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University of Massachusets Athletics
University of Massachusetts
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Women's Tennis Tops Columbia, 5-2
October 27, 2000 | Tennis
Oct. 27, 2000
NEW YORK, N.Y. - The University of Massachusetts women's tennis team improved to 5-1 by defeating Columbia University today, 5-2.
Freshman Francesca Mancini (Milan, Italy) upped her overall record to 10-0 by knocking off Columbia's Shelly Mittal in no. 1 singles. Also picking up victories for the Minutewomen in singles were Helena Horak (Westlake Village, Calif.), Jafra Depontes (Kaliua-Kona, Hawaii), and Lindsey Gilloly (Stoughton, Mass.).
On the doubles court, the Maroon and White picked up the crucial doubles point as the tandems of Mancini/Depontes and Susan Hyams (Cincinnati, Ohio)/Horak picked up victories.
The Minutewomen will return to action tomorrow when they restore the regional rivalry with the Huskies of UConn. The match at Storrs will get underway at 12:00.
UMass 5 Columbia 2
Singles:
1. Francesca Mancini (UM) def Shelly Mittal (CU) 6-2, 6-4
2. Helena Horak (UM) def Laila Shetty (CU) 6-3, 3-1 (default)
3. Jafra Depontes (UM) def Rebecca Nathan (CU) 6-3, 6-3
4. Joyce Chang (CU) def Annie Hamilton (UM) 6-1, 6-3
5. Ilene Weintraub (CU) def Susan Hyams (UM) 6-1, 7-5
6. Lindsey Gillooly (UM) def Andrea Lauer (CU) 6-0, 5-7, 6-2
Doubles:
1. Mancini/Depontes (UM) def Shetty/Chang (CU) 8-3
2. Mittal/Nathan (CU) def Hamilton/Gillooly (UM) 8-0
3. Hyams/Horak (UM) def Lauer/Weintraub (CU) 8-2
