COLGATE WOMEN'S TENNIS WINS SEVEN MATCHES AT CORNELL OUTDOOR TOURNAMENT

September 24, 2002
Contact: Mike Zimmerman
Phone: 315-228-6761
Fax: 315-228-7977
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ITHACA, NY – The Colgate women's tennis team was victorious in seven of its 24 matches at the Cornell Outdoor Tournament.  Colgate won four of its eight doubles matches, and three singles matches.

Saturday Colgate won two matches.  Allison Grabler defeated Jennifer Liu (Cornell), 6-3, 6-2 in D-Flight singles.  Grabler and her partner Jessica Fede downed Sargent and Konstand (Syracuse), 9-7.

Colgate found a little more success on Sunday, picking up wins in five matches.  Freshman Natasha Eno won 6-1, 6-2 over Wei Ming Leong (Syracuse), in C-Flight singles.  Sheila Rao defeated Trish Sargent (Syracuse), 6-1, 6-0, in D-Flight singles.

In A-Flight doubles Colgate won both its matches on Sunday.  The team of Emily Wenink and Lindsey Suffredini downed Kokubu and Wang (Cornell), 8-4.  Jamie Maldrow and Eno defeated Sternberg and Tallent (Cornell), 8-6.

Lauren Erickson and Rao were victorious over Chiu and Takeuchi (Cornell), 8-4, in B-Flight doubles.

2002 Cornell Outdoor Tournament Results

Singles
Laura Leigh Tallent (Cornell) d. Lauren Erickson (Col); 6-2, 5-7, 6-3
Akane Kokubu (Cornell) d. Lindsey Suffredini (Col); 2-6, 6-3, 6-1
Erika Takeuchi (Cornell) d. Jamie Maldrow (Col); 6-7(7-4), 6-3, 6-2
Kate Sternberg (Cornell) d. Emily Wenink (Col); 6-4, 6-1
Nicole Chiu (Cornell) d. Jessica Fede (Col); 6-2, 6-2
Melissa Tu (Cornell) d. Tash Eno (Col); 6-2, 6-3
Jessica Weinstein (Cornell) d. Sheila Rao (Col); 7-5, 6-4
Allison Grabler (Col) d. Jennifer Liu; 6-3, 6-2

Daniela Kaluskova (Syracuse) d. Lauren Erickson (Col); 6-2, 6-2
Masha Kabanova (Syracuse) d. Lindsey Suffredini (Col); 6-1, 6-1
Shervin Saedinia (Syracuse) d. Jamie Maldrow (Col); 6-4, 6-3
Trine Julianson (Syracuse) d. Emily Wenink (Col); 6-1, 6-4
Kristine Holte (Syracuse) d. Jessica Fede (Col); 6-2, 5-7, 6-3
Tash Eno (Col) d. Wei Ming Leong (Syracuse); 6-1, 6-2
Sheila Rao (Col) d. Trish Sargent (Syracuse); 6-1, 6-0
Alexa Konstand (Syracuse) d. Allison Grabler (Col); 6-0, 6-3

Doubles
Saedinia/Kabanova (Syracuse) d. Wenink/Suffredini (Col); 8-5
Julianson/Holte (Syracuse) d. Maldrow/Eno (Col); 8-6
Kaluskova/Wei Ming Leong (Syracuse) d. Erickson/Rao; 8-2
Grabler/Fede (Col) d. Sargent/Konstand (Syracuse); 9-7

Wenink/Suffredini (Col) d. Kokubu/Wang (Cornell); 8-4
Maldrow/Eno (Col) d. Sternberg/Tallent (Cornell); 8-6
Erickson/Rao (Col) d. Chiu/Takeuchi (Cornell); 8-4
Tu/Maloy (Cornell) d. Grabler/Fede (Col); 8-3

The women's team is in action Sept. 27-29 at the Nike Fall Classic, hosted by Saint Bonaventure.