Friday, February 28, 2003

RICHMOND, KY (Feb. 28, 2003) - East Tennessee State University swept all six singles matches and all three doubles matches en route to a 7-0 blanking of the Eastern Kentucky University women's tennis team Friday afternoon at the Greg Adams Indoor Tennis Center on Eastern's campus. "East Tennessee has improved a lot," said EKU head coach Rob Oertel. "They look like a whole different team this year. Give them all the credit for taking it to us." ETSU improves to 6-4, while Eastern Kentucky drops to 4-3 on the season. East Tennessee 7, Eastern Kentucky 0 Singles No. 1 Sylwia Ziolkowska (ET) def. Hannah Bartsch 6-0, 6-4 No. 2 Gemma Halim (ET) def. Lindsay Herrera 6-2, 6-4 No. 3 Jessica Irey (ET) def. Andie Hill 6-2, 6-2 No. 4 Courtney McInnis (ET) def. Natalie Garcia 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (5) No. 5 Jewel Aldea (ET) def. Janina Dickhardt 6-7, 2-0 (default inj.) No. 6 Aimee Villavicencio (ET) def. Rachel Long 6-2, 6-2 Doubles No. 1 Ziolkowska-Villavicencio (ET) def. Herrera-Long 8-3 No. 2 Halim-Irey (ET) def. Bartsch-Garcia 8-2 No. 3 McInnis-Aldea (ET) def. Hill-Dickhardt 8-5 Team Records: Eastern Kentucky 4-3 East Tennessee 6-4