Philadelphia, Pa. – (10/3/2012) – Darkness ended number one and number six singles before completion, but with a sweep of the remaining matches Chestnut Hill College defeated Holy Family University 7-0 in this afternoon's Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) match. The middle of the Griffin lineup led the way to victory with senior Maria Parapouras (Victoria, Australia) and sophomore Morgan Oechsle (Coopersburg, Pa.) setting the tone with wins a number three singles, number four singles, respectively, and as a duo at number two doubles.
 
Parapouras and Oechsle got their doubles win with the most ease of any Chestnut Hill College (8-2, 6-2) team as they claimed number two doubles by an 8-2 final. The Griffins left doubles play with a 3-0 led thanks to senior Anastasiya Shcherbakova (Belarus, Minsk) and junior Kelly Dennis (Cincinnati, Ohio) combining for an 8-5 win at number one doubles while freshmen Axe Owens (Trenton, N.J.) and Iman Williams-Mulesa (Pickering, Ontario) won number three doubles 9-7.
 
Dennis was the first Griffin to win an individual match as she triumphed at number two singles 6-2, 6-0. Parapouras and Oechsle both won their singles match 6-2, 6-2, to take care of the number three and number four flight, while Owens was the winner at number five singles 6-0, 6-1. Shcherbakova was leading number one singles 7-5, 5-0 before the darkness settled in. Freshman Hayley Craskey (Aston, Pa.) was up 3-0 at number six singles.
 
The women's tennis team will join the men for a trip to the New York Institute of Technology on Saturday, October. Opening serve is scheduled for 11:00 a.m.