RAIDERS THUMP ALBANY, WIN THIRD MATCH IN A ROW

April 11, 2003
Contact: Mike Zimmerman
Phone: 315-228-6761
Fax: 315-228-7977
mzimmerman@mail.colgate.edu

ALBANY, NY – The Colgate women enjoyed a victory over Albany on Friday night, coasting to a 7-0 pasting.

Lauren Erickson was one of four Raiders to win each of her matches.  In singles, Erickson won her No.1 match with Violeta Petijevic 6-2, 7-6 (2).  She then teamed with Sheila Rao to defeat the No.1 doubles pairing of Petijevic and Marisa Berley 8-5.  Rao was also victorious in her No.4 singles match, defeating Krista Babiarz 6-2, 6-3. 

Tash Eno was also a strong performer for the Raiders on the night, winning her No.2 singles match against Courtney Michels 6-3, 6-2, and then doubling with Lindsay Suffredini to win their No.3 doubles match against Babiarz and Reeba Miller easily, 8-1 the final score.  Suffredini also won in singles, downing Alex Berley 6-2, 6-1 in their No.5 match. 

In No.3 singles, it was Jamie Maldow helping the Raiders' cause.  Maldow dominated Marisa Berley 6-0, 6-1. 

Also winning for the Raiders were Allison Stoloff, in No.6 singles, and Marissa Alikpala and Emily Wenink, in No.2 doubles.  Stoloff prevailed over Miller, 6-4, 6-1, while the duo of Alikpala and Wenink got past Michels and Alex Berley, 8-2 the final score.

With the victory, the Raiders improve to 9-6 on the year.

The Colgate women will now return home to host American on Sunday, April 13th.  The matches are scheduled to begin at 10:00 a.m.

Colgate vs. Albany Match Results

Singles
Lauren Erikson d. Violeta Petijevic; 6-2, 7-6 (2)
Tash Eno d. Courtney Michels; 6-3, 6-2
Jamie Maldow d. Marisa Berley ; 6-0, 6-1                                                      Sheila Rao d. Krista Babiarz; 6-2, 6-3
Lindsay Suffredini d. Alex Berley; 6-2, 6-1                                               Allison Stoloff d. Reeba Miller; 6-4, 6-1

Doubles
Rao/Erikson d. Petijevic/Berley; 8-5
Marissa Alikpala/Emily Wenink d. Michels/Berley; 8-2
Suffredini/Eno d. Babiarz/Miller; 8-1