March 22, 2008
ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y.--Junior Kristy Borza broke the all-time careers wins record, as the University of Pittsburgh swept St. Bonaventure, 7-0. The Panthers improved to 5-6 in the victory and are now 12-5 in the Pitt-SBU series.
Borza (Beaver, Pa./Beaver Area) earned the win in both singles and doubles to re-write the career wins record at 127, eclipsing Annie Davies' 2006 mark of 126.
"What a tremendous accomplishment, because Kristy has a lot of tennis left," Head Coach George Dieffenbach said. "She is the youngest player to even record 100 wins and she is still improving. She is a team leader and has played every match as the team's No. 1."
On the year, Borza is 21-8 in singles and 13-5 in doubles. Her career numbers include 73 singles victories, which is first all-time and 54 wins in doubles action. She is just two wins shy of tying Dana Jafarian's fifth-best mark on the all-time career doubles wins list.
Additionally, seniors Carlie Smith (Bel Air, Md./C. Milton Wright) and Leah Friedman (Pittsburgh, Pa./Taylor Allderdice) won their matches and moved up the career wins list. Smith is just two wins shy of tying the third-best mark on the career list, while Friedman is one win shy of tying the eighth-best mark.
In singles action Smith is second overall with 71 wins, while Friedman is fourth in career doubles wins.
The Panthers face Syracuse on Sunday.
Singles
- Kristy Borza def. Anna Perevenzetseva 6-2, 6-3
- Sabrina Visram def. Yolande Callaghan 7-5, 7-5
- Elizabeth Adams def. Maria Barousse 6-0, 6-2
- Christie D'achille def. Ana Delgado 6-2, 6-2
- Carlie Smith def. Vanessa Rumpel 6-0, 6-0
- Leah Friedman def. Anna Martorell 6-1, 6-1
Doubles
- Borza/Adams def. Perevenzetseva/Callaghan 8-6
- Visram/ D'Achille def. Delgado/Barousse 8-4
- Smith/ Friedman def. Martorell/Rumpel 8-0
