For Immediate Release: April 3, 2005
Contact: David O'Brian (dobrian@binghamton.edu)
Phone: 607-777-6478

Binghamton women's tennis sweeps Savannah State 7-0

SIMSBURY, CONN.-The Binghamton women's tennis team (9-5, 2-0 AE) won its fourth consecutive match, sweeping Hartford (2-6, 0-3 AE) 7-0. The win continues the Bearcats' impressive turnaround from last season, when they were 4-10 after 14 matches.

With her 6-0, 6-1 win at No. 1 singles over Anna Mora, sophomore Zeynep Altinay (Antayla, Turkey) raised her singles record to 24-4 for the season. She has now won 15 of her last 16 matches, all at No. 1 singles.

Binghamton travels to Stony Brook for a 9 a.m. match next Saturday. The Bearcats will also face Providence at Stony Brook at 12:30 p.m.

Binghamton 7, Hartford 0

SINGLES:
#1-Zeynep Altinay (BING) def. Ana Maria Mora (HART) 6-0, 6-1
#2-Jelena Koprivica (BING) def. Lauren Perry (HART) 6-1, 6-0
#3-Jenn Naegeli (BING) def. Raquel Casino (HART) 6-0, 6-0
#4-Lya Kushnirovich (BING) def. Halley Werner (HART) 6-2, 6-0
#5-Alyssa Freeman (BING) def. Amanda Lipsky (HART) 8-1
#6-Vera Popova (BING) def. Risa Abraham (HART) 8-2

DOUBLES:
#1-Koprivia & Naegeli (BING) def. Mora & Perry (HART) 8-3
#2-Altinay & Freeman (BING) def. Werner & Lipsky (HART) 8-1
#3-Popova & Kushnirovich (BING) def. Casino/Abraham (HART) 8-3