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Women's Tennis Holds Off Temple, 4-3
March 27, 2004 | Women's Tennis
March 27, 2004
Princeton won three singles matches in straight sets and took the Nos. 2 and 3 doubles matches to win the doubles point on the way to a 4-3 victory over Temple Saturday afternoon.
Alison Hashmall handled Lara Ercegovic of Temple at No. 2, 6-2 and 6-2, while Rankin Williams was impressive again at No. 6 singles, defeating Jennifer Goata 6-2 and 6-0. Laura Trimble then gutted out a close victory at No. 4 for the Tigers, winning the first set 7-5 and the second set in tiebreak, 8-6.
Princeton's No. 2 and 3 doubles teams lost a combined four games in winning their matches. Mateya McCoy and Darcy Robertson won 8-3 at No. 2, while Stephanie Berg and Trimble won 8-1 at No. 3. Berg lost a close match at No. 3 singles, falling to Ana Maslesa 6-4 in the third set after splitting the first two sets.
Singles #1: Danira Penic, Temple, def. Darcy Robertson, 7-5, 6-2 #2: Alison Hashmall, Princeton, def. Lara Ercegovic, Temple, 6-2, 6-2 #3: Ana Maslesa, Temple, def. Stephanie Berg, Princeton, 2-6, 6-3, 6-4 #4: Laura Trimble, Princeton, def. Lauren Verrall, Temple, 7-5, 7-6 (6) #5: Laura Seiverling, Temple, def. Jackie Arcario, Princeton, 6-0, 6-2 #6: Rankin Williams, Princeton, def. Jennifer Goata, Temple, 6-2, 6-0
Doubles #1: Penic/Maslesa, T, def. Avantika Bhargava/Alex Kobishyn, P, 8-6 #2: Mateya McCoy/Robertson, P, def. Verrall/Seiverling, T, 8-3 #3: Berg/Trimble, P, def. Ercegovic/Goata, 8-1