March 23, 2005
Shorewomen Defeat Bears
Washington Improves to 2-0 in Centennial

COLLEGEVILLE, PA -- The Washington College women's tennis team improved to 5-3 overall and 2-0 in Centennial Conference play with a 7-2 win over host Ursinus College this evening in Collegeville, PA.

In doubles, freshman Blake Leeser (Irvington, NY/Irvington) and junior Beth Foster (Lothian, MD/St. Mary's) posted an 8-3 win at No. 1, while freshman Allison Daciek (Severna Park, MD/Severna Park) and freshman Ryoko Sawada (Kushiro, Japan/Kushiro Koryo) recorded an 8-4 win at No. 2.

Daciek was a 6-4, 6-0 winner at No. 1 singles. Leeser served four aces in one game and three in another en route to a 6-2, 6-1, win at No. 2. Foster rolled to a 6-0, 6-1 win at No. 3. Sawada added an 8-6 win at No. 5, while junior Lyndsey Beidle (Linthicum, MD/North County) was a 9-7 winner at No. 6.

The Shorewomen return to action Tuesday with a 2:30 p.m. Centennial Conference match at Johns Hopkins.

Match Results
Singles
No. 1 - Allison Daciek (WAC) d. Courtney Root (UC) 6-4, 6-0
No. 2 - Blake Leeser (WAC) d. Rebecca Gotwalls (UC) 6-2, 6-1
No. 3 - Beth Foster (WAC) d. Emily Malinowski (UC) 6-0, 6-1
No. 4 - Rachel Sussman (UC) d. Erika Kayukawa (WAC) 9-8(5)
No. 5 - Ryoko Sawada (WAC) d. Julie Katz (UC) 8-6
No. 6 - Lyndsey Beidle (WAC) d. Lindsey Kunkel (UC) 9-7
Doubles
No. 1 - Foster/Leeser (WAC) d. Root/Gotwalls (UC) 8-3
No. 2 - Daciek/Sawada (WAC) d. Malinowski/Sussman (UC) 8-4
No. 3 - Katz/Sarah Jarvis (UC) d. Beidle/Kayukawa (WAC) 8-6