April 18, 2008

PITTSBURGH, Pa. - The Richmond women's tennis team swept La Salle, 5-0 in the first match of the 2008 Atlantic 10 Championships held in Pittsburgh, Pa. The third-seed Spiders move on to the second round later today Friday, April 18 as they take on the winner of No. 6 Rhode Island and No. 11 Dayton at 6 p.m. ET.

Richmond earned a win in the only doubles match that was able to finish as its no. 2 duo, Erin Clark and Xenia Schneider dominated La Salle's Martha Kutteh and Katie Drapcho, 8-0.

In singles action, three Richmond players held their competition scoreless. Ashlee Vosters, the Spiders no. 3 contender, took down Kutteh, 6-0, 4-0 while Kelly Tidwell and Schneider both swept their opponents, 6-0, 6-0.

No. 6 Rhode Island and No. 11 Dayton will face off later today to decide who will move on to face the No. 3 Spiders in the next round of championship action.

#3 Richmond 5, #14 La Salle 0

Doubles
1. Pamela Duran/Ashlee Vosters (UR) vs. Rachael Barnhart/Lauren Perry (LAS) - 6-1 (DNF)
2. Erin Clark/Xenia Schneider (UR) def. Martha Kutteh/Katie Drapcho (LAS) - 8-0
3. Kelly Tidwell/Jelana Zivanovik (UR) win via forfeit

Singles
1. Duran (UR) vs. Barnhart (LAS) - 6-0, 4-1 (DNF)
2. Clark (UR) vs. Perry (LAS) - 6-0, 5-0 (DNF)
3. Vosters (UR) vs. Kutteh LAS) - 6-0, 4-0
4. Tidwell (UR) def. Drapcho (LAS) - 6-0, 6-0
5. Schneider (UR) def. Silverio (LAS) - 6-0, 6-0
6. Isabel Arana (UR) win via forfeit