MADISON, N.J. – The Drew University women's tennis team cruised to a pair of victories on Saturday in the Simon Forum.
The Rangers (6-1, 2-0 LC) opened the morning by defeating FDU-Florham 9-0 in a non-conference match. Drew finished the day with an identical shutout over Juniata College in a Landmark Conference affair.
With its win over Juniata, Drew captured its 11th straight victory over a Landmark Conference opponent and its ninth consecutive Landmark Conference regular-season win.
Against FDU, sophomore
Courtney Bresler and senior
Danielle DeRosso earned an 8-1 victory at No. 1. Meanwhile, sophomore
Elise Parisi and freshman
Natalia Zamora (No. 2) and senior
Sanne Bloemendaal and junior
Michelle Lombardi each posted a perfect 8-0 decision.
Sophomore
Mary Kalorin and DelRosso each won 6-0, 6-0 at Nos. 1 and 2 singles, respectively. Zamara picked up a 6-2, 6-2 win at No. 3 singles while Parisi captured a 6-0, 6-3 decision at No. 4. Freshman
Jada Worthem added a 6-2, 6-1 win at No. 5, and Lombardi earned a 6-0, 6-1 victory at No. 6.
Versus Juniata, Kalorin and freshman
Sofiya Lebedeva teamed up for an 8-0 victory while sophomore
Melina Christodoulou and Worthem combined for an 8-2 win.
Lebedeva also won 6-0, 6-0 at No. 1 singles while Christodoulou captured a win by injury default at No. 2. Bloemendaal captured a 6-0, 6-0 sweep at No. 3 singles while Bresler (8-0) and Parisi (8-2) captured additional singles wins.
The Rangers earned points by default at No. 3 doubles and No. 6 singles.
Drew wraps up a three-match weekend on Sunday, when it hosts Susquehanna University in another Landmark Conference matchup starting at noon.