CALDWELL, N.J. - The Caldwell College women's tennis team was blanked by Dowling College, 9-0 Wednesday afternoon in a non-conference dual at the Caldwell College Tennis Courts. The results leaves the Cougars winless on the season at 0-5, while the Golden Lions improve to 5-0.

Dowling won all three doubles matches without losing a single game, then earned straight-set victories in all six singles matches. Sophomore Kirsty Leedham (Ellesmere Port, England/Cheshire Acad.) had the closest match of the day, falling to Jenn Tripp at No. 4 singles, 6-4, 6-4.

The Cougars return to the courts on Friday, Sept. 19, when they travel to face Adelphi University in another non-conference dual.
 

Dowling 9, Caldwell 0
Singles

1. Tamiris Diversi (DC) def. Chiaki Saito, 6-1, 6-0
2. Cristina Hoffman (DC) def. Olga Ndhlovu, 6-3, 6-1
3. Diane Kobasiuk (DC) def. Suzanne Dragovcic, 6-0, 6-0
4. Jenn Tripp (DC) def. Kirsty Leedham, 6-4, 6-4
5. Cristina Sousa (DC) def. Danielle Klion, 10-0
6. Aleza Speyer (DC) def. Mackenzie Lynch, 10-0

Doubles
1. Diversi/Hoffman (DC) def. Ndhlovu/Saito, 8-0
2. Kobasiuk/Tripp (DC) def. Dragovcic/Lynch, 8-0
3. Sousa/Therese DeSoiza (DC) def. Leedham/Mais Attyeh, 8-0