Oct. 1, 2001

The Providence College women's tennis team dropped their first match of the season as they were defeated, 4-3, by the University of New Hampshire on Sunday, September 30.

Senior Brooke Rubin (Cranston, R.I.) won, 6-4, 6-3, at the No. 1 spot, while freshman Molly Gilbride (Topsham, Maine) also was victorious at No. 5 singles.

The doubles team of Rubin and Katie Bednar (Marblehead, Mass.) posted an 8-5 victory at the No. 1 spot. With the loss, the Friars fell to 2-1, while the Wildcats improved to 3-1.

The Friars are back in action on Tuesday, October 2 as they travel to Holy Cross.

Final Result:
University of New Hampshire 4, Providence 3
Records:
Providence (2-1), University of New Hampshire (3-1)

Singles
		                                      WINNER	SET 1	SET 2	SET 3
1. Brooke Rubin (PC) vs. Lindsey Johnson (UNH)		PC	6-4	6-3	--
2. Katie Bednar (PC) vs. Kim LeDonne (UNH)	        UNH	6-3	6-4	--
3. Erin Haley (PC) vs. Hallie Erickson (UNH) 		UNH	6-1	6-1	--
4. Katie Lafayette (PC) vs. Jess Pasay (UNH)		UNH	7-5	6-4	--
5. Molly Gilbride (PC) vs. Jen Witter (UNH)		PC	6-4	6-3	--
6. Nicole Rodger (PC) vs. Sara Larsen (UNH)		UNH	6-4	6-7	6-4

Doubles
		                                      WINNER	SET 1
1. Rubin/Haley (PC) vs. Johnson/LeDonne (UNH)		PC	8-5
2. Bednar/Lafayette (PC) vs. Witter/Simprini (UNH)	PC	9-8 (3)
3. Stayer/Christensen (PC) vs. Pasay/Erickson (UNH)	UNH	8-3