Blue Hens Kick Off Fall Season at Bedford Cup

Friday, September 15

College Park, Md.

9:00 AM

University of Delaware

Bedford Cup

9/15/2017 10:33:00 PM | Women's Tennis

By: Delaware Athletics

COLLEGE PARK, Md. – The Delaware women's tennis team opened play Friday with a day full of action at the Bedford Cup, hosted by the University of Maryland at the College Park Tennis Center.

Sophomore Brooke Pilkington (Virginia Beach, Va./Cape Henry Collegiate) and junior Sara Komer (Venetia, Pa./Peters Township) each went 1-0 in singles action following first round byes to advance in the championship bracket Saturday.

Pilkington collected the 6-4, 6-2 victory over VCU's Noumea Witmus while Komer kicked off the season with a 6-1, 7-5 rout of Virginia Tech's McKenize Collins.

Annie Jaskulski (Wilmington, Del./Friends) was also victorious for the Blue Hens as the junior defeated Precious Udofe (Coppin State), 6-2, 6-2, in the round of 64.

In the doubles bracket, Pilkington paired with senior Amanda Studnicki (Normal, Ill./Normal West) for the 6-3 decision over Georgetown's Daphne De Chattelus and Anna Shore.

Jaskulski and classmate Draga Sabotic (Okemos, Mich./Okemos) also posted a 6-3 victory against Casey Marx (Georgetown) and Barbora Vasilkova (Towson).

UPCOMING SCHEDULE

· September 16-17 – Delaware at Beford Cup – 9 a.m. – College Park Tennis Center (College Park, Md.)

· September 22-24 – Delaware at Harvard Fall Classic – Beren Tennis Center (Cambridge, Mass.)

· September 29-October 1 – Delaware at Saint Joseph's Fall Invitational – SJU Tennis Complex (Philadelphia, Pa.)

MEDIA CONTACT: Maggie Hayon, Assistant Athletics Communications Director | mhayon@udel.edu | O: 302-831-6389 | C: 302-379-9182