SMITHFIELD, R.I. -- The Bryant University women's tennis team earned a hard-fought 4-3 victory over UConn on Wednesday afternoon at the Bryant Tennis Complex.

Bryant's victory is its first-ever against UConn. 

Coach Cilli:
Very happy for the girls today. We squeaked out a hard-fought match today vs UConn. We won two of the three-set matches and clinched match point at five singles where Liv won in a tiebreak. A lot of great tennis by both teams. Especially happy for the team in light of the two tough losses last weekend.    

How it Happened

• Bryant claimed the doubles point with victories at No. 2 and No. 3. 
• The Bulldogs then had to rally to hold off UConn.
• The Huskies won at No. 3 and No. 1 to take a 2-1 lead. 
• Manuela Gomez Estrada evened the match with a 6-4, 1-6, 6-1 victory at No. 6 before UConn grabbed a 3-2 lead.
• Leanne Kendall tied things again with a 7-5, 1-6, 6-3 victory at No. 2 before Olivia Rondini won 7-5, 7-6 at No. 5. Rondini won the tiebreak 10-8. 

Results

Boru/Kendall (BRY) vs Karamyshev/Petri Bere (UConn), 5-3 unfinished
Gomez Estrada/Baeza (BRY)) def. Hoppe/Takunyaci (UConn), 6-3
Rondini/Munson (BRY) def. Cook/Lai (UConn), 6-2  

Hoppe (UConn) def. Boru (BRY), 6-4, 6-3
Kendall (BRY) def. Karamyshev (UConn), 7-5, 1-6, 6-3
Cook (UConn) def. Munson (BRY), 7-5, 6-3
Petri Bere (UConn) def. Baeza (BRY), 2-6, 6-4, 6-4
Rondini (BRY) def. Lai (UConn), 7-5, 7-6 (10-8)
Gomez Estrada (BRY) def. Takunyaci (UConn), 6-4, 1-6, 6-1

Up Next
Bryant will travel to Brooklyn this weekend to face defending NEC Champion Long Island. The match is set for Saturday.