April 1, 2007

PHILADELPHIA - The Temple women's tennis team concluded their weekend of play with a clean 7-0 sweep over George Washington Sunday morning. The Owls improve to 12-3 on the season, staying perfect in A-10 play (4-0). The Colonials fall to 4-7 (0-3 in A-10 play).

Dina Senkina and Radka Ferancova paired up at No. 2 doubles for an 8-3 victory over the Jha/Frisch duo, while Anastasiia Rukavyshnykova and Sharanya Pattabi earned a win at No. 3 doubles. The pair of Yuri Kurashima and Christine Clermont led the Swenson/Knoedler duo, 5-4, but the match was not finished as the doubles point was already decided.

The Owls swept singles action, led by Kurashima at No. 1 defeating Kendall Swenson, 6-2, 6-2. Senkina followed with a 6-0, 6-0 sweep over Madhuri Jha, and Ferancova defeated Mara Frisch, 6-1, 6-1 at the third slot. Clermont, Rukavyshnykova, and Felicia Frazier all secured wins over their opponents at the No. 4, 5 and 6 spots, respectively.

The Owls (12-3) next travel to UMBC on Wednesday, April 4th (2:00 p.m.).

Temple 7, George Washington 0 Arthur Ashe Tennis Center April 1, 2007

Singles

1. Yuri Kurashima (T) def. Kendall Swenson (GW), 6-2, 6-2 2. Dina Senkina (T) def. Madhuri Jha (GW), 6-0, 6-0 3. Radka Ferancova (T) def. Mara Frisch (GW), 6-1, 6-2 4. Christine Clermont (T) def. Tracy Stecko (GW), 6-2, 7-6 (2) 5. Anastasiia Rukavyshnykova (T) def. Rachael Honig (GW), 6-2, 6-1 6. Felicia Frazier (T) def. Michele Style (GW), 6-0, 6-1

Doubles

1. Kurashima/ Clermont (T) led Swenson/ Knoedler (GW), 5-4 (DNF) 2. Senkina/ Ferancova (T) def. Jha/ Frisch (GW), 8-3 3. Rukavyshnykova/ Pattabi (T) def. Stecko/ Howig (GW), 8-0