University of Connecticut Athletics
Huskies Shutout Hartford, 7-0
9/17/2002 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
STORRS, CT (Sept. 17, 2002) - The University of Connecticut women’s tennis team won their first dual match of the season, 7-0 on Tuesday, Sept. 17, over in-state rival Hartford.
The Huskies won the doubles point winning the No. 2 and No. 3 doubles matches, while winning all six of the singles matches in straight sets. UConn was led by seniors April Dixon (Palm Beach Gardens, FL) and Colleen Connors (Ormond Beach, FL) who won the No. 2 doubles match and won their No. 5 and No. 6 singles matches respectively.
The Huskies return to action on Wednesday, Sept. 25, at 3 pm at Rhode Island.
Full results are as follows:
Singles
No. 1
Whitney Simcik (UC) def Ani Mora (UH) 6-3, 7-5
No. 2
Trinell Russel (UC) def Alexis Alexander (UH) 6-2, 6-0
No. 3
Jen LoRusso (UC) def. Lauren Perry (UH) 6-3, 6-0
No. 4
Barbara Schumsky (UC) def. Crystallia Leontiadis (UH) 6-2, 6-1
No. 5
April Dixon (UC) def. Steforia Leontiadis (UH) 6-0, 6-3
No. 6
Colleen Connors (UC) def. Angela Venincosta (UH) 6-1, 6-0
Doubles
No. 1
Mora/Alexander (UH) def. Simick/Russel (UC) 8-6
No. 2
Dixon/Connors (UC) def. Perry/C. Leontiadis (UH) 8-2
No. 3
Schumsky/Jessica Shea def. S. Leontiadis/Venincosta (UH) 8-1
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