University of Pittsburgh Athletics
Pitt
St. Francis (PA)
Women's Tennis Reaches 300 Win Milestone
2/19/2007 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
Feb. 19, 2007
PITTSBURGH--Pitt set a milestone with its 300th win, as the Panthers defeated St. Francis (PA), 7-0, and improved their season record to an unblemished 4-0 mark. This is the Panthers third shutout of the season.
The Panthers moved a step forward on the season by keeping their undefeated record in tack, but they also took a huge step in the program by winning their 300th match. The women's tennis program was established in 1975 and is now 300-249 overall.
With the victory, this is also the first time since the 1996-97 season that the Panthers have started a season 4-0.
Pitt's doubles teams won an early point in the match when it swept the Red Flash. The team of sophomore Kristy Borza (Beaver, Pa./Beaver Area) and junior Leah Friedman (
The third doubles team of junior Carlie Smith (Bel Air,
Following doubles play, Pitt won all six of its singles matches and only dropping one game in all the sets.
Leading the Panthers in the No. 1 position, Borza was victorious 6-0, 6-0 and improved her singles record to 17-4.
Senior Annie Davies (
Visram remained undefeated in her win, posting a 4-0 singles record and a 4-0 doubles mark.
In the hunt to join the 100-Victory Club, Smith now has 90 career wins and is just 10 wins shy becoming the ninth Panther to reach that milestone. Friedman is just 16 wins away, as well.
Singles
Kristy Borza def Roxy Ionescy (6-0, 6-0)
Leah Friedman def Eva Keresztes (6-0, 6-0)
Carlie Smith def Becky Seybold (6-0, 6-0)
Sabrina Visram def Danielle Gauthier (6-0, 6-0)
Annie Davies def Mallory Palmer (6-0, 6-0)
Christie D'achille def Ashley Zalewski (6-0, 6-1)
Doubles
Borza and Friedman def Keresztes and Gauthier 8-0
Davies and D'Achille def Ionescy and Palmer 8-4
Smith and Visram def Seybold and Zalewski 8-0
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