March 2, 2003
WC Tops Tartans in Opener
Browder & Nakamura Cruise in Doubles

CHESTERTOWN, MD -- The Washington College Shorewomen, ranked ninth in the Atlantic South region, opened their dual match schedule with a 7-2 win over Carnegie Mellon, the region's 11th ranked team, today at the Lifetime Fitness Center.

The Shorewomen won all three doubles matches. Juniors Ne'ko Browder (Bronx, NY/Herbert H. Lehman) and Shoko Nakamura (Osaka, Japan/Osaka Jogakuin), ranked fourth in the region and ninth in Division III, cruised to an 8-0 win at No. 1. Senior Devon Hufnal (Dover, DE/Dover) and junior Linda Hooks (Woodstown, NJ/Woodstown) won 8-5 at No. 2 and junior Christina Vouros (Salisbury, MD/Worcester Prep) and sophomore Samantha Halpin (Red Lion, PA/Red Lion) won 8-3 at No. 3.

WC also took four of the six singles matches. Browder, ranked 12th in the region in singles, won 6-1, 4-6, 6-3 at No. 1, while Nakamura and Hufnal cruised to identical 6-1, 6-0 wins at No. 2 and No. 3, respectively. Halpin picked up a win at No. 6, 6-2, 7-5.

Washington returns to action Saturday with a 12:00 p.m. home match against St. Mary's (MD).

Singles
Player (School)
Player (School)
Score
No. 1 Ne'ko Browder (WC)
def.
 Alison Liu (CM)
6-1, 4-6, 6-3
No. 2 Shoko Nakamura (WC)
def.
 Elizabeth Weiss (CM)
6-1, 6-0
No. 3 Devon Hufnal (WC)
def.
 Grace Hwang (CM)
6-1, 6-0
No. 4 Ann Kozlowski (CM)
def.
 Linda Hooks (WC)
6-3, 6-4
No. 5 Franny Ritchie (CM)
def.
 Jaclyn Moore (WC)
6-3, 6-4
No. 6 Samantha Halpin (WC)
def.
 Kavita Shaw (CM)
6-2, 7-5
Doubles
Team (School)
Team (School)
Score
No. 1 Browder/Nakamura (WC)
def.
 Liu/Hwang (CM)
8-0
No. 2 Hufnal/Hooks (WC)
def.
 Weiss/Ritchie (CM)
8-5
No. 3 Vouros/Halpin (WC)
def.
 Kozlowski/Meredith Fry (CM)
8-3

 

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