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Delaware tennis teams earn split with Lafayette 12:50 p.m., March 9, 2004--The host University of Delaware split a pair of tennis matches with Lafayette College on Monday afternoon, with the Fightin Blue Hen men winning 5-2 and the women losing 6-1. In the men's match, UD got singles victories from John Tully at No. 2, Adam Liebman at No. 3, Josh Ditman at No. 4 and Dustin Lewis at No. 5. Tully improved to a team-best 13-3 on the 2003-04 season. Lafayette got singles wins from Andrew Mott at No. 1 and Craig Helstowski at No. 6. UD won the doubles point as the No. 1 team of Sanjay Khindri and Tully defeated Brett Warren and Helstowski 9-7 and the No. 3 team of Liebman and Ditman defeated John Zazzu and Peter Titus 8-3. Lafayette dominated the women's match, winning each of the first five singles matches and the double point. UD got its lone wins at No. 6 singles, where Stef Riddle posted an 8-1 win over Stephanie Rosman, and at No. 1 doubles, where Sari Shuster and Jamie deGraffenreid teamed for an 8-3 win over Lafayette's Chez Saricas and Meghan Fitzgerald. The matches began outdoors at the Delaware Field House courts but were completed indoors due to inclement weather. To learn how to subscribe to UDaily, click here. |