April 16, 2005
Diplomats Defeat Shorewomen, 8-1
Daciek Wins at No. 1 Singles

LANCASTER, PA -- Host Franklin & Marshall College, ranked ninth in the Atlantic South region, defeated visiting Washington College, ranked 15th in the Atlantic South, 8-1, in a Centennial Conference women's tennis match this afternoon in Lancaster, PA. The Diplomats won all three doubles matches and five of the six singles matches.

Freshman Allison Daciek (Severna Park, MD/Severna Park) posted the Shorewomen's lone win in the match, defeating Katie Gaskins, 6-2, 7-5, at No. 1 singles.

"We lost a three and one-half hour, 8-1 match. We played well and competed well, but F&M was just better than us on the day," remarked Washington head coach Constantine Ananiadis.

The Shorewomen (7-7 overall, 4-3 Centennial) return to action Tuesday with a 3:30 p.m. Centennial Conference home match against Bryn Mawr.

Match Results
Singles
No. 1 - Allison Daciek (WAC) d. Katie Gaskins (F&M) 6-2, 7-5
No. 2 - Marie Papalia (F&M) d. Blake Leeser (WAC) 7-6(5), 6-2
No. 3 - Barbara Bee (F&M) d. Beth Foster (WAC) 6-4, 6-1
No. 4 - Lizzy Denenberg (F&M) d. Samantha Halpin (WAC) 6-2, 6-1
No. 5 - Christina Henkel (F&M) d. Erika Kayukawa (WAC) 7-5, 6-0
No. 6 - Lauren Hakkinen (F&M) d. Ryoko Sawada (WAC) 6-3, 6-7(1), 10-3
Doubles
No. 1 - Bee/Gaskins (F&M) d. Daciek/Halpin (WAC) 8-4
No. 2 - Denenberg/Jenna Ishkanian (F&M) d. Foster/Leeser (WAC) 8-4
No. 3 - Hakkinen/Papalia (F&M) d. Lyndsey Beidle/Sawada (WAC) 8-6