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Women's Tennis Improves to 2-0, Defeats Temple 4-3
February 13, 2005 | Women's Tennis
Feb. 13, 2005
The Princeton women's tennis team lost just nine games overall in three singles victories and won the doubles point handily in a 4-3 victory over Temple at the Jadwin Gym tennis courts Sunday afternoon.
The Tigers, who improve to 2-0, won three singles matches handily after clinching the doubles point to clinch the match early. Alison Hashmall lost just two games in a straight-set victory at No. 3 over Laura Seiverling, while Laura Trimble at No. 4 won the first set 6-4 but then finished off Sharanya Pattabi 6-0 in the second set. Joanna Roth's 6-2, 6-1 win over Jackie Sy at No. 6 was the Tigers' third singles win. Princeton swept all three doubles matches. The most impressive win came at No. 2, where Darcy Robertson and Roth lost just one game in a win over Sy and Seiverling of Temple.
Robertson lost a tough match at No. 2 singles fo Princeton, splitting sets with Kurashima but falling in a 10-point tiebreak to decide the match.
Singles
1 Ana Maslesa, T, def. Christine Kansky, P, 6-2, 6-1
2 Yuri Kurashima, T, def. Darcy Robertson, P, 6-4, 0-6, 10-7
3 Alison Hashmall, P, def. Laura Seiverling, T, 6-2, 6-0
4 Laura Trimble, P, def. Sharanya Pattabi, T, 6-4, 6-0
5 Jennifer Gueta, P, def. Brittany Holland, T, 6-2, 5-0, ret.
6 Joanna Roth, P, def. Jackie Sy, T, 6-2, 6-1
Doubles
1-Stephanie Berg/Jessica Siebel, P, def. Maslesa/Kurashima, T, 8-5
2-Robertson/Roth, P, def. Seiverling/Sy, T, 8-1
3-Natalie Arcario/Kansky, P, def. Pattabi/Goeta, T, 8-4