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University of Massachusets Athletics
University of Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Women's Tennis Downs Rhode Island, 7-2
April 13, 2000 | Tennis
April 12, 2000
KINGSTON, R.I. - The University of Massachusetts women's tennis team defeated Rhode Island 7-2 today in Kingston, R.I., to improve to 7-14 this season and 4-9 during the spring campaign.
The Minutewomen captured four out of six singles victories in the win over the Rams. Sophomore Helena Horak (Westlake Village, Calif.) posted a 6-1, 6-3 decision over Ally Erasmous in the No. 2 slot, while sophomore Annie Hamilton (Plano, Texas) downed Cyndi Taylor at No. 3, 6-2, 6-4. Freshman Katie Stammen (North Attleboro, Texas) picked up another straight-set decision over Danielle Kapner in the No. 4 position, 6-1, 6-0, and junior Robyn Lebovitz (Marietta, Ga.) came up with the final singles win for UMass with a 6-4, 6-1 victory over Lauren Sabataso.
The Minutewomen won all three doubles matches, as well, in the win.
UMass 7, Rhode Island 2
Singles
1. Maria Pasquale (RI) def. Ola Gerasimova (UM) 6-2, 7-6
2. Helena Horak (UM) def. Ally Erasmous (RI) 6-1, 6-3
3. Annie Hamilton (UM) def. Cyndi Taylor (RI) 6-2, 6-4
4. Katie Stammen (UM) def. Danielle Kapner (RI) 6-1, 6-0
5. Robyn Lebovitz (UM) def. Lauren Sabataso (RI) 6-4, 6-1
6. Emily Clapham (RI) def. Michelle Kuhr (UM) 1-6, 7-6, 7-4
Doubles
1. Gerasimova/Hamilton (UM) def. Pasquale/Kapner (RI) 8-1
2. Stammen/Lebovitz (UM) def. Erasmous/Taylor (RI) 8-3
3. Horak/Kuhr (UM) def. Sabataso/Kilgore (RI) 8-3
UMass will wrap up the 1999-2000 campaign this weekend, when it travels to Blacksburg, Va., for the 2000 Bell Atlantic Atlantic 10 Men's and Women's Tennis Championships from April 14-16. The Minutewomen finished third at last season's championship behind champion Virginia Tech and runner-up Temple.
