Tennis: Mountaineers Pound Hoyas

By Kelly Tuckwiller for MSNsportsNET.com
March 31, 2009

west virginia 7, georgetown 0
mcdonough tennis complex
washington, d.c.

Singles Results

Results

LaFortune

< 1-6, 7-5, 10-5

Kuehn

Haught

< 6-7, 7-6 (3), 10-1

Thiels

Elkin

< 6-1, 6-2

Shea

Cardenas

< 6-1, 6-1

Harrison

Pilsbury

< 6-2, 6-2

Sebia

Burton

< 6-2, 6-1

Herchek

Doubles Results

Results

Haught
Pilsbury

< 6-5 (5)

Sebia
Thiels

Burton
LaFortune

< 8-4

Kearney
Harrison

Cardenas
Elkin

< 8-3

Kuehn
Brown

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Veronica Cardenas	Olga Elkin

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. - The West Virginia University tennis team (8-14, 3-2 BIG EAST) swept Georgetown, 7-0, this afternoon at the McDonough Tennis Complex in Washington, D.C.

“The girls took care of business today,” Coach Marc Walters says. “It was good to see us play tough and pull through and win those third-set tiebreakers. I just thought our girls did very well for long day of getting off the bus, playing and getting back on the bus to come home.”

The Mountaineers dominated the Hoyas taking all nine matches on the day. Both junior Stephanie LaFortune and freshman Kathryn Haught posted great wins as each won in a third-set tiebreaker. LaFortune started off with a huge 1-6, 7-5, 10-5 victory over Caroline Kuehn at the No. 1 spot, while Haught defeated Mazi Thiels 6-7, 7-6 (3) at the No. 2 spot.

Sophomore Ashley Pilsbury also played well as she captured her third-straight win, with a 6-2, 6-2 defeat over Alex Sebia at the No. 5 spot, while junior Olga Elkin defeated Aileen Shea 6-1, 6-2 at the No. 3 spot.

The Mountaineers continued to surge with victories from freshman Veronica Cardenas, who defeated Jacquie Harrison, 6-1, 6-1 at the No. 4 spot, and junior Monique Burton, who took down Lacey Herchek, 6-2, 6-1 at the No. 6 spot.

In doubles play, LaFortune and Burton posted their fifth-straight win, with an 8-4 victory over Sebia and Thiels at the No. 2 spot. Haught and Pilsbury also claimed a victory with a 6-5 (5) win over Sebia and Thiels, while Cardenas and Elkin captured an 8-3 win over Kuehn and Brown at the No. 3 spot.

WVU is set to close the season with two conference matches at the Mountaineer Tennis Complex this weekend. On Saturday, April 4, the Mountaineers are set to host a 1 p.m. match against Rutgers, followed by an 11 a.m. match against Connecticut on Sunday, April 5.

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