ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE WOMEN'S TENNIS
Sunday, March 30, 2008

Elizabethtown Snaps Wilkes' 12-Match Win Streak With 7-2 Victory

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ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- A sweep of all six singles matches gave Elizabethtown College a 7-2 victory over Wilkes University in non-conference women's tennis action on Sunday afternoon.

The Blue Jays (8-2 overall) snapped a 12-match winning streak for the Lady Colonels (14-2 overall), whose only other loss came to Division II Bloomsburg University back on Sept. 13. The starting lineup for Wilkes entered the day with a combined singles record of 90-13 on the season.

Sophomore Emily Swarr (Manheim, PA/Manheim Central) rallied for a 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 win over Alison McDonald at first singles, senior Emma Smith (Moorestown, NJ/Moorestown) came back to defeat Xiaoqiao Zhang 3-6, 7-6 (8-6), 6-4 at flight two, and junior Alice Yu (Athens, GA/Clarke Central) cruised past Kristin Wilt 6-1, 6-0 at flight three for her 12th straight win.

First-year student Minke Albers (The Hague, The Netherlands) was a 6-3, 6-1 winner over Victoria Bybel at fourth singles, sophomore Jessica Russell (Kennett Square, PA/Unionville) beat Michelle Knight 7-5, 6-4 at flight five, and first-year student Kelly Fisher (Harrisburg, PA/Bishop McDevitt) downed Katie Buckley, who was 16-0 on the season, by a 6-2, 7-6 (7-1) final at sixth singles.

In doubles, Albers and Fisher earned the lone win with a 9-7 victory over Knight and Buckley at flight three.

Elizabethtown College 7, Wilkes University 2
Singles competition
1. Emily Swarr (ETOWN) def. Alison McDonald (WIL) 3-6, 6-3, 6-4
2. Emma Smith (ETOWN) def. Xiaoqiao Zhang (WIL) 3-6, 7-6 (8-6), 6-4
3. Alice Yu (ETOWN) def. Kristin Wilt (WIL) 6-1, 6-0
4. Minke Albers (ETOWN) def. Victoria Bybel (WIL) 6-3, 6-1
5. Jessica Russell (ETOWN) def. Michelle Knight (WIL) 7-5, 6-4
6. Kelly Fisher (ETOWN) def. Katie Buckley (WIL) 6-2, 7-6 (7-1)

Doubles competition
1. Alison McDonald/Xiaoqiao Zhang (WIL) def. Emma Smith/Alice Yu (ETOWN) 8-5
2. Kristin Wilt/Victoria Bybel (WIL) def. Emily Swarr/Jessica Russell (ETOWN) 9-7
3. Minke Albers/Kelly Fisher (ETOWN) def. Michelle Knight/Katie Buckley (WIL) 9-7