April 10, 2005
Shorewomen Defeat Red Devils, 6-3
WAC Wins at Top & Bottom of Line-up

CARLISLE, PA -- Victories at first and third doubles and at first, second, fifth, and sixth singles gave visiting Washington College a 6-3 Centennial Conference women's tennis victory over host Dickinson this afternoon in Carlisle, PA. The Shorewomen improved to 7-5 overall and 4-1 in conference play with the win.

Freshman Allison Daciek (Severna Park, MD/Severna Park) and senior Samantha Halpin (Red Lion, PA/Red Lion) were 8-4 winners at No. 1 doubles, while junior Beth Foster (Lothian, MD/St. Mary's) and junior Lyndsey Beidle (Linthicum, MD/North County) won by an 8-6 final at No. 3.

In singles, Daciek was a 6-3, 6-1 winner at No. 1 and Foster posted a 6-2, 2-6, 6-3 victory at No. 2. Sophomore Erika Kayukawa (Gifu, Japan/St. Mary's Girls) cruised to a 6-0, 6-0 win at No. 5, while Beidle pulled out a 7-6(6), 0-6, 6-3 win at No. 6.

The Shorewomen are back in action Thursday with a 4:00 p.m. Centennial Conference home match against 25th-ranked Swarthmore.

Match Results
Singles
No. 1 - Allison Daciek (WAC) d. Erica Tobias (DC) 6-3, 6-1
No. 2 - Beth Foster (WAC) d. Amanda Kaplan (DC) 6-2, 2-6, 6-3
No. 3 - Emily Ruben (DC) d. Samantha Halpin (WAC) 6-2, 6-3
No. 4 - Melissa Nolan (DC) d. Ryoko Sawada (WAC) 6-4, 6-2
No. 5 - Erika Kayukawa (WAC) d. Aubrey Swift (DC) 6-0, 6-0
No. 6 - Lyndsey Beidle (WAC) d. Jamie Wolf (DC) 7-6(6), 0-6, 6-3
Doubles
No. 1 - Daciek/Halpin (WAC) d. Tobias/Ruben (DC) 8-4
No. 2 - Kaplan/Wolfe (DC) d. Sawada/Kayukawa (WAC) 8-2
No. 3 - Foster/Beidle (WAC) d. Kate Carta/Corey Korinda (DC) 8-6