Radcliffe Racquetwomen Rip MIT, 6-1; Crimson Rolls Again After First Loss

In the wake of an unconditional surrender to Williams last Saturday, Jenny St. Goar and Beth Craig capped Radcliffe's 6-1 victory over MIT with a third set, 7-6 tiebreaker doubles win yesterday on the Soldiers Field courts.

The win came after the pair took the first set, 6-2, only to falter, 3-6, and let MIT break its own perfect record of winless sets.

"This is St. Goar's first appearance this fall," coach Corey Wynn said yesterday. "She didn't play much competitive tennis last summer. She is just now getting back into form."

In singles play, number one Sally Roberts soundly worked over her adversary, 6-3, 6-1, while number two Denise Thal had to try harder to gain her 6-2, 6-3 spot in the win column.

Rita Funaro, almost doing a complete turnaround from last Saturday's performance, retired Cathy Greany early, 6-0, 6-0. Katy Ditzler squared off with Sue Tiffany to win, 6-3, 6-1.

Though she won, Ditzler said yesterday that "Tiffany had played her own game and had not let me set the pace."

Terry Clark, at number five, cleared her conscience of last week's defeat with a well rounded 6-2, 6-2 win.

The racquetwomen's only loss came with a doubles forfeit resulting from schedule conflicts. Similar conflicts last week "had a lot to do with our loss to Williams," Wynn said.

The Radcliffe tennis team hopes to extend its winning streak to two games against Tufts this Thursday.