Jill Williams Enters Pitt's 100-Victory Club
3/24/2005 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
Jill Williams Enters Pitt's 100-Victory Club
3/24/2005
Senior tennis player Jill Williams (Media, Pa./Delaware County Christian School) became only one of seven players at the
Pitt's No. 1 singles player, Williams registered her 100 career win in doubles action against the Red Storm. At No. 1 doubles, Williams teamed with Emily Hughes to defeat Lesley Wenzel and Roxy Ionescu of the Red Flash, for a 8-1 victory. In singles, Williams met Wenzel again at the No. 1 spot, and improved her overall record to 101 combined wins with a 6-1, 6-1 victory.
Only seven players in the 30-year women's tennis history have won 100 or more career matches.
With nine matches remaining, Williams has an opportunity to enter Pitt?s record books again. The record for most combined singles and doubles wins is 116, held by Julie LoPrinzi, and was set between 1989 and 1993.