Women's Tennis Tops #61 Minnesota

Saturday, February 24

Hanover, N.H.

12:00 p.m.

Dartmouth College

Minnesota

2/24/2007 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis

By: Dartmouth

The Dartmouth women's tennis team knocked off the country's #61-ranked team, beating the University of Minnesota 4-3 this afternoon at the Boss Tennis Center and Gordon Pavilion. With the score knotted at 3-3, freshman Jesse Adler clinched the final match for the Big Green, winning 1-6, 6-0, 7-6 (3). The Big Green's spring record is now 7-1.

Dartmouth got off to a slow start, dropping all three doubles matches to the Golden Gophers. The Big Green quickly rebounded in singles, with sophomore Jamie Caplan winning easily at No. 6 singles to put Dartmouth on the board. Senior co-captain Kerry Snow tied the match at 2-2 with a straight set win at No. 4, and freshman Mary Beth Winingham notched another straight set win for the Big Green at No. 2 singles. Adler put the icing on the cake, winning in thrilling fashion in a third set tiebreaker, with both teams on court, cheering on their teammates.

The Big Green return to action in Florida on March 17 against Florida Atlantic in Boca Raton at 1 p.m.

Dartmouth 4, #61 Minnesota 3

1.    Megan Zebroski lost to Ashley Schellhas 6-0, 6-2
2.    Mary Beth Winingham def. Lindsay Risebrough 7-5, 6-4
3.    Lindsay Winingham lost to Danielle Mousseau 6-3, 7-6 (3)
4.    Kerry Snow def. Mikayla Rogers 6-1, 6-4
5.    Jesse Adler def. Karina Chiarelli 1-6, 6-0, 7-6 (3)
6.    Jamie Caplan def. Jackie Sperling 6-2, 6-0

Doubles:
1.    Zebroski-M.B. Winingham lost to Schellhas-Chiarelli 8-3
2.    Snow-L. Winingham lost to Risebrough-Rogers 8-5
3.    Natalie O'Rourke-Adler lost to Tijana Koprivica-Mousseau 9-7