Oct. 8, 2004

AMHERST, Mass. -- The University of Massachusetts women's tennis team swept through the doubles and then took all but the No. 6 singles to defeat the University of Connecticut, 6-1, this afternoon. The match was originally started on Sept. 29, but suspended due to rain. The Minutewomen are now 2-0 in dual action this fall.

Doubles

1. Freshman Masha Pozar (Ljublijana, Slovenia) and sophomore Michele Spiess (Stuttgart, Germany) def. Whitney Simcik and Jennifer LoRusso, 8-1

2. Junior Dorothy Iwanowicz (Hilton Head, S.C.) and junior Susan Johnson (Annapolis, Md.) def. Barbara Schumsky and Elizabeth Dibbs, 8-4

3. Freshman Kristin DiPiero (Huntingdon Valley, Pa.) and senior Sasha Edelstein (Haifa, Israel) def. Christine Burek and Ashley Petruzzi, 8-4

Singles

1. Pozar def. Simcik, 6-3, 6-1

2. Spiess def. LoRusso, 6-4, 6-3

3. Edelstein def. Schumsky, 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 (10-4)

4. Iwanowicz def. Burek, 6-1, 6-0

5. Johnson def. Dibbs, 6-3, 6-1

6. Petruzzi def. DiPiero, 6-1, 6-3

Massachusetts will play at Williams College on Oct. 12, at 4:15 p.m.