Oct. 6, 2000

Jamaica, N.Y. --- On Friday, October 6th, the Villanova women's tennis team defeated St. John's by a match score of 7-2. The team wrapped up their fall play with this match and finished a perfect 7-0 on the season.

Ashley Young also went down in the books as having a perfect season for the 'Cats. The junior defeated St. John's Mirela Blanaru, 6-0 and 6-2, in straight sets to remain unbeaten in the fall 2000 season. Villanova junior Sara Fabrizio saw her first action of the season, and went on to beat the Storms' Vanessa Sanmortin, 6-0 and 6-0 at sixth singles.

In doubles competition on the afternoon, the Wildcats' second team of Anne Morgan and Jennifer Zick also recorded their seventh victory of the season as they defeated the Red Storm's pairing of Blanaru and Miccolis 8-3.

The team will resume play in March of 2001.

SINGLES:

No. 1 Corina Cetateanu (SJU) def. Julie Darne (VU): 7-5, 6-4

No. 2 Steph Ariot (VU) def. Vera Efstathious (SJU): 6-2, 6-0

No. 3 Ashley Young (VU) def. Mirela Blanaru (SJU): 6-0, 6-2

No. 4 Jessie Rybacki (VU) def. Carolina Miccolis (SJU) 6-1, 6-0

No. 5 Kelly McAndrew (VU) def. Heidi Lanzeno (SJU) 6-0, 6-1

No. 6 Sara Fabrizio (VU) def. Vanessa Sanmortin (SJU) 6-0, 6-0

DOUBLES:

No. 1 Cetateanu/Efstathious (SJU) def. Darne/Ariot (VU): 8-4

No. 2 Morgan/Zick (VU) def. Blanaru/Miccolis (SJU): 8-3

No. 3 Walters/Suetholz (VU) def. Laureano/Sanmartin (SJU): 8-3