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September 4, 2011 - The Hillsdale College women's tennis team recorded its first new-era victory Saturday, coming in unexpected and dramatic fashion.

The Chargers defeated Robert Wesleyn College 5-4, giving Hillsdale head Nikki Dzubay her first career win as head coach of the first-year program.

The decisive win for the Chargers was posted by sophomore Ellie Voci (pictured) at No. 6 singles. Her come-from-behind 7-6, 6-1 win was the fifth of the match for Hillsdale as a team, clinching its first win.

Dzubay said she was impressed with the way Voci's confidence grew through the duration of the match, which led to her win.

"She looked discouraged at first, looked nervous," Dzubay said of Voci. "I told her you need more energy, bounce around, look more confident. Then it was like night and day, got more consistent. Increased her activity level. Show that girl you really want to win. Ellie was more focused, on her toes, bouncing around. That's what made the difference."

Voci was down 6-5 in the first set of her match, and was close to losing until she won the finsl two games to prevail 7-6. Her momentum clearly carried over into the second set, which she won in a breeze, 6-1.

Junior Brittany Parks easily completed a 6-0 6-0 win at No. 1 singles to put the finishing touches on a 3-0 weekend. Freshman Morgan Delp came up with her second win of her career at No. 2 singles, winning a 6-4 6-1 contest.

Parks and Delp teamed up for a one-sided 8-3 win at No. 1 doubles. A key performance for the Chargers was the win notched by the No. 2 doubles combo of Morgan Linden and Elena Sakelaris. They played a tough back-and-forth match before winning by the slim margin of 9-7.

Dzubay said ending the weekend on a winning note was everything she could hope for from her first-year team, which was officially formed early last week.

"It started clicking for them Saturday," she said. "They had this new confidence that they could play and were having fun."