Princeton Tops Maryland Women's Tennis, 6-1

Feb. 21, 2009

PRINCETON, N.J. - The Maryland women's tennis team fell Saturday afternoon to the Princeton Tigers, 6-1. Junior Eleanor Peters won her match at No. 2 singles to put the Terrapins on the board.

Peters earned her third dual match victory on the season, defeating Princeton (7-4) freshmen Hilary Bartlett, 7-5, 6-2.

Maryland (1-6) missed several opportunities to earn wins in singles play as three matches went to deciding third sets. At the No. 3 position, Karin Lundmark fell to Princeton's Taylor Marable, 4-6, 6-1, (10-4).

Blakely Ashley bested Jordan Hansbrough at the No. 5 spot, 2-6, 6-1, 6-0, and Sarah Hoffman defeated Oksana Krutiyenko, 6-2, 3-6, 6-4, to clinch the win for the Tigers.

The Tigers downed the Terps in doubles play, taking two of the three contests. At No. 3 doubles, Michal Amir and Lundmark edged out Blakely Ashley and Kristen Scott, 8-2.

The Terrapins return to action Sunday, Feb. 21, as they take on the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia.

Princeton 6, Maryland 1
Singles
Lauren McHale (P) def. Michal Amir (MD), 6-4, 6-2
Eleanor Peters (MD) def. Hilary Bartlett (P), 7-5, 6-2
Taylor Marable (P) def. Karin Lundmark (MD), 4-6, 6-1, (10-4)
Rachel Saiontz (P) def. Lisa Miller (MD), 6-1, 6-2
Blakely Ashley (P) def. Jordan Hansbrough (MD), 2-6, 6-1, 6-0
Sarah Hoffman (P) def. Oksana Krutiyenko (MD), 6-2, 3-6, 6-4

Doubles
Bartlett/Marable (P) def. Miller/MacKeever (MD), 8-4
McHale/R. Saiontz (P) def. Peters/Hansbrough (MD), 8-3
Amir/Lundmark (MD) def. Ashley/Scott (P), 8-2

Order of finish:
Doubles: 2,3,1
Singles: 4,2,1,6,5,3

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