March 8, 2003
Shorewomen Handle Seahawks
Browder's Birthday Nets Two Sweeps

CHESTERTOWN, MD -- Junior Ne'ko Browder (Bronx, NY/Herbert H. Lehman) posted a 6-0, 6-0 sweep at No. 1 singles and an 8-0 sweep at No. 1 doubles to celebrate her 21st birthday as the host Washington College Shorewomen topped St. Mary's (MD) College, 8-1, this afternoon at the Lifetime Fitness Center.

Browder's win in doubles came playing with junior Shoko Nakamura (Osaka, Japan/Osaka Jogakuin). The Shorewomen also won at No. 2 doubles, where senior Devon Hufnal (Dover, DE/Dover) and sophomore Samantha Halpin (Red Lion, PA/Red Lion) won, 8-0.

The 6-0, 6-0 sweep for Browder at No. 1 singles led a set of six two-set sweeps for the Shorewomen in singles. Nakamura won, 6-1, 6-0, at No. 2. Hufnal and junior Linda Hooks (Woodstown, NJ/Woodstown) posted 6-0, 6-0, sweeps at No. 3 and No. 4, respectively. Junior Christina Vouros (Salisbury, MD/Worcester Prep) won 6-3, 6-2, at No. 5 and Halpin won 6-1, 6-1, at No. 6.

Washington, now 2-0 this season, returns to action Monday with a 10:30 a.m. home match against Denison. Denison is tied for 12th in the Division III national rankings.

Singles
Player (School)
Player (School)
Score
No. 1 Ne'ko Browder (WC)
def.
 Lindsay Becker (SMC)
6-0, 6-0
No. 2 Shoko Nakamura (WC)
def.
 Yaffa Seiden (SMC)
6-1, 6-0
No. 3 Devon Hufnal (WC)
def.
 Laura Pacanowsky (SMC)
6-0, 6-0
No. 4 Linda Hooks (WC)
def.
 Carolyn Barndt (SMC)
6-0, 6-0
No. 5 Christina Vouros (WC)
def.
 Norah Harwood (SMC)
6-3, 6-2
No. 6 Samantha Halpin (WC)
def.
 Gretchen White (SMC)
6-1, 6-1
Doubles
Team (School)
Team (School)
Score
No. 1 Browder/Nakamura (WC)
def.
 Becker/White (SMC)
8-0
No. 2 Hufnal/Halpin (WC)
def.
 Harwood/Barndt (SM)
8-0
No. 3 Pacanowsky/Seiden (SMC)
def.
 Jaclyn Moore/Katie Hickman (WC)
8-3

 

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