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University of Massachusets Athletics
University of Massachusetts
Temple (Atlantic 10 Championship)
Tennis Finishes Second At A-10 Tournament
April 19, 2003 | Tennis
April 19, 2003
COLLEGE PARK, Md. - The fourth-seeded University of Massachusetts women's tennis team fell to No. 2 Temple, 4-1, in the finals of the Atlantic 10 Women's Tennis Championship at The Tennis Center at College Park, Md., on Saturday.
The loss in the championship earned UMass a second-place finish in the tournament and gave Temple its third conference title, the first since 1995.
Temple defeated Massachusetts at No. 1, No. 2, No. 4 and No. 6 singles to earn its four points for the match. Freshman Dorothy Iwanowicz (Hilton Head, S.C.) posted the lone victory for the Minutewomen at No. 5 singles.
In Saturday's third-place match, defending champion Richmond topped No. 1 Xavier, 4-1, and in the fifth-place match No. 5 George Washington defeated No. 8 Dayton, 4-1.
Final A-10 Women's Tennis Tournament Standings:
1st Place- Temple
2nd Place - Massachusetts
3rd Place - Richmond
4th Place - Xavier
5th Place - George Washington
6th Place - Dayton
7th Place - Duquesne
8th Place - Fordham
9th Place - St. Bonaventure
10th Place - Rhode Island
11th Place - Saint Joseph's
12th Place - La Salle
