Sept. 21, 2000

Philadelphia, Pa. --- The Wildcat women's tennis team won a hard-fought match against St. Joseph's by a match score of 6-1. The score is not an indication of the tough play, however, as all three doubles matches on the afternoon were decided in tie-breakers.

Villanova captured five of six singles' wins as Ashley Young (Easton, Pa.) and Jennifer Zick (Colts Neck, N.J.) improved each of their individual records to 3-0. Freshman Jessie Rybacki (Salisbury, Md.) defeated the Hawks' Pilar Glodzik, 6-0 and 6-0, in their match-up at the fourth singles post.

The Wildcat pairing of Jennifer Zick and Anne Morgan (Wheaton, Ill.) walked away from their No. 2 doubles match with a win, as they beat Jance Hoy and Pilar Glodzik by a score of 9-8. The No. 3 team of freshmen Kelly McAndrew (Barrington, R.I.) and Erica Walter (Mount Laurel, N.J.) overcame their Hawks' counterparts, winning 9-8.

The 'Cats get back into action on Thursday, September 28th when they travel to Easton, Pa. to take on the Leopards of Lafayette College at 3:00 p.m.

SINGLES:

No. 1 Allison Popen (SJU) def. Julie Darne (VU): 6-4, 6-1

No. 2 Stephane Ariot (VU) def. Jance Hoy (SJU): 6-0, 6-3

No. 3 Ashley Young (VU) def. Lydia Thomas (SJU): 6-0, 6-2

No. 4 Jessie Rybacki (VU) def. Pilar Glodzik (SJU): 6-0, 6-0

No. 5 Kelly McAndrew (VU) def. Jill Simodejka (SJU): 6-2, 6-0

No. 6 Jennifer Zick (VU) def. Katie Bobish (SJU): 2-6, 6-4, 7-6

DOUBLES:

No. 1 Popen/Bobish (SJU) def. Darne/Young (VU): 9-8 (7-3)

No. 2 Zick/Morgan (VU) def. Hoy/Glodzick (SJU): 9-8 (7-5)

No. 3 McAndrew/Walter (VU) def. Thomas/Simodejka (SJU): 9-8 (8-6)