March 26, 2008

NEW HAVEN, Conn. - The Yale women's tennis team decisively beat UMass today, 6-1. The Bulldogs won all but one of the singles and two out of the three doubles matches. Laura Danai (Holyoke, Mass.) won her fourth-straight singles match (6-3, 6-2) to take the only point on the day for the Minutewomen, but lost what would have been her fourth-straight doubles match.

Masha Pozar (Ljubljana, Slovenia) has moved up the career doubles list and is now in a three-way tie for first place with 67 wins with the only doubles win for the Minutewomen on the day. Pozar is tied with Caroline Steele (1994-98) who held the record by herself until Susan Hyams (2000-04) came along. Pozar and her partner Candynce Boney (Las Vegas, Nev.) defeated their No. 1 doubles foe, 8-5 in a hard fought battle.

With two home matches coming up this weekend against Holy Cross (March 28th at 7:30 p.m.) and Long Island (March 29 at 12 p.m.), Pozar could potentially break the 10-year record at home. The senior captain came into the spring season just seven behind the leaders.

The Minutewomen next return to action against Holy Cross Friday, March, 28 at 7:30 p.m. at the Bay Road Indoor Tennis Courts.

Box Score

Doubles
1. Pozar/Boney vs. Clark/Ritz UMass won,8-5
2. Hodgson/DiPiero vs. Rhee/Kim Yale won, 8-1
3. Murillo-Danai/Lecluyse vs. Dashiell/Petrelli Yale won, 8-2

Singles
1. Pozar vs. Kim Yale won, 6-3, 6-4
2. Boney vs. Rhee Yale won, 6-0, 6-3
3. Carpenter vs. Clark Yale won, 6-4, 6-1
4. Lecluyse vs. Petrelli Yale won, 6-2, 6-2
5. Hodgson vs. Nguyen Yale won, 6-2, 6-0
6. Murillo-Danai vs. De Filippis UMass won, 6-3, 6-2