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March 30, 2003
CHARLOTTESVILLE – The No. 22 ranked Virginia women’s tennis team dropped their second match of the weekend to a top-25 team, falling 5-2 Sunday to No. 25 Clemson at Boar’s Head Sports Club. The Cavaliers are now 11-6 on the season, 1-2 in the ACC.
Clemson took an early lead by sweeping all three doubles matches for a 1-0 lead. In singles play, the Cavaliers could only win two of the six matches. Four-year Jennifer Tuchband (Millburn, N.J.) won at No. 2 singles, her 24th singles win of the year. That mark is a new Cavalier fourth-year record for singles wins in a season. First-year Kristen James (Clifton, Va.) won at No. 3 singles for the other Virginia win.
“In the ACC, there are so many strong teams that every match will be a battle like today,” stated Virginia head coach Phil Rogers. “This match could have gone either way. When you play top-25 teams, you almost need to play perfect tennis to get a win.”
Virginia take on No. 1 Duke and No. 11 North Carolina on the road next weekend.
No. 25 Clemson 5, No. 22 Virginia 2
Singles:1. No. 21 Julie Coin (CU) def. No. 64 Henriette Williams (UVa) 6-3, 6-32. No. 74 Jennifer Tuchband (UVa) def. Alix Lacelarie (CU) 6-3, 7-53. Kristen James (UVa) def. Daniela Alvarez (CU) 6-3, 3-6, 6-24. Laurence Jayet (CU) def. Marta Bechliwanis (UVa) 6-4, 2-6, 6-45. Ioana Paun (CU) def. Dora Bechliwanis (UVa) 6-2, 6-26. Ana Stiglic (CU) def. Lauren Bruch (UVa) 4-6, 6-2, 10-3Doubles:1. No. 31 Jayet/Coin (CU) def. No. 38 Tuchband/Williams (UVa) 8-52. No. 59 Lacelarie/Alvarez (CU) def. No. 42 K. James/Stern (UVa) 8-43. Dolinska/Paun (CU) def. Bruch/Montgomery (UVa) 8-6