VASSAR WOMEN'S TENNIS SWEEPS WILLIAM SMITH 9-0
Team improves to 19-3, breaks school record for wins

POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. -- Senior Alexis Neider (Shelton, Conn.) picked up wins at #2 singles and #1 doubles to lead Vassar College to a 9-0 women's tennis victory over William Smith College Sunday afternoon.

Vassar improves to 19-3, a school record for wins in a season. Neider and junior Jessica Shofler (Toluca Lake, Calif.) won the closest match of the day in doubles, defeating Karen Newbury and Molly Patterson 9-8. Neider defeated Patterson 6-3, 6-0 in singles.

Junior Diya Uberoi (Princeton, N.J.) won at #1 singles 6-0, 6-3 over Newbury.

Vassar finishes its season Saturday, April 19^th at home at noon against conference-rival Skidmore College.

Singles:

#1 Diya Uberoi (VC) def. Karen Newbury (WSC) 6-0, 6-3

#2 Alexis Neider (VC) def. Molly Patterson (WSC) 6-3, 6-0

#3 Becky Weldon (VC) def. Laura Maier (WSC) 6-1, 6-1

#4 Jessica Shofler (VC) def. Lauren Rothe (WSC) 6-0, 6-2

#5 Kathryn Robinette (VC) def. Amanda Bernard (WSC) 6-1, 6-0

#6 Sarah Tighe (VC) def. Kelly Randall (WSC) 6-1, 6-1

Doubles:

#1 Shofler/Neider (VC) def. Newbury/Patterson (WSC) 9-8 (6)

#2 Weldon/Tighe (VC) def. Maier/Rothe (WSC) 8-5

#3 Robinette/Uberoi (VC) def. Crystal Cordes/Randall (WSC) 8-2