September 17, 1998

VILLANOVA, Pa. - Despite several outstanding individual performances on Wednesday, September 16 at the Stanford Hall Tennis Courts, the Wildcat women's tennis team lost a heartbreaker to the UMBC Retreivers 4-3. With the loss, Villanova's record fell to 2-2 on the season.

Villanova was led by senior Julie Bonner who defeated UMBC's Nicole Russo in three sets, 5-7, 6-4 and 7-5 in No. 1 singles. With the victory, Bonner (Rumson, NJ / Hun School of Princeton) is now 3-0 overall. Freshman Julie Darne also tallied for an individual victory for the Wildcats, defeating the Retreiver's Kathryn Wheatley 6-2 and 6-4 in No. 2 singles. The Cats third victory of the afternoon came in No. 5 singles, as senior Maureen Kenney defeated UMBC's Karina Molsing.

The Wildcats next match is today, September 17 at West Chester University, followed by a match on September 22, at Lehigh University.

UMBC 4, Villanova 3 September 16, 1998, Villanova University

Match Results Singles 1. Julie Bonner (VU) def. Nicole Russo (UMBC) 5-7, 6-4, 7-5 2. Julie Darne (VU) def. Kathryn Wheatley (UMBC) 6-2, 6-4 3. Karen Prangley (UMBC) def. Ashley Young (VU) 2-6, 7-5, 7-5 4. Karri Bieliwicz (UMBC) def. Megan Lacroix (VU) 6-1, 6-2 5. Maureen Kenney (VU) def. Karina Molsing (UMBC) 6-2, 3-6, 7-6 6. Caroline Koncilja (UMBC) def. Michelle Wells (VU) 6-4, 6-4

Doubles 1. Russo and Wheatley (UMBC) def. Bonner and Darne (VU) 8-6 2. Prangley and Bielwicz (UMBC) def. Young and Lacroix (VU) 8-4 3. Kenney and Morgan (VU) def. Molsing and Martinez (UMBC) 9-7