September 22, 2010
BRYANT WOMEN'S TENNIS EVENS RECORD WITH 5-2 WIN OVER
PROVIDENCE
BOX SCORE
SMITHFIELD, RI – Bryant University freshman
Jessica May Vickers (Montrose, Colo.) earned a
straight-set win at No. 4 singles in what would prove to be the
deciding match giving the host Bulldogs a 5-2 win over visiting
Providence College Wednesday afternoon at the Bryant Tennis
Complex.
Bryant (1-1) dropped the doubles point to the Friars to open the
match with the team of Valeria Couto-Cuervo (Guaynabo,
Puerto Rico) and Stephanie Smyers
(Pittsburgh, Pa.) earning an 8-2 win at No. 2 doubles.
But in singles play, the Bulldogs came out strong, winning five
of six matches to even their record to 1-1 on the year.
Sophomore Claudia Hidalgo
(Guayaquil, Ecuador) and Smyers were both leading their
match before winning by default, but the play of Vickers,
Couto-Cuervo and Katie Francazio (Cranston, R.I.)
gave the Bulldogs a strong lift needed to pick up the win.
Couto-Cuervo earned a 6-1, 6-3 win over Melissa Ferry at No. 5
singles while fellow senior Francazio turned in a fine performance
with a 6-4, 6-0 win over Courtney Fuller at No. 6 setting up the
deciding match at No. 4 by Vickers.
Bryant will travel to West Point, N.Y. this weekend for the
Eastern Intercollegiate Championships.
Sep 22, 2010 at Smithfield, R.I.
Bryant University 5, Providence 2
Singles
1. Claudia Hidalgo (BRYW) def. Marisela Aviles (PC), by
default
2. Maria Bernardez (PC) def. Lucy Bird (BRYW) 6-3,
6-1
3. Stephanie Smyers (BRYW) def. Courtney Burek (PC), by default
4. Jessica
Vickers (BRYW) def. Ayushi Sinha (PC) 6-1, 6-2
5. Valeria Couto
Cuervo (BRYW) def. Melissa Ferry (PC) 6-1, 6-3
6. Katie Francazio (BRYW) def. Courtney Fuller (PC) 6-4,
6-0
Doubles
1. Aviles/ Bernardez (PC) def. Hidalgo/ Bird (BRYW)
8-4
2. Couto Cuervo/ Smyers (BRYW) def. Burek/ Fuller (PC) 8-2
3. Sinha/ Ferry (PC) def. Francazio/I. Rodriguez-Lockw (BRYW)
8-1
Match Notes:
Providence 1-1
Bryant University 1-1
T-4:15 A-22
