Providence and Seton Hall at Club 4 Life in Monroeville, Pa., this weekend.

Singles

1) Kristy Borza def. Gina Peretti 6-0, 6-0

2) Michelle Fuleky def. Leah Friedman 3-6, 6-2, 6-2

3) Carlie Smith def. Emily Thayer 6-1, 7-6 (5)

4) Sabrina Visram def. Nicole Haralambpolous 6-1, 6-4

5) Annie Davies def. Tanisha Welch 7-5, 1-6, 6-1

6) Christie D'achille def. Tierra Lanc 6-4, 6-2

Doubles

1) Borza and Friedman def. Thayer and Fuleky 8-0

2) Davies and D'achille def. Peretti and Haralambpolous 9-7

3) Smith and Visram def. Welch and K. Culbeatson 8-1