University of Richmond
James Madison
Women's Tennis Downs JMU, 5-2
04/18/2011 | Women's Tennis
April 18, 2011
HARRISONBURG, Va. -
Richmond beat in-state rival James Madison, 5-2, Monday afternoon in Harrisonburg. The match marked the Atlantic 10 Champion Spiders' final tune-up before NCAA Regionals next month.
The win improved Richmond to 14-5 on the season.
Richmond won the doubles point after tight wins at No. 1 and 2 spots. Isabel Arana and Elizabeth Sims won handily at No. 3 doubles with an 8-3 victory.
In singles, Richmond won four of six matches to secure the team win.
The A-10 champion Spiders await their opponent in next month's NCAA Tennis Championship regionals.
Richmond 5, James Madison 2
Doubles (Order: 3,2,1)
1. Cunnigham/Smyth (UR) def. Pate/Nguyen (JMU) 9-7
2. Matuszczyk/Grant (UR) def. Andriescu/Bulling (JMU) 9-7
3. I. Arana/Sims (UR) def. Douglass/Palmucci (JMU) 8-3
Singles (Order: 3,1,4,6,5,2)
1. Helen Cunningham (UR) def. Kinsey Pate (JMU) 6-1, 6-4
2. Michelle Nguyen (JMU) def. Joanna Matuszczyk (UR) 7-6(1), 5-7, 10-8
3. Jacqueline Palmucci (JMU) def. Sydney Grant (UR) 6-1, 6-1
4. Kelly Tidwell (UR) def. Megan Douglass (JMU) 6-2, 6-4
5. Alexandra Smyth (UR) def. Katherine Bulling (JMU) 4-6, 6-0, 6-3
6. Elizabeth Sims (UR) def. Kristin Nimitz (JMU) 7-5, 6-1
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