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Date: October 8, 2002
Contact: Bill Sodoma

 

Colby women's tennis sweeps USM

GORHAM, MAINE --

The Colby College women's tennis team won for the second straight time by a 9-0 score with Tuesday's victory over University of Southern Maine.

The Mules (3-2), who swept Connecticut College on Sunday, will play a big home match Wednesday at 4 p.m. with Bowdoin College.

All six of Colby's singles players won in straight sets --- with first singles player Sara Hughes (Burlington/South Burlington, Vt.) and third singles player Christina Pluta (Mercer/Mercer Island, Wash.) losing just one game.

Caren Harris (Germantown/Fairview Village, Pa.), Paige Hanzlik (Hinsdale/Oak Brook, Ill.), Ginny Raho (Lincoln School/Providence, R.I.) and Jenny Grace (Brewster/Darien, Conn.) also won singles matches.

Harris and Pluta took an easy 8-0 win at second doubles for the Mules. Hughes and Britt Palmedo (Deerfield/Ketchum, Idaho) won at first doubles and Hanzlik and Raho won an 8-5 match at the third doubles spot.

Colby 9, Southern Maine 0

Singles: No. 1: Sara Hughes d. Emily Jose, 6-0, 6-1; No. 2: Caren Harris d. Katherine Welch, 6-0, 6-4; No. 3: Christina Pluta d. April Cohen, 6-1, 6-0; No. 4: Paige Hanzlik d. Sarah McLean, 6-2, 6-2; No. 5: Ginny Raho d. Lauren Fippinger, 6-2, 6-2; No. 6: Jenny Grace d. Megan Allyn, 6-2, 6-1

Doubles: No. 1: Hughes/Britt Palmedo, 8-1; No. 2: Harris/Pluta d. Jose/Allyn, 8-0; No. 3: Hanzlik/Raho d. Welch/Catie McCarthy, 8-5