Women’s Tennis Defeats Division II Slippery Rock 7-2

Feb. 3 - (PITTSBURGH, Pa.) - Carnegie Mellon women's tennis opened their 2007 spring schedule with a 7-2 victory over Division II opponent Slippery Rock University, Saturday, February 3. The match was played at the Pittsburgh Indoor Tennis Center. With the win the Tartans move to 2-1 in dual matches. Slippery Rock entered Saturday’s match ranked #4 in the East Region in Division II.

Singles:
#1 Kayla Blackburn (SRU) def. Amy Staloch (CMUW) 3-6, 7-5, 1-0 (7)
#2 Mona Iyer (CMUW) def. Laura Handy (SRU) 6-1, 6-3
#3 Andrea Meythaler (CMUW) def. Jessica Hilborn (SRU) 6-1, 6-1
#4 Alisa Liebowitz (CMUW) def. Ashley Greene (SRU) 7-6 (9), 2-6, 1-0 (5)
#5 Samantha Schultz (CMUW) def. Lara Rizzi (SRU) 6-3, 6-4
#6 Claire Weiss (CMUW) def. Christina Rhodes (SRU) 6-3, 6-1

Doubles:
#1 Blackburn/Handy (SRU) def. Iyer/Staloch (CMUW) 9-7
#2 Meythaler/Liebowit (CMUW) def. Hilborn/Greene (SRU) 9-7
#3 Schultz/Weiss (CMUW) def. Rizzi/Rhodes (SRU) 8-5

The Tartans will be back in action Friday, February 7, as they host Division I foe Robert Morris at 5:00 p.m. The match is set to take place at the Pittsburgh Indoor Tennis Center.