April 18, 2008

Updated Championship Bracket

MONROEVILLE, Pa. - The Xavier women's tennis team downed Saint Bonaventure 4-0 in the opening round of the Atlantic 10 Women's Tennis Championship.  Kara Courtney, Kaitlyn Zinn, and Jeanette Feider all won their singles matches to help clinch the Xavier victory.

The No. 2 and 3 doubles pairs of Christie Pleiman and Tifanie Treece along with Annie Diedalis and Jill Ducro won their matches to secure the doubles point.  Pleiman and Treece defeated Ana Delgado and Vanessa Rumpel 8-2 while Diedalis and Ducro won an 8-4 match over Maria Barousse and Anna Martorell.

Courtney led the three straight-set singles victories with a 6-1, 6-2 win over Anna Perevesentzeva at No. 1 singles.  Zinn grabbed the 6-0, 6-2 victory at No. 5 while Feider closed out singles play with a 6-0, 6-4 win at No. 6.

The No. 5 seeded Musketeers advance to the quarterfinals of the A-10 Championship where they will face No. 4 seeded Duquesne.  The match takes place Friday at 6 p.m.

Doubles
1. Kara Courtney/Jeanette Feider (XU) vs. Anna Perevesentzeva/Yollande Callaghan  (SBU) - 7-6 (DNF)
2. Christie Pleiman/Tifanie Treece (XU) def. Ana Delgado/Vanessa Rumpel (SBU) - 8-2
3. Annie Diedalis/Jill Ducro (XU) def. Maria Barousse/Anna Martorell (SBU) - 8-4

Singles
1. Courtney (XU) def. Perevesentzeva (SBU) - 6-1, 6-2
2. Treece (XU) vs. Callaghan (SBU) - 6-2, 5-1
3. Kelsey Kinnard (XU) vs. Barousse (SBU) - 6-4. 3-5
4. Ducro (XU) def. Delgado (SBU) - 6-2. 4-1
5. Kaitlyn Zinn (XU) def. Rumpel (SBU) - 6-0, 6-2
6. Feider (XU) def. Martorell (SBU) - 6-0, 6-4