For Immediate Release: March 21, 2005
Contact: David O'Brian (dobrian@binghamton.edu)
Phone: 607-777-6478

Binghamton women's tennis sweeps Wisconsin-Whitewater 7-0

HILTON HEAD, S.C.-The Binghamton women's tennis team (6-4) won its first of three matches on its spring road trip on Monday, sweeping Wisconsin-Whitewater (7-7) 7-0. Binghamton won all six singles matches and two out of three doubles matches.

With her 6-0, 6-0 win at No. 1 singles over Kristin Chamberlin, sophomore Zeynep Altinay (Antayla, Turkey) raised her singles record to 21-4 for the season. She has now won 12 of her last 13 matches, all at No. 1 singles. In addition, fellow sophomore Jelena Koprivica (Belgrade, Serbia) improved to 17-5 for the season with her 6-1, 6-1 triumph over Autumn Wilkowski at No. 2 singles.

Binghamton plays at Savannah State on Tuesday at 8 a.m. The Bearcats close out the spring trip on Wednesday with an 8 a.m. match against Towson.

Binghamton 7, Wisconsin-Whitewater 0

Singles

1) Zeynep Altinay (BING) def. Kristin Chamberlin (WW) 6-0, 6-0
2) Jelena Koprivica (BING) def. Autumn Wilkowski (WW) 6-1, 6-1
3) Jenn Naegeli (BING) def. Maggie Seitz (WW) 6-0, 6-1
4). Lya Kushnirovich (BING) def. Kara Theis (WW) 6-0, 6-0
5) Alyssa Freeman (BING) def. Tiffany Dawson (WW) 6-1, 6-1
6) Vera Popova (BING) def. Katherine Smith (WW) 6-2, 7-5

Doubles

1) Koprivica & Naegeli (BING) def. Seitz & Dawson (WW) 8-4
2) Altinay & Freeman (BING) def. Theis & Alioto (WW) 8-0
3) Chamberlin & Wilkowski (WW) def. Kushnirovich & Popova (BING) 8-6

Binghamton is now 6-5 on the season