Women's Tennis Falls to UMass 5-2

Thursday, March 22

Boca Raton, FL

12:00 PM

Florida Atlantic

UMass

3/22/2007 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis

March 22, 2007

Final Stats

BOCA RATON, FL - In a rescheduled match due to Tuesday's rain, Florida Atlantic University fell to the University of Massachusetts 5-2, on Thursday afternoon.

Claudia Kecht and Katherine Bartnik teamed together to capture the no. 1 doubles match, but saw UMass gather no. 2 and no. 3 doubles to take the first point of the match.

No. 4 seed Natalia Totevska, who is on an eight match win streak, was sidelined. Pia Terol and Danielle Simone, who normally play no. 5 and 6, respectively, played one seed up and matched the challenge by scoring FAU's two points. Terol captured no. 4 singles with a 5-7, 7-5, 1-0 (10-3) victory over Dasa Stauimirovic. Simone defeated Maude Lecluyse 6-3, 6-4.

Eve Xanthopoulos has played no. 6 and several exhibition matches this season and completed the line-up at six.

FAU's record fell to 6-7 on the season and will next play host to Boston College 1 p.m. Saturday at Patch Reef Park.

Doubles Results
No. 1 Claudia Kecht/Katherine Bartnik (FAU) def Masha Pozar/Maude Lecluyse (UMASS) 8-6
No. 2 Stephanie Grimenez/Ellen de Jong (UMASS) def. Pia Terol/Danielle Simone (FAU) 8-2
No. 3 Laura Murillo/Michele Spiess (UMASS) def Eve Xanthopoulos/Natalia Totevska (FAU) 9-7

Order of Finish: 2,1,3

Singles Results
No. 1 Michele Spiess (UMASS) def. Claudia Kecht (FAU) 6-0, 6-0
No. 2 Masha Pozar (UMASS) def. Elodie Wendling (FAU) 6-4, 6-2
No. 3 Ellen de Jong (UMASS) def. Katherine Bartnik (FAU) 7-6 (7-5), 6-2
No. 4 Pia Terol (FAU) def. Dasa Stauimirovic (UMASS) 5-7, 7-5, 1-0 (10-3)
No. 5 Danielle Simone (FAU) def. Maude Lecluyse (UMASS) 6-3, 6-4
No. 6 Stephanie Grimenez (UMASS) def. Eve Xanthopoulos (FAU) 6-2

Order of Finish: 1, 6, 5, 3, 2, 4