After opening the season with three losses in their first five matches, the USP women's tennis team has turned it around, winning their fourth straight match yesterday, a 7-2 triumph over Neumann College.

The win improves the Devils record to 6-3 overall.

The Devils captured two of the three doubles matches to start the afternoon off on a good note. Kristen Hickey (West Milford HS/West Milford, NJ) and Jacklyn Yee (Fr., South Brunswick HS/Kendall Park, NJ) defeated Ashley Miller and Maureen Fitzheury 8-6 at #2 doubles while Amy Wexler (Jr., Easton Area HS/Easton, PA) and Stephanie Gabel(So., Acad. of Allied Health & Science/Hazlet, NJ) were 8-6 winners over Katie Nell and Amanda Harich at #3 doubles.

Amanda Bedway (Fr., Blue Mountain HS/Orwigsburg, PA) moved to 8-1 in singles competition this season with a 6-0, 6-0 win over Sarah Tomlinson at #1 singles. Michelle Inzillo (Jr, Atlantic City HS/Margate, NJ) defeated Miller 6-4, 6-4 at #2 singles and Anna Garber (So., Colonia HS/Colonia, NJ) defeated Nell 6-0, 6-1 at #4 singles.

Rounding out the singles winners for the Devils were Hickey and Rachael Sneidman (So., Central Columbia HS/Bloomsburg, PA). Hickey won her first singles match of the season, 6-2, 6-0 over Harich at #5 singles. Sneidman was an 8-1 pro-set winner over Fitzheury at #6 singles.

The Devils' only losses on the afternoon were at #3 singles (Shelly Roberts defeated Rachel Salahub (So., Cedar Crest HS/Allentown, PA) 7-6 (7-2), 6-4) and at #1 doubles (Tomlinson/ Roberts defeated Garber/Salahub 8-3).

Next up for the USP is match at Arcadia University on Thursday, October 14, 2004 at 3:30 p.m.