April 21, 2006

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. - On its first day of competition at the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) Tournament, the Old Dominion women's tennis team used a 4-0 quarterfinal victory over James Madison to advance to Saturday's semifinals.

The Lady Monarchs won four singles matches to advance. Old Dominion's top singles player, Kerstin Endlich, blanked Kristin Nordstrom, 6-0, 6-0, at the top spot. All-CAA member Charleen Haarhoff also blanked her Duke opponent, posting a 6-0, 6-0 win over Mary Napier. Also taking home victories for the Lady Monarchs were Barbara Costa and Linda Garder. Costa played her way to a 6-2, 6-0 win over Anna Khoor at No. 3 singles and Garder earned a 6-1, 6-2 decision at No. 6 singles over JMU's Annie Day.

The Lady Monarchs return to action on Saturday at 1:00 p.m. taking on second-seeded William & Mary at Huntington Park.

#3 Old Dominion 4, #6 James Madison Singles
#1 Kerstin Endlich (ODU) d. Kristin Nordstrom (JMU), 6-0, 6-0
#2 Charleen Haarhoff (ODU) d. Mary Napier (JMU), 6-0, 6-0
#3 Barbara Costa (ODU) d. Anna Khoor (JMU), 6-2, 6-0
#4 Larissa Santos (ODU) vs. Ashley Reyher (JMU), 6-3, 5-3
#5 Barbara Kerner (ODU) vs. Lauren Graham (JMU), 6-2, 2-1
#6 Linda Garder (ODU) d. Annie Day (JMU), 6-1, 6-2