Feb. 25, 2008

PITTSBURGH--In their first-ever meeting, the Pitt women's tennis team defeated George Mason, 7-0, for its first sweep of the season at Club 4 Life on Saturday evening. The Panthers improved to 2-3 with the win.

In the match, senior Carlie Smith (Bel Air, Md./C. Milton Wright) and junior Kristy Borza (Beaver, Pa./Beaver Area) each garnered victories in both singles and doubles. The wins put them both at 117 career victories, tying them for fourth place on the all-time career wins list.

Additionally, senior Leah Friedman (Pittsburgh, Pa./Taylor Allderdice) earned her 97th-career win during the match, leaving her just three wins shy of breaking into the 100-victory club.

Singles
1) Kristy Borza def. Lindsay Gray 6-3, 6-2
2) Sabrina Visram def. Stacey Berlinger 6-4, 6-4
3) Elizabeth Adams def. Sarah Diffenbach 6-0, 6-1
4) Christie D'achille def. Julia Moscato 6-3, 6-1
5) Carlie Smith def. Aryn Christman 6-1, 6-1
6) Leah Friedman def. Meredith Cutchin 6-3, 7-6 (5)

Doubles
1) Borza/Adams def. Gray/Berlinger 8-2
2) Visram/D'achille def. Moscato/Zandt 8-3
3) Smith/Friedman def. Dieffenbach/Cutchin 8-3