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DATE: Monday, September 20, 2004

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Women's Tennis

Devils continue to improve

FREDONIA, N.Y. – Despite a 6-3 home loss Monday to Penn State Behrend, the Fredonia State Blue Devils showed more signs of improvement.

Freshman Brittany Pagano (Silver Creek/Nequa Valley, Ill.) was a double winner and freshman Rachel LaPaglia (Fredonia/Fredonia) scored her first collegiate varsity win.

Pagano improved to 4-2 is singles competition with a 6-3, 4-6, 6-0 third-singles victory, then combined with freshman Marie Holla (Wellsville/Wellsville) for an 8-2 win in second doubles.

LaPaglia earned a 6-2, 6-2 victory in sixth singles.

In addition, sophomore Ellen Engel (Rochester/Irondequoit) extended her opponent to three sets before falling in second singles.

The match was the third of the season between the two teams and resulted in the closest outcome of the three.

The results:

Penn State Behrend 6, Fredonia State 3 -- Singles: Mindy Calvert (P) d. Kim Menth (Tonawanda/Tonawanda) 6-4, 6-2; Katie Ranalli (P) d. Engel 6-0, 1-6, 6-2; Christie Leininger (P) d. Holla 7-5, 6-2; Pagano (F) d. Jenna Yankowski 6-3, 4-6, 6-0; Shelley Goodpastor (P) d. Sarah Yates (Orchard Park/Orchard Park) 6-2, 6-3; LaPaglia (F) d. Susan Cooper 6-2, 6-2. Doubles: Calvert/Ranalli (P) d. Menth/Engel 8-4; Holla/Pagano (F) d. Leininger/Yankowski 8-2; Goodpastor/Cooper (P) d. Yates/LaPaglia 8-5.

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