March 22, 2003
WC Wins Battle of 2002 Co-Champs
Shorewomen Down Mules, 5-4

CHESTERTOWN, MD -- The Washington College women's tennis team won an important early-season Centennial Conference match this afternoon, defeating visiting Muhlenberg, 5-4, at the Lifetime Fitness Center. The Shorewomen and Mules shared the 2002 Centennial Conference Team Championship.

The Shorewomen (4-1, 2-0 Centennial) lost two of the three doubles matches, but bounced back to win four of the six singles matches. WC's lone win in doubles came at No. 1, where juniors Ne'ko Browder (Bronx, NY/Herbert H. Lehman) and Shoko Nakamura (Osaka, Japan/Osaka Jogakuin) posted an 8-3 win.

In singles, Browder won 6-3, 6-2 at No. 1, while Nakamura won 6-4, 6-0 at No. 2. Senior Devon Hufnal (Dover, DE/Dover) was a 6-1, 7-5 winner at No. 3 and sophomore Samantha Halpin (Red Lion, PA/Red Lion) won 6-4, 6-2, at No. 6.

The Shorewomen will play another key conference match Tuesday, hosting 29th-ranked Swarthmore at 3:30 p.m.

Singles
Player (School)
Player (School)
Score
No. 1 Ne'ko Browder (WC)
def.
 Gena Ross (M)
6-3, 6-2
No. 2 Shoko Nakamura (WC)
def.
 Amy Schmidt (M)
6-4, 6-0
No. 3 Devon Hufnal (WC)
def.
 Mackenzie Parke (M)
6-1, 7-5
No. 4 Emily Oster (M)
def.
 Linda Hooks (WC)
6-3, 6-2
No. 5 Sarah Niebler (M)
def.
 Christina Vouros (WC)
3-6, 7-6(4),
(10-3)
No. 6 Samantha Halpin (WC)
def.
 Megan Schreiber (M)
6-4, 6-2
Doubles
Team (School)
Team (School)
Score
No. 1 Browder/Nakamura (WC)
def.
 Ross/Parke (M)
8-3
No. 2 Schmidt/Oster (M)
def.
 Hufnal/Halpin (WC)
8-3
No. 3 Niebler/Schreiber (M)
def.
 Hooks/Vouros (WC)
8-6

 

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