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

1. Kristy Borza def. Anna Perevenzetseva 6-2, 6-3
2. Sabrina Visram def. Yolande Callaghan 7-5, 7-5
3. Elizabeth Adams def. Maria Barousse 6-0, 6-2
4. Christie D'achille def. Ana Delgado 6-2, 6-2
5. Carlie Smith def. Vanessa Rumpel 6-0, 6-0
6. Leah Friedman def. Anna Martorell 6-1, 6-1

Doubles

1. Borza/Adams def. Perevenzetseva/Callaghan 8-6
2. Visram/ D'Achille def. Delgado/Barousse 8-4
3. Smith/ Friedman def. Martorell/Rumpel 8-0