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Women's Tennis Falls to Temple, 5-2
03.31.07 | Women's Tennis
March 31, 2007
PHILADELPHIA - The Xavier women's tennis team was downed by Temple, 5-2, Saturday afternoon in Philadelphia. Although Kara Courtney won her 11th straight singles match and 14th straight in doubles with Jackie Vilines, the Musketeers fell to 12-5 overall, 4-1 against the Atlantic 10.
Courtney and Kaitlyn Zinn were XU's lone winners in the singles portion. Courtney defeated Dina Senkina by scores of 6-3 and 6-2. Zinn needed three sets to get past Anastasiia Rukavyshnykova, 3-6, 6-3, 6-1.
Vilines and Courtney combined for the Musketeers lone doubles victory as the tandem defeated Yuri Kurashima and Christine Clermont 8-7 (5).
The Musketeers are back in action Tuesday in Oxford versus Miami (Ohio).
Temple 5, Xavier 2
Singles
1. Yuri Kurashima (TU) def. Jackie Vilines (XU) 6-4, 6-3
2. Kara Courtney (XU) def. Dina Senkina (TU) 6-3, 6-2
3. Radka Fernacova (TU) def. Jill Ducro (XU) 7-6 (5), 4-6, 10-7
4. Kaitlyn Zinn (XU) def. Anastasiia Rukavyshnykova (TU) 3-6, 6-3, 6-1
5. Christine Clermont (TU) def. Jeanette Feider (XU) 6-4, 6-4
6. Felicia Frazier (TU) def. Alicia Papa (XU) 6-2, 6-1
Doubles
1. Vilines/Courtney (XU) def. Kurashima/Clermont (TU) 8-7 (5)
2. Senkina/Fernakova (TU) def. Diedalis/Ducro (XU) 8-2
3. Rukavyshnykova/Pattabi (TU) def. Lohner/Feider (XU) 8-6
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