Feb. 15, 2003

The 30th-ranked University of Kentucky women’s tennis team completed its sweep of a day-night double header with a 7-0 drubbing of Abilene Christian University on Saturday, Feb. 15 at the Hilary J. Boone Tennis Center.

After upsetting No. 11 Northwestern earlier in the day, the Cats proceeded to pounce on the NCAA Division-II team from West Texas Saturday night.

UK (7-4) jumped out to a 1-0 lead after sweeping the doubles competition. Sarah Witten and Amy Trefethen continued their stellar doubles play with an 8-3 defeat of ACU’s Lacy Johnson and Kristin Chumley. Shannon Stafford and Nathalie Roels also remained on cruise control as they dominated Sarah Taweel and Colleen Reynolds, 8-1, at No. 2 doubles. In the third spot, Jill Buckley teamed up with Danielle Petrisko to cast aside Rachel Taylor and Lauren Yarbrough, also by an 8-1 count. In singles, UK won in straight sets at each of the six spots. The victory was Kentucky’s third straight.

The Wildcats are back in action on Friday, Feb. 21 when they head to Chapel Hill, N.C., to take on the seventh-ranked North Carolina Tarheels.

Agate:

Singles
1.#37 Sarah Witten (UK) def. Lacy Johnson (ACU) 6-0; 6-0
2.#48 Nathalie Roels (UK) def. Sarah Taweel (ACU) 6-1; 6-0
3.Shannon Stafford (UK) def. Colleen Reynolds (ACU) 6-2; 6-3
4.Shannon Stough (UK) def. Kristin Chumley (ACU) 6-0; 6-1
5.Danielle Petrisko (UK) def. Rachel Taylor (UK) 6-3; 7-5
6.Leigh Bradwell (UK) def. Summer Beesley (ACU) 6-2; 6-4

Doubles
1.Sarah Witten/Amy Trefethen (UK) def. Lacy Johnson/Kristin Chumley (ACU) 8-3
2.Shannon Stafford/Nathalie Roels (UK) def. Sarah Taweel/Colleen Reynolds (ACU) 8-1
3.Danielle Petrisko/Jill Buckley (UK) def. Rachel Tayler/Lauren Yarbrough (ACU) 8-1