Women's Tennis Sweeps Winthrop 7-0
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CHARLOTTESVILLE – The No. 23 Virginia women’s tennis team blanked No. 58 Winthrop 7-0 Monday afternoon at the Boyd Tinsley Courts at the Boar’s Head Sports Club. The Cavaliers (4-2) returned to action for the first time in 15 days and showed little rust in shutting out the Eagles (3-3) for their second 7-0 win of the season.
The Cavaliers opened the match strong by winning all three doubles matches for a 1-0 lead. Emily Fraser (Rye, N.Y.) and Jennifer Stevens (Miami, Fla.) topped Elizaveta Zaytseva and Yasmine Alkema 8-2 at the No. 1 position. Hana Tomljanovic (Boca Raton, Fla.) and Neela Vaez (Perrysburg, Ohio) clinched the doubles point for the Cavaliers with their 8-3 win at No. 3 over Lisa Wilkinson Paula Pereira. Lindsey Hardenbergh (Fairfax Station, Va.) and Erin Vierra (Norwell, Mass.) completed the sweep with an 8-6 win at No. 2 over Sandra Herrera and Giovanna Portioli.
Virginia quickly clinched the win in singles. Fraser made the score 2-0 with her 6-0, 6-0 win over Alkema at the No. 2 position. Hardenbergh followed with a 6-0, 6-1 win over Zaytseva at No. 1. Stevens clinched the victory with her 6-0, 6-3 win at No. 4 over Portioli. Maria Fuccillo (Rockville, Md.) and Katie Gater (Dunblane, Scotland) added straight set wins at No. 5 and No. 6 respectively and Vierra completed the sweep with a win at No. 3 in a third-set match-tiebreaker.
The Cavaliers will return to action on Wednesday as they host William & Mary. Match time at the Boyd Tinsley Courts is 4 p.m.
No. 23 Virginia 7, No. 58 Winthrop 0
Doubles:
1. Fraser/Stevens (UVa) def. AlkemaZaytseva (Win) 8-2
2. #53 Hardenbergh/Vierra (UVa) def. Herrera/Portioli (Win) 8-6
3. Tomljanovic/Vaez (UVa) def. Pereira/Wilkinson (Win) 8-3
Singles:
1. #38 Lindsey Hardenbergh (UVa) def. Elizaveta Zaytseva (Win) 6-0, 6-1
2. Emily Fraser (UVa) def. Yasmine Alkema (Win) 6-0, 6-0
3. Erin Vierra (UVa) def. Sandra Herrera (Win) 6-3, 2-6, 12-10
4. Jennifer Stevens (UVa) def. Giovanna Portioli (Win) 6-0, 6-3
5. Maria Fuccillo (UVa) def. Lisa Wilkinson (Win) 6-3, 6-2
6. Katie Gater (UVa) def. Paula Pereira (Win) 6-2, 6-3
Order of Finish:
Doubles: 1,3,2
Singles: 2,1,4,5,6,3