Ewing, NJ…Ranked seventh in Division III, the Eagles of the University of Mary Washington handed
the No. 27 ranked Lions of The College of New Jersey a 5-4 loss on Saturday in women's tennis action.
UMW improves to 16-3 on the year riding a five-match win streak, while TCNJ falls to 10-6 and had
their four-match win streak snapped.
Mary Washington vs The College of New Jersey
4/12/2008 at TCNJ
#7 Mary Washington 5, #27 The College of New Jersey 4
Singles competition
1. Jackie Shtemberg (TCNJ) def. Becky Morse-Karzen (UMWWT) 6-1, 6-3
2. Courtney Goimarac (UMWWT) def. Christina Contrafatto (TCNJ) 6-3, 6-2
3. Amanda Berg (TCNJ) def. Natalia Fugate (UMWWT) 6-2, 4-6, 10-4
4. Stefanie Haar (TCNJ) def. Kate Malpeli (UMWWT) 6-2, 6-2
5. Amy Sheetz (UMWWT) def. Haley Kutner (TCNJ) 7-5, 6-4
6. Jessica Armes (UMWWT) def. Sarah Roser (TCNJ) 6-4, 6-1
Doubles competition
1. C. Contrafatto/Jackie Shtemberg (TCNJ) def. Becky Morse-Karzen/Natalia Fugate (UMWWT) 8-6
2. Megan Lawlor/Kate Malpeli (UMWWT) def. Tamara Wroblesky/Sarah Roser (TCNJ) 8-2
3. Stephanie Kurti/Courtney Goimarac (UMWWT) def. Stefanie Haar/Haley Kutner (TCNJ) 8-3
Match Notes: Mary Washington 16-3; National ranking #7
The College of New Jersey 10-6; National ranking #27, Official: Marvin Hill
Mary Washington's junior Amy Sheetz (Edmond, OK) had the decisive victory at fifth singles as she posted a 7-5, 6-4 win over TCNJ's junior Haley Kutner (Franklin Lakes, NJ/Dwight Englewood) giving her team the win.
TCNJ's top pair of senior Christina Contrafatto (Cherry Hill, NJ/Cherry Hill East) and sophomore Jackie Shtemberg (Franklin Lakes, NJ/Ramapo) were winner at first doubles as they beat UMW's top pair of junior Rebecca Morse-Karzen (Wilmette, IL) and senior Natalia Fugate (Tall Timbers, MD), 8-6. The Lion pair improves to 20-9 together this season with an 11-4 dual meet record, while the Eagles' duo drops to 11-5 on the year.
With her win at first singles over Morse-Karzen, 6-1, 6-3, Shtemberg improves to 22-8 in singles action and with her overall combined career mark standing at 93-27.
Sophomore Stefanie Haar (Morganville, NJ/Marlboro) was a winner for the Lions at fourth singles and is now 15-8.
