Hurricanes Top No. 74 Western Michigan, 7-0
March 4, 2007
Coral Gables, Fla. – The ninth ranked University of Miami women’s tennis team took on No. 74 ranked Western Michigan and snapped the Broncos’ four-game win-streak, 7-0 Sunday afternoon at the Neil Schiff Tennis Center. With the win, the Hurricanes advance 8-2 overall, while Western Michigan falls 10-5 overall.
The day began early with doubles as Miami took to the board first at 1-0 with wins in the No. 1 and No. 2 spots. No. 8 ranked duo Audrey Banada and Romy Farah faced No. 56 Kerstin Pahl and captured an 8-0 sweep. Audra Cohen and Caren Seenauth posted an 8-3 win over Ashley Moccia and Noriko Saruta. The doubles duo are currently undefeated with a 5-0 overall mark at the No. 2 spot so far on the dual season.
At the No. 3 position, junior Romy Farah registered the first singles point for Miami when she defeated Priyanka Parekh 6-1, 6-1.
Now with 10 consecutive wins in dual singles play, No. 1 ranked junior Audra Cohen faced Carrie Jeanmaire at the No. 1 spot. Cohen outlasted her opponent 6-2, 6-0, to put the Hurricanes up 3-0.
After moving up one spot in the line-up to the No. 4 position, junior Gina Sabatino registered her fifth consecutive win in singles over Ashley Moccia, 6-1, 6-0 to clinch the match. So far on the dual season, this marks a 3-0 record at the No. 4 position for Sabatino.
Freshman Claudia Wasilewski stepped in at the No. 6 spot to claim a 6-1, 6-2 win over Milica Zivanovic.
The last two matches of the day saw Miami’s two seniors finish it out to capture wins at the No. 2 and No. 5 spots respectively. No. 26 Audrey Banada battled it out to post a 6-2, 6-2 win over Kerstin Pahl, while Emily Mowery defeated Ashley Moccia 6-1, 6-1.
The Hurricanes will open conference play at home when they step onto the courts to take on in-state rivals Florida State. The match is set to begin at 11 a.m. at the Neil Schiff Tennis Center. Admission is free to the public.
UM vs. WMU Tennis Match Results
Singles competition
1. #1 Audra Cohen (UM) def. Carrie Jeanmaire (WM) 6-2, 6-0
2. #26 Audrey Banada (UM) def. Kerstin Pahl (WM) 6-2, 6-2
3. Romy Farah (UM) def. Priyanka Parekh (WM) 6-1, 6-1
4. Gina Sabatino (UM) def. Noriko Saruta (WM) 6-1, 6-1
5. Emily Mowery (UM) def. Ashley Moccia (WM) 6-1, 6-1
6. Claudia Wasilewski (UM) def. Milica Zivanovic (WM) 6-1, 6-2
Doubles competition
1. #8 Audrey Banada/Romy Farah (UM) def. #56 Kerstin Pahl/Priyanka Parekh (WM) 8-0
2. Audra Cohen/Caren Seenauth (UM) def. Ashley Moccia/Noriko Saruta (WM) 8-3
3. Carrie Jeanmaire/Emily Dudzik (WM) def. Gina Sabatino/Claudia Wasilewski (UM) 8-6
