Raymond Easily Beats Gurney in NCAA Women’s Tennis Final

Lisa Raymond of Florida concluded her collegiate career by successfully defending her singles title with a 6-3, 6-1 victory over Cinda Gurney of North Carolina on Thursday in the NCAA women’s tennis championships at Gainesville, Fla.

Gurney, of Palos Verdes, won the first two games, but fell victim to Raymond’s passing shots and slicing backhands in a match that lasted only 49 minutes.

Raymond, a sophomore, will pass up her final two years of eligibility to turn professional.

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Unseeded Davide Sanguinetti of UCLA scored the first big upset of the NCAA men’s tennis championships at Athens, Ga., defeating second-seeded Daniel Courcol of Mississippi State, 6-4, 6-2, in a second-round match.

UCLA’s Robert Janacek also reached the round of 16 by eliminating Matthias Mueller of Nebraska, 7-5, 7-5. A third Bruin, Sebastien LeBlanc, lost to Vimal Patel of Stanford, 6-4, 6-3.

USC is the only school with three players still in the singles draw. Wayne Black, David Ekerot and Brian MacPhie won second-round matches.