Women Netters Defeat Cornell in ECAC Opener
October 16, 2000 | Women's Tennis
The Terrier women's tennis team opened competition at the ECAC Tournament in a successful way by defeating Cornell on October 13 in a match played at Princeton.
There were three new scoring policies in place for the tournament, and B.U. seemed to benefit by the changes.
The first change involved doubles. In the past, all dual-team matches started with the six singles followed by the three doubles. At the ECACs, the format changed so that the doubles was played first followed by the six singles matches. This will be the format through the rest of this season and through the NCAAs. Also, just one point went to the team that won two of the three doubles matches. In the past, single points were awarded to each of the doubles winners.
The second change involved the tiebreaker. Instead of waiting until the set reaches 6-6 in games, the tiebreaker took place at 5-5. It was be a 12-point tiebreaker and the player won by two points.
The third change involved scoring in games. There were no ad games The first person who won four points in a game won that game.
The latter two changes are experimental and will be reviewed at the end of the fall season. Then, a vote will be taken to determine whether they will be in effect for the spring season.
"I really liked them and so did the team," said head coach Lesley Sheehan. "The purpose of these changes is to speed up the matches. The intent is to keep matches under three hours, and they accomplished that at the ECACs."
The Terriers opened the Cornell match by winning two of the three doubles to earn the single point.
Junior Christina Causway (Wilson, NC) teamed with freshman Lindsey Dynof (Colts Neck, NJ) to post an 8-7 win at number one, while sophomore Alana Marcu (Leonia, NJ) and senior HsiaoNing Ham (Jersey City, NJ0 won at number three, 8-3. The only doubles' loss came at number two where senior Carrie Rose (Bloomfield Hills, MI) and freshman Elena deMendoza (Madrid, Spain) lost, 8-5.
In singles, the Terriers were victorious at"
Number one: Causway won a three-set match, 2-6, 6-5 (7-2 in the tiebreaker), 6-2.
Number two: Rose also needed three sets in her 6-3, 3-6, 6-2 wins.
Number three: Dynof lost just one game in disposing her opponent, 6-0, 6-1.
Number six: Freshman Hannah Bartell (Rancho Santa Fe, CA) had the toughest match of the afternoon, but prevailed, 6-3, 4-6, 6-5 (8-6 in the tiebreaker).
The only losses were at numbers four and five. deMendoza lost at number four, 6-5 (10-8 in the tiebreaker), 6-2, while Marcu dropped a 2-6, 3-6 decision at number five.
"We really benefited by the new scoring," said Sheehan. "We got the point in doubles and won three of the tiebreakers.
"It was a very good win for us," she said. "We played the pressure points very well, and I was very happy with the doubles combinations we had."
