March 25, 2008

PITTSBURGH--The Pitt women's tennis team upended Carnegie Mellon, 8-1, in an outdoor match on CMU's campus. The Panthers extended their win streak to four matches and are 7-6 on the season.

The Pitt-CMU match is generally a touch matchup, especially since the Tartans (11-4) are nationally ranked seventh overall (DIII). However, Pitt swept CMU in singles play and won two out of three doubles matches.

In No. 1 doubles, the duo of junior Kristy Borza (Beaver Area/Beaver) and freshman Elizabeth Adams (Reading, Pa./Wilson) edged out their opponents, 8-6. Additionally, seniors Carlie Smith (Bel Air, Md./C. Milton Wright) and Leah Friedman (Pittsburgh, Pa./Taylor Allderdice) also garnered the doubles at 8-3.

In No. 2 singles, sophomore Sabrina Visram (Windermere, Fla./Lake Highland Prep) won a hard-fought match against Jenn Chui. After Visram won the first set, Chui forced a tiebreaker. Visram then ended the match with final scores of 6-2, 5-7, (10-6).

Junior Christie D'achille (Gibsonia, Pa./North Allegheny) also defeated her singles opponent, earning her 14th singles win of the season. She is now just 19 shy of being the fourth member of the 100-Victory Club, this season.

Borza extended the all-time wins record to 131, while Smith improved to 126 career victories, tying her for second place.

The Panthers travel to Philadelphia, Pa. on Friday to take on Villanova for a Big East contest at 1:30 p.m.

Doubles
1) Borza/Adams def. Staloch/Chui 8-6
2) Visram/D'Achille def. by Herrick/Hart 8-5
3) Smith/Friedman def. Loar/Liebowitz 8-3

Singles
1) Kristy Borza def. Amy Staloch 6-2, 7-5
2) Sabrina Visram def. Jenn Chui 6-2, 5-7, (10-6)
3) Elizabeth Adams def. Kelly Hart 6-0, 6-0
4) Christie D'achille def. Alisa Liebowitz 6-2, 6-2
5) Carlie Smith def. Brooke Loar 6-1, 6-0
6) Leah Friedman def. Ashley Herrick 6-4, 6-1