SYRACUSE, N.Y. (3/26/08) – Cross-town opponent Syracuse University handed the Colgate University women’s tennis team a 7-0 loss in a midweek match on Wednesday, March 26.

 

The Raiders started off the doubles competition with an 8-1 victory. Sophomores Elise DeRose (Williamsville, N.Y.) and Samantha Inacker (Lake Forest, Ill.) blew by Simone Kalhorn and Jacquelyn Tang at No. 1 doubles. Sophomore Cameron Williams (Winnetka, Ill.) and freshman Stephanie Bender (Amityville, N.Y.) dropped an 8-5 match at No. 2 doubles and freshman Isabel Riemer (Hamburg, Germany) and sophomore Jackie Stimmel (Saratoga Springs, N.Y.) fell 8-6 at No. 3 doubles.

 

Highlighting the Raiders’ singles play was Bender at No. 6, squaring off with Tang. Tang took the first set 6-4, before Bender earned a 6-0 in the second set. The third set came down to a superset, which fell in Tang’s favor 13-11.

 

Christina Tan defeated DeRose at No. 1 singles, 6-2, 7-6 (1), and Kalhorn topped Inacker, 6-3, 6-1 at No. 2 singles.

 

Riemer lost at No. 3 singles to Maria Vasilyeva by matching 6-1 scores, and Williams fell at No. 4 singles, 6-0, 6-3 to Ashley Spicer. Chelsea Jones defeated Stimmel, 6-1, 6-0 at No. 5 singles.

 

Colgate falls to 7-5 on the season, while Syracuse improves to 8-11.

 

The Raiders will begin Patriot League play on Sunday, March 30 when they travel to Lehigh for a 10 a.m, match.