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Date: October 9, 2002
Contact: Bill Sodoma

 

Bowdoin women's tennis team tops Colby

WATERVILLE, MAINE --

The Colby College women's tennis team got a win Wednesday from senior Britt Palmedo (Deerfield/Ketchum, Idaho) in her return to singles play, but the Mules fell 6-3 to Bowdoin College.

Palmedo, who has battled injury problems and has only played doubles this season, lost 6-3 in the opening set of the second singles match to Bowdoin's Paulette Hricko (Dover-Sherborn/Dover, Mass.). Palmedo battled back for 7-5 and 6-0 wins in the final two sets to pull out the match.

Sophomore Christina Pluta (Mercer/Mercer Island, Wash.) won at fourth singles for Colby (3-3) and also teamed up with senior Caren Harris (Germantown/Fairview Village, Pa.) for a win at second doubles.

Singles: No. 1: Alexis Bawden, B, d. Sara Hughes, 6-0, 6-2; No. 2: Britt Palmedo, C, d. Paulette Hricko, 3-6, 7-5, 6-0; No. 3: Sanida Kikic, B, d. Caren Harris, 6-7 (2), 6-2, 6-1; No. 4: Christina Pluta, C, d. Kristina Sisk, 6-3, 6-2; No. 5: Betsy Hayes, B, d. Paige Hanzlik, 6-1, 6-0; No. 6: Julia Shaver, B, d. Jenny Grace, 6-1, 6-3

Doubles: No. 1: Bawden/Hricko, B, d. Hughes/Palmedo, 8-3; No. 2: Harris/Pluta, C, d. Kikic/Sisk, 6-3, 6-2; No. 3: Hayes/Lauren Gray, B, d. Hanzlik/Ginny Raho, 8-5