NC State
Richmond
Wolfpack Smashes Spiders, 5-2
3/29/2002 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
March 29, 2002
RICHMOND, Va. - NC State picked up a road victory Thursday afternoon on the University of Richmond tennis courts by defeating the Spiders 5-2. The win moves the Wolfpack closer to .500 at 7-9. Richmond falls to 7-8 on the season.
NC State sent a message with a sweep of the doubles play. NC State picked up the point and early lead. NC State's senior tandem of Katrina Gildemeister and Kristen Nicholls continued their stellar non-conference doubles play. They defeated Richmond's No. 1 pair of Vanessa Bagnato and Lindsay Cox. NC State's Jennifer Jassawalla and Myrna Bawono continued solid action at the No. 2 spot by defeating Jeanette Cluskey and Patty Devlin, while partners Danielle Staddelmann and Loni Worsley took care of the Spider duo of Casey Cohen and Courtney Klein.
Hard play continued in the singles action. In the No. 1 match, Gildemeister got behind in the first set to UR's Cluskey, but fought back in the second to force a super tiebreaker. The fight continued, but in the end, Gildemeister prevailed with a three-set victory, 4-6, 6-3, and (13-11). The win for Gildemeister is her second straight after defeating Amanda Field of No. 41 Indiana University earlier in the week.
Jassawalla continued solid play in the No. 4 singles slot. She defeated Cohen in straight sets to tab her third win of the season at No. 4, moving her to 8-7 overall. In the No. 5 match-up, Staddelmann won her second straight by defeating Klein easily in straight sets of 6-2, 6-1. Worsley also won her match at the No. 6 spot. Despite a close first set, Worsley powered through the second set to finish off UR's Devlin, 7-5, 6-0.
The Wolfpack will take the weekend off and await the Tuesday afternoon arrival of No. 9 Virginia Commonwealth. Three members of VCU's squad are ranked in the most recent Omni Hotels Intercollegiate Tennis Association Poll. The Rams hold a record of 10-1 on the season. Play is scheduled to commence at 2:00 p.m. on the courts of the Wolfpack Tennis Complex. Admission is free to the event.
NC State 5, U. Richmond 2
SINGLES
1 - Katrina Gildemeister (NCSU) d. Jeanette Cluskey (UR), 4-6, 6-3, (13-11)
2 - Vanessa Bagnato (UR) d. Myrna Bawono (NCSU), 6-4, 6-3
3 - Lindsay Cox (UR) d. Kristen Nicholls (NCSU), 6-2, 6-0
4 - Jennifer Jassawalla (NCSU) d. Casey Cohen (UR), 6-4, 7-5
5 - Danielle Staddelmann (NCSU) d. Courtney Klein (UR), 6-2, 6-1
6 - Loni Worsley (NCSU) d. Patty Devlin (UR), 7-5, 6-0
DOUBLES
1 - Gildemeister/Nicholls (NCSU) d. Bagnato/Cox (UR), 8-6
2 - Jassawalla/Bawono (NCSU) d. Cluskey/Devlin (UR), 8-4
3 - Worsley/Staddelmann (NCSU) d. Cohen/Klein (UR), 8-5
