March 13, 2002

BOCA RATON, FL - Florida Atlantic University won its fifth straight match Wednesday in a 6-1 victory over Syracuse University. The Lady Owls won all three doubles matches before claiming five victories in singles. The win improves FAU to 8-4 on the year.

In doubles, Jessica Burrow and Tania Rivera won at no. 1 over SU's Masha Kabanova and Shervin Saedinia 9-7. Alena Dvorakova and Maria Aguirre-Gomez also won at no. 2 while Stephanie Beaulieu and Karolina Roubickova picked up a win at no. 3.

Dvorakova defeated Kabanova 6-3, 6-4 at no. 1 singles while Aguirre-Gomez also won at no. 2 with a 6-3, 6-4 win over Daniela Kaluskova. Rivera, Roubickova, and Beaulieu also won in singles play.

FAU next faces Hampton Thursday in Boca Raton.

FAU 6, Syracuse 1
Singles
1. Alena Dvorakova (FAU) d. Masha Kabanova (SU) 6-3, 6-4.
2. Maria Aguirre-Gomez (FAU) d. Daniela Kaluskova (SU) 6-3, 6-4.
3. Tania Rivera (FAU) d. Shervin Saedinia (SU) 6-3, 7-5.
4. Karolina Roubickova (FAU) d. Kristine Bech Holte (SU) 6-4, 6-4.
5. Stephanie Beaulieu (FAU) d. Jessica Schlosser (SU) 6-1, 6-1.
6. Marion Charlier (SU) d. Jessica Burrow (FAU) 6-4, 3-6, 7-6.

Doubles
1. Burrow/Rivera (FAU) d. Kabanova/Saedinia (SU) 9-7.
2. Aguirre-Gomez/Dvorakova (FAU) d. Holte/Zani Suttle (SU) 8-1.
3. Beaulieu/Roubickova (FAU) d. Kaluskova/Konstand (SU) 8-6.