University of Connecticut Athletics
Women's Tennis Downed at Dartmouth, 5-2
2/25/2006 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
HANOVER, N.H. (Feb. 25, 2006) – Liz Dibbs and Jessica Porter both won singles matches for the University of Connecticut women’s tennis team but the Huskies fell by a 5-2 score at Dartmouth on Saturday afternoon at the Boss Tennis Center in Hanover, N.H. The Huskies dip to 0-4 on the year with the loss, their closest of the spring season. The Big Green stands at 4-4.
After dropping each of the three doubles matches to open the day’s action, UConn claimed victories at the number three and four singles positions for their first multiple-win effort of the year. Porter took down Jennifer Murray in straight sets, 6-1, 6-4 at No. 3 while Dibbs was triumphant over Catia Carrell of Dartmouth, 3-6, 6-3, 6-0 at No. 4 singles. Additionally, two of the singles matches needed a third set as the Huskies nearly overcame dropping the doubles point to pull out a win. Jaclyn Shapiro went up a set against Ann Scott at No. 2 but fell by a 3-6, 6-0, 6-3 count. At No. 5, the Big Green’s Natalie O’Rourke won a pair of tiebreakers to beat BreAnn Cheung 7-6, 2-6, 7-6.
UConn will stay overnight in Hanover and face Stony Brook on Sunday morning at the Boss Tennis Center.
Dartmouth 5, Connecticut 2
Singles:
No. 1 (D) def. Christine Burek (C), 6-0, 6-1
No. 2 (D) def. Jaclyn Shapiro (C), 3-6, 6-0, 6-3
No. 3.Jessica Porter (C) def. (D), 6-1, 6-4
No. 4 Liz Dibbs (C) def. (D), 3-6, 6-3, 6-0
No. 5 (D) def. BreAnn Cheung (C), 7-6, 2-6, 7-6
No. 6 (D) def. Ashley Petruzzi (C), 6-2, 6-3
Doubles:
No. 1 Lindsay Winingham/Megan Zebroski (D) def. Burek/Shapiro (C), 8-2
No. 2 O'Rourke/Carrell (D) def. Dibbs/Porter (C), 8-5
No. 3 Kerry Snow/Caplan (D) def. Petruzzi/Alison Koch (C), 8-2
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