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Tennis Falls To Rhode Island
Oct. 2, 2009 PROVIDENCE, R.I. - The Providence College women's tennis team fell to in-state rival Rhode Island on Wednesday, October 1, by a final score of 7-0. Each singles match was decided in two sets with the exception of the No. 1 singles match between Providence freshman Marisela Aviles-Duron and Rhode Island sophomore Kirsten Leikem. Aviles-Duron made short work of the first set, winning 6-1, but dropped the next two sets to Leikem, 6-3, 10-2. With the loss, Aviles-Duron drops to 5-2 in No. 1 singles play. The loss marks the first for the Friars in head-to-head team meetings, dropping the team to 3-1 on the year. With the victory, the Rams improve to 2-0 on the year, having won both head-to-head matches on the road. The Friars are back in action on Saturday, October 10, when they travel to Poughkeepsie, N.Y. to compete in the Marist Invitational. Singles: 1. Kirsten Leikem (URI) def. Marisela Aviles-Duron (PC) 1-6, 6-3, 10-2 2. Pam Emeryy (URI) def. Ayushi Sinha (PC) 6-4, 6-1 3. Tristany Leikem (URI) def. Courtney Burek (PC) 6-1, 6-2 4. Christen Cadigan (URI) def. Melanie Albert (PC) 6-2, 6-0 5. Amanda Barletta (URI) def. Melissa Ferry (PC) 6-1, 6-1 6. Brooke Hoover (URI) def. Jen Cusack (PC) 6-0, 6-2
Doubles: 1. Kirsten Leikem / Tristany Leikem (URI) def. Marisela Aviles-Duron / Ayushi Sinha (PC) 8-4 2. Christen Cadigan / Brooke Hoover (URI) def. Jen Cusack / Courtney Burek (PC) 8-3 3. Amanda Barletta / Pam Emery (URI) def. Brittany Maddock / Melanie Albert (PC) 8-0 |
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