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Date: October 1, 2003
Contact: Bill Sodoma

 

Colby women's tennis falls to Bates

WATERVILLE, Maine --

Liz Currie (Yarmouth, Maine) won at second singles as Bates College took four of the six singles matches in taking a 5-4 victory over Colby College in women's tennis Wednesday.

Colby (0-3) continued to get solid play from first-year Allison Dunn (Tucson, Ariz.), who took a three set win over Tara DeVito (E. Hills, N.Y.) at first singles. Dunn then joined forces with Nikki Patel (Avon, Conn.) to win 9-8 (14-12 tiebreaker) at first doubles. Ginny Raho (Providence, R.I.) had the other singles win for Colby.

Bates 5, Colby 4

Singles

1: Allison Dunn, Colby, d. Tara DeVito, 6-2, 4-6, 6-3

2: Liz Currie, B, d. Nikki Patel, 7-5, 6-1

3: Heather Bracken, B, d. Anna Erdheim, 6-4, 1-6, 6-1

4: Ginny Raho, Colby, d. Lindsay Yost, 6-3, 6-4

5: Emma Nochomovitz, B, d. Lauren Uhlmann, 7-6 (8), 7-5

6: Diana Wilkinson, B, d. Amanda Stein, 7-6 (4), 6-3

Doubles

1: Dunn/Patel, C, d. Bracken/Yost, 9-8 (14-12)

2: DeVito/Currie, B, d. Morgan Pratt/Erdheim, 8-0

3: Uhlmann/Raho, C, d. Laura Harris/Sara Orenland, 8-2