March 23, 2004

JERSEY CITY, N.J. (www.lafayette.edu) - Lafayette's women's tennis team closed out its three-match road swing with a third consecutive 7-0 whitewashing, this one over St. Peter's on Tuesday.

The Leopards (9-3) took all six singles matches in straight sets, with the closest match being a 6-4, 6-2 victory for Susan King (Spring Grove, Pa./Spring Grove) at third singles. Meghan Fitzgerald (Fairfield, Conn./Lauralton Hall Academy) and Danielle Bailey (Kalispell, Mont./Flathead) were victorious at No. 5 and No. 6 singles, respectively, by identical 6-0, 6-0 scores, while Ali Kelley (Little Silver, N.J./Red Bank Catholic) and Stephanie Rosman (Margate, N.J./Peddie) posted 6-0, 6-1 wins at No. 2 and No. 4 singles, respectively.

Kelley and Rosman improved their doubles record to 12-2 with an 8-2 win at first doubles, while Fitzgerald and Monika Serrano (Caracas, Venezuela/Wallenpaupak) won their debut match as a doubles tandem in impressive fashion, 8-0.

Lafayette is back in action on Wednesday, hosting Williams at 3 p.m.

RESULTS

Singles
1. Monika Serrano (L) d. Maria Dkujic, 6-3, 6-0
2. Ali Kelley (L) d. Angela Wiggs, 6-0, 6-1
3. Susan King (L) d. Priscilla Davies, 6-4, 6-2
4. Stephanie Rosman (L) d. Nita Atanasova, 6-0, 6-1
5. Meghan Fitzgerald (L) d. Sabrine Housanna, 6-0, 6-0
6. Danielle Bailey (L) d. Joelle Velusco, 6-0, 6-0

Doubles
1. Kelley/Rosman (L) d. Wiggs/Dkujic, 8-2
2. King/Bailey (L) d. Davies/Atanasova, 8-4
3. Serrano/Fitzgerald (L) d. Velusco/Housanna, 8-0