SMITHFIELD, R.I. – Despite three hard-fought victories in singles competition, the Bryant University women's tennis team a dropped a tough 4-3 decision to Northeast Conference rival Sacred Heart Saturday on the campus of Yale University.
Bryant (4-5) lost the opening doubles point despite a win at the No. 1 spot as the duo of Claudia Hidalgo (Guayaquil, Ecuador) and Lucy Bird (Hamilton, New Zealand) downed the team of Elizabeth Harrington and Kristina Chao, 8-3.
From there, Hidalgo went on to set the tone at No.1 singles, dropping Kate Donnelly in straight sets, 6-3, 6-4 while Bird lost a tight match at the second spot, 3-6,6-2, 6-1, to Harrington.
Freshman May Vickers (Montrose, Colo.) and sophomore Irma Rodriguez Lockwood (Guaynabo, Puerto Rico) added wins at fifth and sixth singles, respectively, as Vickers topped Chao, 6-3,6-3, and Rodriguez Lockwood beat Kristin Legenza, 6-1, 6-3, but it would not be enough as the Pioneers narrowly captured the 4-3 victory.
The Black and Gold next take the courts on Sunday, March 6 when they face P.R.-Rio Piedras in the opening match of the team's trip to Puerto Rico.
Sacred Heart 4, Bryant 3
Feb 26, 2011 at New Haven, CT (Yale University Tennis Courts)
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1. HIDALGO, Claudia (BRY) def. DONNELLY, Kate (SHU) 6-3, 6-4
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2. HARRINGTON, E. (SHU) def. BIRD, Lucy (BRY) 3-6, 6-2, 6-1
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3. KALDAN, Gabi (SHU) def. SMYERS, Stephanie (BRY) 6-4, 6-0
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4. VICKERS, May (BRY) def. CHAO, Kristina (SHU) 6-3, 6-3
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5. DEMERS, Darcy (SHU) def. COUTO CUERVO, V. (BRY) 6-2, 4-6, 7-5
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6. RODRIGUEZ LOCKWOOD,I (BRY) def. LEGENZA, Kristin (SHU) 6-1, 6-3
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1. HIDALGO, Claudia/BIRD, Lucy (BRY) def. HARRINGTON, E./CHAO, Kristina (SHU) 8-3
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2. DONNELLY, Kate/DOWNING, Delaney (SHU) def. RODRIGUEZ LOCKWOOD,I/VICKERS, May (BRY) 8-6
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3. KALDAN, Gabi/LEGENZA, Kristin (SHU) def. COUTO CUERVO, V./SMYERS, Stephanie (BRY) 8-6
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