April 2, 2004
Diplomats Down Shorewomen, 6-3
Browder Wins in Singles & Doubles

CHESTERTOWN, MD -- The Washington College women's tennis team slipped to 6-4 overall and 3-2 in Centennial Conference play with a 6-3 loss to visiting Franklin & Marshall today at the Lifetime Fitness Center. The Diplomats improved to 6-3 and 4-1 with the win.

Washington opened the match by taking two of the three doubles flights. Senior Shoko Nakamura (Osaka, Japan/Osaka Jogakuin) and junior Samantha Halpin (Red Lion, PA/Red Lion) gave the Shorewomen a 1-0 lead with an 8-3 win at No. 2, while seniors Ne'ko Browder (Bronx, NY/Herbert H. Lehman) and Linda Hooks (Woodstown, NJ/Woodstown) won the last doubles match to finish, 8-2, to put the Shorewomen up, 2-1, heading into singles play.

The Shorewomen extended their lead to 3-1 after Browder posted a dominant 6-0, 6-1 win at No. 1 singles, but the Diplomats won the other five singles matches to come away with the victory.

The Shorewomen will play another Centennial Conference home match tomorrow as they host Dickinson at 1:00 p.m.

Singles
Player (School)
Player (School)
Score
No. 1 Ne'ko Browder (WC)
def.
 Jen Dubow (F&M)
6-0, 6-1
No. 2 Katie Gaskins (F&M)
def.
 Shoko Nakamura (WC)
2-6, 6-3, (10-5)
No. 3 Marie Papalia (F&M)
def.
 Linda Hooks (WC)
6-3, 6-2
No. 4 Barbara Bee (F&M)
def.
 Samantha Halpin (WC)
6-3, 6-0
No. 5 Beth Connor (F&M)
def.
 Lyndsey Beidle (WC)
6-2, 6-1
No. 6 Lauren Hakkinen (F&M)
def.
 Sara Custis (WC)
4-6, 6-1, (10-6)
Doubles
Team (School)
Team (School)
Score
No. 1 Browder/Hooks (WC)
def.
 Dubow/Gaskins (F&M)
8-2
No. 2 Nakamura/Halpin (WC)
def.
 Bee/Hakkinen (F&M)
8-3
No. 3 Connor/Papalia (F&M)
def.
 Beidle/
Jaclyn Moore(WC)
8-3

 

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