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Women's Tennis Tops Longwood 5-2 For Sixth-Straight Win
04/12/2007 | Women's Tennis
April 12, 2007
UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND, Va. - The Richmond women's tennis team topped the Longwood Lancers 5-2 on Thursday afternoon in Richmond, Va., notching its sixth-straight win of the season.
Pamela Duran and Ashlee Vosters overpowered the no. 2 doubles spot with an 8-1 win, notching the duo's 11th-straight victory at second doubles. Although Robin Carter and Beatrice fell just short in the battle at first doubles, Xenia Schneider and Jessica Hubbard paired up for a win a third doubles to secure the doubles point for Richmond.
The Spiders continued their winning ways into singles action, with #83 Duran leading the way at the no. 1 spot, earning a win over Longwood's Romana Bucar for her fifth-straight singles win. Senior Grasu followed with a straight-set senior-day win at the 3 spots, while Vosters and Schneider secured the win for the Spiders earning wins at the no. 4 and 5 spots, respectively. Vosters win marked her sixth-straight win in singles action.
The Spiders (6-6) will make up a match at William & Mary this Saturday at 4:00 p.m., their final run on the court before heading to the A-10 Championships next weekend, April 20-22.
RICHMOND 5, LONGWOOD 2
Singles
1. #83 Pamela Duran (UR) def. Romana Bucur (LU), 6-3, 6-4
2. Elana Triebskorn (LU) def. Robin Carter (UR), 6-2, 7-5
3. Beatrice Grasu (UR) def. Laura Simon (LU), 6-1, 6-0
4. Ashlee Vosters (UR) def. Ashley Melson (LU), 3-6, 6-2 (10-8)
5. Xenia Schneider (UR) def. Lex Torrice (LU), 6-3, 6-3
6. Brittany Huddleston (LU), def. Jelena Zivanovic (UR), 6-1, 6-0
Doubles
1. Bucur/Triebskorn (LU) def. Grasu/Carter (UR), 8-7
2. Duran/Vosters (UR) def. Melson/Huddleston (LU), 8-1
3. Hubbard/Schneider (UR) def. Simon/Torrice (LU), 8-3
