Bulldogs fall to UMass on Sunday afternoon

SMITHFIELD, R.I. – The Bryant University women's tennis team dropped the opening match of its spring season, 7-0, to UMass on Sunday afternoon.  

GAME INFORMATION

Bryant 0, UMass 7

Records: Bryant (1-1), UMass (2-1)

Location: Bay Road Tennis Club (Amherst, Mass.)

COACH CILLI'S COMMENTS

"UMass is always a strong opponent, so to take them on in the first match of the season is a big undertaking. We started off slow, but once we adjusted to their power, we competed much better. I am not too disappointed in the quality of tennis seeing that it was the first match of the season. It definitely opened our eyes as to which parts of our game need work. We'll rest tomorrow and hit the courts on Tuesday."

HOW IT HAPPENED (Doubles)

• No. 1 – Seniors Ashanti Campfield (Stratford, Conn.) and Linnea Sjoberg (Stockholm, Sweden) battled the top doubles team of Ana Yrazusta and Laura Moreno to a tiebreak before falling, 7-6 (7-5). Campfield and Sjoberg were up two games before Yrazusta and Moreno rallied to force the deciding tiebreak. 
• No. 2 – Ruth Crawford and Michelle Katzelink earned a 6-1 victory over senior Stefanie Arroyo (Gurabo, Puerto Rico) and freshman Caterina Luisa Rokke (Oslo, Norway).
• No. 3 – Anna Napadiy and Ashley Avery were able to defeat senior Nina Luiggi (Nottingham, England) and redshirt freshman Megan Tan (Calgary, Alberta), 6-2.

HOW IT HAPPENED (Singles)

• No. 1 – After falling 6-1 in the first set, Campfield won the first three games of the second set but was unable to hold on against Crawford, falling 6-4.
• No. 2 – Yrazusta earned a 6-2, 6-2 victory over Sjoberg.  
• No. 3 – Janja Kovacevic, the reigning A-10 Rookie of the Year, defeating Luiggi, 6-1, 6-0.
• No. 4 – Arroyo defeated Moreno 6-2 in the first set, but Moreno would rebound to win the second set, 6-4, and the tiebreak, 10-6.
• No. 5 – Napadiy earned a 6-1, 6-1 victory over Rokke.
• No. 6 – Arianna Oropeza (Weston, Fla.) battled against Martina Bocchi, but fell in straight sets, 7-5, 6-4.

RESULTS

Doubles

1. Yrazusta/Moreno (UMass) def. Campfield/Sjoberg (BRY), 7-6 (7-5)
2. Crawford/Katzelink (UMass) def. Arroyo/Rokke (BRY), 6-1
3. Napadiy/Avery (UMass) def. Luiggi/Tan (BRY), 6-2

Singles

1. Crawford (UMass) def. Campfield (BRY), 6-1, 6-4
2. Yrazusta (UMass) def. Sjoberg (BRY), 6-2, 6-2
3. Kovacevic (UMass) def. Luiggi (BRY), 6-1, 6-0
4. Moreno (UMass) def. Arroyo (BRY), 2-6, 6-4, 10-6
5. Napadiy (UMass) def. Rokke (BRY), 6-1, 6-1
6. Bocchi (UMass) def. Oropeza (BRY), 7-5, 6-4

UP NEXT

The Bulldogs are back in action on Saturday, Feb. 3 when they host Brandeis at Rally Point. The match is scheduled to begin at 6:30 p.m.