March 16, 2001

CORAL GABLES, Fla. - The No. 55 University of Virginia women's tennis team lost to No. 35 Miami 5-2 in Coral Gables, Fla. on Friday (March 16).

Virginia's lost all three doubles matches to fall into a 1-0 hole heading in to the singles portion of the match. No. 1 singles player Amy O'Donnell (Mahwah, N.J./Mahwah) and No. 2 dingles player Henriette Williams (Raleigh, N.C./Broughton) both won their singles matches. However, the Cavaliers lost at No. 3, 4, 5 and 6, to lose the match, 5-2.

UVa did have a chance to upset Miami, but the Cavaliers came out on the short end of three three-set matches. Virginia will play Florida State on Sunday (March 18) in its Atlantic Coast Conference opener.

Miami 5, Virginia 2

Singles
1 Amy O'Donnell (UVa) def. Alanna Broderick (UM), 6-3, 6-4.
2 Henriette Williams (UVa) def. Bettina Hafner (UM), 4-6, 6-1, 6-2.
3 Marcy Hora (UM) def. Christie Schweer (UVa), 2-6, 6-4, 6-4.
4 Katie Bogomolova (UM) def. Laura James (UVa), 6-2, 6-4.
5 Sihem Bennacer (UM) def. Jennifer Tuchband (UVa), 4-6, 7-6, 6-3.
6 Lauren Scaglione (UM) def. Kelly Weaver (UVa), 4-6, 6-4, 6-4.

Doubles
1 Bogomolova/Broderick (UM) def. Schweer/Williams (UVa), 8-2.
2 Hora/Scaglione (UM) def. Kim/O'Donnell (UVa), 9-7.
3 Bennacer/Hafner (UM) def. Tuchband/Weaver (UVa), 8-5.