Sixth-ranked Tigers advance to SCAC women's tennis title match with win over Rhodes

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April 23, 2005

April 23, 2005, N. Little Rock, Ark. - The sixth-ranked DePauw women's tennis team improved to 15-5 and advanced to the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference championship match after a 9-0 win over Rhodes in the semifinals.

DePauw will meet fifth-ranked Trinity at 8:30 a.m. on Sunday for the SCAC title. The two teams met in the 2003 championship match with Trinity winning, 6-3. Trinity has won all 13 SCAC championships.

Tennis Match Results
Rhodes College vs DePauw University
4/25/2005 at Burns Park; N. Little Rock, Ark.

#6 DePauw University 9, #12 Rhodes College 0
Singles competition:
1. Liz Bondi (DEPAUW) def. Stephanie Gong (RHODES) 6-0, 6-2
2. Amrita Padda (DEPAUW) def. Laura Hoffmeister (RHODES) 6-1, 7-6 (7-5)
3. Alex Nelson (DEPAUW) def. Colleen Forsyth (RHODES) 6-2, 6-3
4. Erin Andrade (DEPAUW) def. Hennessy Howell (RHODES) 6-4, 6-1
5. Claire Ellis (DEPAUW) def. Krista DeWitt (RHODES) 6-3, 6-4
6. Connie Shim (DEPAUW) def. Margaret Tufton (RHODES) 6-3, 7-6 (7-2)

Doubles competition:
1. Liz Bondi/Jill Anderson (DEPAUW) def. Colleen Forsyth/Hennessy Howell (RHODES) 8-2
2. Claire Ellis/Amrita Padda (DEPAUW) def. Stephanie Gong/Laura Hoffmeister (RHODES) 8-3
3. Alex Nelson/Connie Shim (DEPAUW) def. Krista DeWitt/Margaret Tufton (RHODES) 8-4

Match Notes:
DePauw University 15-5; National ranking #6
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