April 2, 2006

FARMVILLE, Va. -- Longwood University took a 5-2 women’s tennis decision past visiting Georgetown University Sunday at the Lancer Courts in Farmville.  The Lancers improved to 6-6 this season, while the Hoyas dropped to 2-7.  Longwood will play again on Tuesday, April 4, hosting Mary Washington at the Lancer Courts in Farmville beginning at 3 p.m..
    
Against Georgetown, Longwood won four of six singles matches with wins from junior Romana Bucur/Brasov, Romania (Joan Mesota) at #1 (6-2, 6-0), sophomore Elena Triebskorn/Heddesheim, Germany (Carl-Benz Gymnasium) at #2 (6-1, 6-3),  junior Lexi Torrice/Richmond (Douglas Freeman) at #4 (6-2, 6-3), and sophomore Brittany Huddleston/Roanoke (Cave Spring) at #5 (6-1, 5-7, 10-6).  Also playing in singles and falling were freshman Ashley Melson/Virginia Beach (Kellam) at #3 (6-4, 0-6, 1-6) and senior Jessica Farr/Williamsburg (Lafayette) at #6 (5-7, 4-6).
    
In doubles, the Lancers won two of three matches for the team point with wins from Triebskorn and Melson at #2 (8-0), along with Huddleston and Farr at #3 (8-4).  Bucur and Torrice lost at #1 (8-6).

@Longwood 5 - Georgetown 2
Singles
1. Romana Bucur (LU) def. Liz Winokur (GU); 6-2, 6-0
2. Elena Triebskorn (LU) def. Stephanie Cohen (GU); 6-1, 6-3
3. Courtney Olsen (GU) def. Ashley Melson (LU); 4-6, 6-0, 6-1
4. Lexi Torrice (LU) def. Taylor Martin (GU); 6-2, 6-3
5. Brittany Huddleston (LU) def. Eileen Boyle (GU); 6-1, 5-7, 10-6
6. Charlotte Guy (GU) def. Jessica Farr (LU); 7-5, 6-4

Doubles
1. Winokur/Cohen (GU) def. Bucur/Torrice (LU); 8-6
2. Triebskorn/Melson (LU) def. Olsen/Boyle (GU); 8-0
3. Huddleston/Farr (LU) def. Martin/Guy (GU); 8-4