March 13, 2008
WOMEN'S TENNIS SPLITS PAIR IN HILTON HEAD
HILTON HEAD ISLAND, SC - The Bryant women's tennis team split a pair of matches in Hilton Head, defeating Charleston West Virginia in a rain-suspended match from Tuesday, and dropping a 7-2 decision to Northern Kentucky Thursday. The Bulldogs will wrap up the spring trip Friday with a match against regional powerhouse Bloomsburg.
Against Charleston, the Bulldogs won four of six singles matches to earn the win. Michelle Burke pulled out a hard-fought 6-4, 4-6, 10-3 decision over Christina Samoilov at No. 3 singles while newcomer Valeria Couto Cuervo won in straight-sets at No. 4, defeating Alexander Kay, 6-3, 6-0.
Katharine Fancazio and Lauren Mullen were also victorious at five and six singles respectively.
Against Northern Kentucky, Francazio was a winner at No. 5 singles, defeating Emily Okerson, 7-6 (7-3), 6-2 while Emma Czarnecki and Valeria Couto Cuervo earned a win at No. 2 doubles by a score of 8-2.
Charleston WV vs Bryant
Mar 13, 2008 at
Bryant 6, Charleston WV 3
Singles competition
1. Bre Moyle (CWV) def. Emma Czarnecki (BRYW) 6-4, 6-0 2. Neha Rana
(CWV) def. Chelsea Downing (BRYW) 6-3, 6-1 3. Michelle Burke (BRYW)
def. Christina Samoilov (CWV) 6-4, 4-6, 10-3 4. Valeria Couto
Cuervo (BRYW) def. Alexa Kay (CWV) 6-3, 6-0 5. Katharine Francazio
(BRYW) def. Melissa Carpenter (CWV) 6-1, 6-2 6. Lauren Mullen
(BRYW) def. Erica Lewis (CWV) 6-4, 6-4
Doubles competition
1. Bre Moyle/Neha Rana (CWV) def. Chelsea Downing/Michelle Burke
(BRYW) 8-0 2. Valeria Couto Cuervo/Emma Czarnecki (BRYW) def.
Christina Samoilov/Melissa Carpenter (CWV) 8-2 3. Katharine
Francazio/Lauren Mullen (BRYW) def. Alexa Kay/Erica Lewis (CWV) 8-0
Northern Kentucky University 7, Bryant 2
Singles competition
1. Tricia Brinck (NKU) def. Emma Czarnecki (BRYW) 6-2, 5-7, 10-7 2.
Stephanie Issacs (NKU) def. Chelsea Downing (BRYW) 6-3, 6-1 3.
Kristen Sunday (NKU) def. Michelle Burke (BRYW) 6-3, 6-1 4.
Michelle Schirmann (NKU) def. Valeria Couto Cuervo (BRYW) 7-5, 6-1
5. Katharine Francazio (BRYW) def. Emily Okerson (NKU) 7-6 (7-3),
6-2 6. Maggie Koetter (NKU) def. Lauren Mullen (BRYW) 6-2, 6-4
Doubles competition
1. Stephanie Issacs/Kristen Sunday (NKU) def. Michelle
Burke/Chelsea Downing (BRYW) 8-3 2. Emma Czarnecki/Valeria Couto
Cuervo (BRYW) def. Emily Okerson/Michelle Schirmann (NKU) 8-2 3.
Tricia Brinck/Maggie Koetter (NKU) def. Katharine Francazio/Lauren
Mullen (BRYW) 8-1
