Women's Tennis Defeats Mary Washington 4-3

Freshman Romana Bucur Earns Wins In Singles & Doubles Against Mary Washington

February 22, 2004

FARMVILLE, Va. -- Longwood University took a 4-3 women’s collegiate tennis victory past visiting Mary Washington College Sunday at the Lancer Courts. The Lancers are now 1-1 and will play at NCAA Division I High Point University on Wednesday, Feb. 25, at 2 p.m. in North Carolina.

Longwood won three singles and two of three doubles matches, for the one-point for doubles. In singles, freshman Romana Bucur/Brasov, Romania (Joan Mseota) won at #1 (6-3, 6-4), as did senior Danielle Hess/Bel Air, Md. (Bel Air) at #2 (6-1, 6-4), and freshman Lexi Torrice/Richmond (Douglas Freeman) at #3 (6-4, 6-2). In doubles, Hess and Torrice won at #1 (8-3), while Bucur and freshman Jenn Edwards/Newport News (Hampton Roads Academy) won at #2 (8-6).

Singles

1. Romana Bucur (LU) def. Ashley Tucker (MW)		6-3, 6-4

2. Danielle Hess (LU) def. Kim Colwell (MW) 		6-1, 6-4

3. Lexi Torrice (LU) def. Gayle Smith (MW) 		6-4, 6-2

4. Lindsey McMahan (MW) def. Cecilia Robinson (LU) 	6-3, 6-4

5. Emily Brimer (MW) def. Jenn Edwards (LU) 		6-4, 6-2

6. Katie Zelenak (MW) def. Nancy Hott (LU) 		6-4, 3-6, 6-3

Doubles (1-Point

1. Hess/Torrice (LU) def. Tucker/Colwell (MW) 		8-3

2. Bucur/Edwards (LU) def. Smith/McMahan (MW) 		8-6

3. Brimer/Zelenak (MW) def. Robinson/Laura Whitehurst (LU) 	9-7

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