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 Senior Sandra Simunic won in straight sets (6-1, 6-1) at No. 3 singles in the Colonials' match vs. Florida Gulf Coast. |
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Women's Tennis Drops Pair on the Road Over Spring Break
March 20, 2006
FORT MYERS, FL & MIAMI, FL - The George Washington University women's tennis traveled to Florida last week during its spring break for a pair of matches against Florida Gulf Coast and Florida International. The Colonials were edged by FGCU, 4-3, on March 15, before falling to FIU, 7-0, on Friday, March 17 in Miami.
Against Florida Gulf Coast, senior Sandra Simunic (Westerville, OH) and freshman Madhuri Jha (Oak Brook, IL) each posted straight-set victories in singles play, while sophomore Tracy Stecko (Lake Forest, IL) needed three sets to top Lydia Diaz-Galindo at the No. 4 spot. Simunic also teamed with classmate Anastasia Skavronskaia (Miami, FL) at No. 1 doubles to record an 8-4 win.
The Colonials (2-6) return to action when they host Temple on Friday, March 24 at 4:30 p.m. The match will be played at Mount Vernon Tennis Facility, pending weather conditions.
FGCU 4, GW 3 1. SKAVRONSKAIA/SIMUNIC def Braniecka/Hileman, 8-4 2. Polulak/Maggiorini def STECKO/SWENSON, 8-4 3. Kinley/Diaz Galindo def JHA/FRISCH, 9-8(8)1. Braniecka def Anastasia Skavronskaia (GW), 6-3, 7-5 2. Maggiorini def Kendall Swenson (GW), 1-6, 6-4, 6-3 3. Sandra Simunic (GW) def Hileman, 6-1,6-1 4. Tracy Stecko (GW) def Diaz-Galindo, 2-6, 6-4, 7-5 5. Madhuri Jha (GW) def Polulak, 6-1, 6-2 6. Power def Mara Frisch (GW), 6-3, 7-5
FIU 7, GW 0 1. Zabala/Fountain def SKAVRONSKAIA/SIMUNIC, 8-3 2. Petrauskaite/Cutuk def STECKO/SWENSON, 8-1 3. Jonson/Discordia def WOODARD/HONIG, 8-0
1.Zabala def Anastasia Skavronskaia (GW), 6-4, 6-2 2.Petrauskaite def Kendall Swenson (GW), 6-1, 6-2 3.Cutuk def Sandra Simunic (GW), 6-3, 6-0 4.Jonson def Tracy Stecko (GW), 6-1, 6-2 5.Jovanovic def Madhuri Jha (GW), 6-1, 7-6(4) 6.Discordia def Mara Frisch (GW), 6-1, 6-2
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