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Women's Tennis Gets 4-2 Win at VCU
March 01, 2009 | Women's Tennis
PRINCETON -- The Princeton women's tennis team picked up four singles wins to defeat Virginia Commonwealth Saturday in Richmond 4-2.
It was an impressive win for the Tigers (9-4), who entered the weekend ranked 56th in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association rankings while the Rams (8-4) were 36th. Princeton will face another superior-ranked team in William & Mary Sunday afternoon.
Lauren McHale, Melissa Saiontz, Taylor Marable and Ashley Blakely were Princeton's singles winners.
Doubles
1. Bartlett/Marable (P) d. Bara/Bara (V),
8-2
2. Yergina/Burns (V) d. McHale/R.
Saiontz (P), 8-3
3. Leonchuk/Bunea (V) d. Ashley/M.
Saiontz (P), 8-4
Singles
1. Lauren McHale (P) d. Ana
Bara (V), 6-3, 6-0
2. Kateryna Yergina (V) d. Hilary
Bartlett (P), 6-2, 6-4
3. Melissa Saiontz (P) d. Alex
Bara (V), 6-3, 6-3
4. Taylor Marable (P) d. Laura
Burns (V), 1-6, 6-3, 6-1
5. Olena Leonchuk (V) led Rachel
Saiontz (P), 6-3, 3-6, 4-3 DNF
6. Blakely Ashley (P) d. Mihaela
Bunea (V), 6-1, 1-6, 7-5