Saturday, May 3, 2003

TRINITY WOMEN'S TENNIS FALLS TO
WILLIAMS IN NCAA FIRST ROUND

Hartford, Conn. - Sophomore Brittany Binet (St. Helena, Calif.) won a 6-0, 6-1 match at No. 6 singles and was one half of the No. 3 doubles team that posted an 8-1 win, leading the Williams College Ephs to a 9-0 win over the visiting Trinity College Bantams in the first round of the NCAA Division III Women's Tennis Championships this afternoon. Trinity, ranked No. 6 in the Northeast and No. 22 in the nation, finish the season with a 6-5 record, while the Ephs, ranked No. 3 in the Northeast and No. 7 in the nation, improve to 10-3.

Trinity senior co-captains Courtney Sargeant (Attleboro, Mass.) and Karen Huebner (Burlington, Mass.) put up the toughest fight for undermanned Bantams, falling by a score of 8-5 at No. 1 doubles. The Bantams, making their fourth straight appearance in the NCAA Tournament, played the entire spring season without three of its top six players leaving the team with just six players on its active roster.

MATCH RESULTS
Singles

1. W- Stephanie Hall d. Courtney Sargeant 6-2, 6-3
2. W- Julie Mallory d. Karen Huebner 6-1, 6-3
3. W- Alexandra MacLennan d. Brittany Olwine 6-1, 6-0
4. W- Kate Troy d. Melissa White 6-2, 6-2
5. W- Tracy Cheung d. Victoria Miller 6-2, 6-2
6. W- Brittany Binet d. Aimee Hecht 6-0, 6-1
Doubles
1. W- Hall/Troy d. Sargeant/Huebner 8-5
2. W- Mallory/Cheung d. Olwine/White 8-2
3. W- MacLennan/Binet d. Miller/Hecht 8-1
Williams 9, Trinity (Conn.) 0