WBOC-TV 16, Delmarvas News Leader, FOX 21 - U-D Tennis Teams Split Matches with Lehigh; Women Post Shutout

BETHLEHEM, PA -- The University of Delaware men's and women's tennis
teams split a pair of matches Sunday afternoon as the Blue Hen women
posted a 7-0 shutout over host Lehigh and the UD men dropped a tough 4-3
verdict in competition held at Lehigh's Lewis Center.

The Delaware women (1-0), who were playing their first dual meet of the
season and competing for the first time since November, won all six
singles matches in straight sets and swept the three doubles matches to
hand Lehigh (1-4) its fourth loss in five outings.

On the men's side, Delaware fell to 0-2 as the Hens lost their second
straight 4-3 match this spring. Lehigh (4-1) won its fourth straight match.

Picking up singles victories for the UD women were Dorothy Safron at No.
1, Courtney Fenimore at No. 2, Samantha Carnall at No. 3, Sophie
Sjoberg-Sundstrom at No. 4, Olivia Helm at No. 5, and Amanda Halstrom at
No. 6. Delaware's doubles teams of Carnall and Sjoberg-Sundstrom at No.
1, Safron and Fenimore at No. 2, and Heim and Halstrom at No. 3 were
also victorious.

In the men's section, Delaware earned the doubles point by taking two
out of three matches but could manage to capture just two singles
matches and fell by one-point.

Picking up victories for Delaware were Troy Beneck at No. 1 singles,
Andre Vorobyov at No. 3 singles, Vorobyov and Ryan Kent at No. 2
doubles, and Nolan Gelman and Evan Andrews at No. 3 doubles.

Both Delaware teams will return to action this week when the Blue Hens
take on Morgan State at the Sea Colony Indoor Courts in Bethany Beach, Del.

AGATE:

Women: Delaware 7, Lehigh 0

Singles: Dorothy Safron, D, def. Jenai Billmoria, 6-0, 6-0; Courtney
Fenimore, D, def. Taylor Hampshire, 6-1, 6-0; Samantha Carnall, D, def.
Abby Farrell, 6-0, 6-0; Sophie Sjoberg-Sundstrom, D, def. Liz
Piscitelli, 6-0, 6-2; Olivia Helm, D, def. Jill Sloand, 6-0, 6-3; Amanda
Halstrom, D, def. Kathy Larkin, 6-3, 6-3.
Doubles: Carnall-Sjoberg-Sundstrom, D, def. Billmoria-Hampshire, 8-2;
Safron-Fenimore, D, def. Farrell-Piscitelli, 8-4; Heim-Halstrom, D, def.
Larkin-Emily Bruch, 8-2.

Men: Lehigh 4, Delaware 3

Singles: Troy Beneck, D, def. Mark Goldberg, 7-6 (6-1), 6-2; Mitchell
Petersen, L, def. Adam Lawton, 3-6, 6-3, 6-1; Andre Vorobyov, D, def.
Matt Savran, 6-2, 7-5; Ben Gilman, L, def. Nolan Gelman, 6-3, 6-1;
Andrew Krentz, L, def. Ryan Kent, 7-6 (6-4), 6-1; Daniel Goldblum, L,
def. Jason Derene, 7-6 (6-4), 6-3.
Doubles: M. Goldberg-Petersen, L, def. Beneck-Lawton, 8-6;
Vorobyov-Kent, D, def. Savran-Gilman, 9-8 (6-4); Gelman-Evan Andrews, D,
def Krentz-Timur Chernykh, 9-7.