Cavalier Women's Tennis Falls to Clemson

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April 3, 2005

CHARLOTTESVILLE – The No. 69 ranked Virginia women’s tennis team suffered a 6-1 loss to No. 15 Georgia Tech Sunday on a windy afternoon at the Snyder Tennis Center. The loss drops the Cavaliers’ record to 5-10 on the season (1-4 ACC), while the Tigers improve to 14-6 (5-1 ACC).

The Tigers took an early lead by sweeping all three doubles matches for a 1-0 lead. In singles, all six matches were decided in straight sets with Clemson winning five of the six. Rachel DelPriore (Williamsville, N.Y.) recorded the lone win of the day for the Cavaliers, as she defeated Daniela Alvarez 6-4, 6-0 at No. 3 singles.

The Cavaliers return to action next weekend as they visit Duke (Saturday) and North Carolina (Sunday).

No. 15 Clemson 6, No. 69 Virginia 1

Doubles:
1. #36 Coin/Farah (Clem) def. DelPriore/Wink (UVa) 8-0
2. Alvarez/Lacelarie (Clem) def. Stern/James (UVa) 8-4
3. Brito/Salge (Clem) def. Pereira/Hammond (UVa) 9-7

Singles:
1. #2 Julie Coin (Clem) def. Kristen James (UVa) 6-1, 6-0
2. #88 Romy Farah (Clem) def. Douglas Wink (UVa) 6-4, 6-1
3. Rachel DelPriore (UVa) def. Daniela Alvarez (Clem) 6-4, 6-0
4. Alix Lacelarie (Clem) def. Dora Bechliwanis (UVa) 6-1, 6-2
5. Maria Brito (Clem) def. Marta Bechliwanis (UVa) 6-2, 6-2
6. Carol Salge (Clem) def. Lindsey Pereira (UVa) 6-3, 6-4