September 29, 2006                                                                                                                    

BRYANT WOMEN'S TENNIS DEFEATS ASSUMPTION 8-1

Michelle Burke battled back strong with a three-set win at No. 3 singles Friday vs. Assumption.

SMITHFIELD, RI -  The Bryant University women's tennis team kept its conference record perfect for the fall season thanks to an 8-1 Northeast-10 Conference win over Assumption College Friday afternoon at the Bryant Tennis Complex.  Bryant (3-1, 3-0 NE-10) opened with three wins in doubles play to start the match and earned seven of eight singles points to earn the win.

Bryant seniors Sacha Solomon (Bourne, Mass.) and Annette Jervasi (Colchester, Conn.) rolled to straight-set wins at No. 1 and No. 2 singles respectively.  Solomon defeated Kate Mattei (Rochdale, Mass.) 6-1, 6-2 while Jervasi blanked Julie Kilgore 6-0, 6-0. 

Junior Michelle Burke (Barrington, RI) opened with a first set win over Megan Wnuk (North Providence / La Salle) at No. 3 singles, 6-3.  After dropping the second 6-2 to Wnuk, Burke bounced back strong with a 10-1 win in the tie-breaker.  Bryant will face Saint Michael's on Saturday and Dowling Sunday.  Both matches start at 11 a.m.

Women's Tennis @ Smithfield, RI
Bryant 8, Assumption 1

Singles
No. 1 - Sacha Solomon (BU) def. Kate Mattei (AC), 6-1, 6-2
No. 2 - Annette Jervasi (BU) def. Julie Kilgore (AC), 6-0, 6-0
No. 3 - Michelle Burke (BU) def. Megan Wnuk (AC), 6-3, 2-6 (10-1)
No. 4 - Kristen Swanson (BU) def. Allie Leber (AC), 6-1, 6-2
No. 5 - Lauren Mullen (BU) def. Amanda Boyer (AC), 6-2, 6-2
No. 6 - Shannon Steele (AC) def. Heather Fedesco (BU), 2-6, 6-1, (11-9)

Doubles (played first)
No. 1 - Solomon / Jervasi (BU) def. Kilgore / Mattei (AC), 8-1
No. 2 - Mullen / Burke (BU) def. Wnuk / Leiber (AC), 8-2
No. 3 - Swanson / Fedesco (BU) def. Boyer / Steele (AC), 8-3

Records - Bryant 3-1 (3-0 NE-10)    Assumption 1-1