April 4, 2001

Villanova, Pa. --- The Villanova University women's tennis team fell to the visiting Scarlet Knights of Rutgers University in conference play Wednesday afternoon by a score of 2-5. With the loss, the `Cats now stand at 12-6 overall on the year and hold a 2-2 record in Big East play. Rutgers improves to 9-11 overall, 8-6 in the Big East.

Wildcat junior Ashley Young (Easton, Pa./Notre Dame H.S.), playing at third singles, needed only two sets to defeat Rutgers' Kristin Shaughnessy by a score of 6-2, 6-4. Villanova would go on to take just one more singles match as Kelly McAndrew (Barrington, RI/Barrington) continues to play outstanding in her freshman campaign. She defeated the Scarlet Knights' Andrea Weckstein in a 6-4, 6-3 fifth singles match.

`Nova was swept in the doubles portion of the competition on the afternoon.

The Wildcats will return to action on Saturday, April 7th when they host Bucknell University in a match beginning at 12 noon.

VILLANOVA 2, RUTGERS 5

SINGLES:

No. 1 Carissa Sommerlad (RU) def. Julie Darne: 6-2, 6-0

No. 2 Jennifer Hellier (RU) def. Stephane Ariot: 6-4, 3-6, 1-0 (10-5)

No. 3 Ashley Young (VU) def. Kristin Shaughnessy: 6-2, 6-4

No. 4 Amanda Travlos (RU) def. Jessie Rybacki:6-3, 6-0

No. 5 Kelly McAndrew (VU) def. Andrea Weckstein: 6-4, 6-3

No. 6 Shsin Ling Lee (RU) def. Liz Farrell: 6-1, 6-3

DOUBLES:

No. 1 Shaughnessy/Travlos (RU) def. Darne/Ariot: 8-3

No. 2 Sommerlad/Weckstein (RU) def. Young/Rybacki: 8-2

No. 3 Hellier/Lee (RU) def. Anne Morgan/Jennifer Zick: 8-0