February 27, 2010

WOMEN'S TENNIS DROPS HOME MATCH WITH SACRED HEART 6-1

BOXSCORE

SMITHFIELD, R.I. - The Bryant University women's tennis team dropped a 6-1 decision to Sacred Heart Saturday evening at Rally Point as the Pioneers took the doubles point to start the match and took five of six singles to earn the win.  Chelsea Downing and Irma Rodriguez Lockwood played very well at No. 2 doubles, leading late in the match before the Pioneers pulled away for an 8-6 win. 

Bryant's lone win came at No. 1 singles where Claudia Hidalgo played very well in defeating Kate Donnelly, 6-0, 6-1.  Perhaps the most exciting match of the evening came at No. 6 singles where Rodriguez Lockwood battled Delaney Downing to a third set tiebreaker with a 6-4 win in the second set before falling 10-6 in the third.

Singles:

1) Hidalgo (Bry) def Donnelly (SH) 6-0, 6-1
2) Demers (SH) def Couto Cuervo (Bry) 6-2, 6-3
3) Harrington (SH) def M Downing (Bry) 6-3, 6-2
4) Chao (SH) def Francazio (Bry) 6-3, 6-0
5) Kasinow (SH) def C Downing (Bry) 6-1, 6-0
6) Delaney Downing (SH) def Rodriguez Lockwood (Bry) 6-1, 4-6, (10-6) 

Doubles:
1) Demers/Kasinow (SH) def  Hidalgo/Couto Cuervo (Bry) 9-7
2) Harrington/Chao (SH) def C Downing/Rodriguez Lockwood (Bry) 8-6
3) Donnelly/Delaney Downing (SH) def Francazio/Tausek (Bry) 8-2 

Score:

Bry 1   SH 6