April 13, 2007
Shorewomen Blank Bullets, 9-0
Daciek Posts 6-0, 6-1, Win at No. 1 Singles

CHESTERTOWN, MD -- Host Washington College, the ninth-ranked team in the Atlantic South region, topped visiting Gettysburg, 9-0, in a Centennial Conference women's tennis match this afternoon at Schottland Tennis Center. The Shorewomen improved to 7-8 overall and 5-3 in conference play with the win, while the Bullets slipped to 4-4 and 3-4 with the loss.

Washington took a 3-0 lead after doubles. Junior Allison Daciek (Severna Park, MD/Severna Park) and freshman Kellie Foster (Lothian, MD/St. Mary's), ranked 27th in the region in doubles, recorded an 8-1 win at No. 1. Sophomore Lydia Bull (Berkeley Heights, NJ/Kent Place School) and sophomore Kate Barston (Darien, CT/Darien) added an 8-4 win at No. 2, while sophomore Kristen Hossick (Ashton, MD/Mount de Sales Academy) and sophomore Rebecca Davis (Maplewood, NJ/Columbia) came away with an 8-5 victory at No. 3.

In singles, Daciek, ranked 31st in the region, cruised to a 6-0, 6-1, win at No. 1. Bull added a 6-1, 6-2 victory at No. 2, while Foster recorded a 6-4, 7-5, triumph at No. 3. Hossick, ranked 52nd in the region, was a 6-1, 6-1, winner at No. 4, freshman Carrie Palmer (Dallas, TX/Greenhill School) posted a 6-2, 1-6, 10-7, win at No. 5, and junior Ryoko Sawada (Kushiro, Japan/Kushiro Koryo) notched an 8-4 victory at No. 6.

The Shorewomen return to action tomorrow with a 1:00 p.m. Centennial Conference match at Dickinson.

MATCH RESULTS