Dukes Blank Delaware 4-0; Advance to CAA Semifinals

Friday, April 21

Jimmy Powell Tennis Center, Elon, N.C.

8:30 a.m.

James Madison University

Delaware

4/21/2017 11:51:00 AM | Women's Tennis

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ELON, N.C. – Fourth-seeded James Madison women's tennis advanced to the semifinals of the 2017 CAA Women's Tennis Championship after blanking No. 5 Delaware 4-0 on Friday morning at the Jimmy Powell Tennis Center.

JMU (17-7) notched the first point after going the distance in doubles competition. The Blue Hens (12-7) earned a victory at No. 3 as Brooke Pilkington and Arielle Shuren edged out sophomore Emma Petersen and senior Rebecca Harris 6-3, but JMU answered as senior Timea Guibe and junior Kimmy Herrock tallied a 6-3 victory at No. 1 to even the score.

Freshman Jona Roka and junior Dylan Owens earned the doubles victory with a 6-3 triumph at No. 2 to give the Dukes a 1-0 advantage heading into singles competition.
JMU got off to a blazing start during singles as Harris topped Amanda Studnicki at No. 6 (6-3, 6-2). Petersen extended JMU's lead to 3-0 as she rolled past Sara Komer with 6-1, 6-2 finals at No. 2.

It was Guibe that delivered the final blow as she defeated Brooke Pilkington 6-0, 6-3 at No. 1 to secure JMU's 4-0 victory over Delaware.

SENIOR SPOTLIGHT
Timea Guibe has won 10 consecutive singles matches, all at the top position. She has a team-best 18 duals wins (18-5) and a team-high 27 overall singles victories (27-7) as a senior.

RESULTS
Doubles (3, 1, 2*)

Guibe/Herrock def. Studnicki/LaMachia 6-3
Roka/Owens def. Komer/Hall 6-3
Pilkington/Shuren def. Petersen/Harris 6-3

Singles (6, 2, 1*)

Timea Guibe def. Brooke Pilkington 6-0, 6-3
Emma Petersen def. Sara Komer 6-1, 6-2
Jona Roka vs. Denny Lamachia 6-4, 4-1 (unf.)
Kimmy Herrock vs. Annie Jaskulski 6-3, 3-2 (unf.)
Dylan Owens vs. Sarah Hall 6-1, 5-2 (unf.)
Rebecca Harris def. Amanda Studnicki 6-3, 6-2

TWEET OF THE MATCH

@JMUWTennis stay hot and move into semifinals. #GoDukes! https://t.co/UAv6bX64d9
— Roger Soenksen (@soenksra) April 21, 2017

UP NEXT
In a rematch of the 2016 CAA Women's Tennis title match, James Madison will face top-seeded William & Mary in semifinal action on Saturday, April 22 at the Jimmy Powell Tennis Center. First serve is slated for 8:30 a.m.