 2:55 p.m., April 22, 2003--Both the University of Delaware men's and women's tennis teams were eliminated from the Colonial Athletic Association tournament with quarterfinal losses Friday morning.
No. 3 seed Old Dominion posted a 4-1 win over No. 6 seed Delaware in the women's quarterfinals played indoors at the McCormack-Nagelsen Tennis Center in Williamsburg, Va., while the No. 2 seed William & Mary men ousted the Delaware men from the quarterfinals with a 4-0 victory indoors at the Centre Court Racquet Club in Newport News, Va.
Both matches were scheduled to be played outdoors in Richmond, Va., but were moved to other sites due to inclement weather.
The Delaware women (8-10), who had won three of their four previous matches, posted their only victory at the No. 6 singles spot where Julia Shapiro (14-6) won by default. At No. 1 singles, Old Dominion's Nataly Cahana, the two-time CAA Player of the Year and the No. 23 ranked women's player in NCAA Division I, downed Delaware's Jessica Wilkes by a 6-0, 6-0 score. Wilkes had a nine-match win streak snapped and fell to 16-6 on the season.
Also, ODU's Kerstin Endlich downed Delaware's Christine Knox at No. 2, Julia Sotiriu defeated Jen Lamberton 6-1, 6-1 at No. 3, and Verena Munzinger downed Stefanie Riddle 6-0, 6-0 at the No. 5 spot. Delaware's No. 4 player Beth Principe did not finish her match as the outcome of team play had been decided. Doubles were also not played due to the match being decided.
The Delaware men fell to 11-14 on the season with the 4-0 setback to the Tribe. William & Mary's Jeff Kader downed Delaware's Sanjay Khindri 6-0, 6-2 at No. 2 singles, Alex Fish downed Robert Wirth 6-3, 6-0 at No. 3, Stephen Ward ousted Dustin Lewis 6-3, 6-0 at No. 4, and Zack Malmgren defeated Adam Liebman 6-1, 6-3 at No. 5. Delaware's John Tully at No. 1 and Josh Ditman at No. 6 did not complete their matches because the outcome had been decided. Doubles were also not played due to the match being decided.
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