Bulldogs on to semis with 5-0 win over Wagner

WEST WINDSOR, N.J. – The Bryant University women's tennis team defeated sixth-seeded Wagner College, 5-0, in the quarterfinal round of the 2019 Northeast Conference Women's Tennis Championships Thursday afternoon.

Coach Cilli's Comments

How it Happened

• The Bulldogs earned a clean sweep in doubles, winning 6-3, 6-3 and 6-4.
• Ada Boru (Istanbul, Turkey) and Sarah Hickey (Toronto, Ont.) won at No. 1, while Megan Tan (Calgary, Alberta, Canada) and Aleksi Gottlieb (Plantation, Fla.) won 6-3 at No. 2.
• Leanne Kendall (Lakeville, Mass.) and Gabrielle Bergeron (Quebec, Canada) won at No. 3.
• In singles, Bryant clinched the match with victories at 1, 4, 5 and 6.
• Boru made her NEC Championship debut with a 6-1, 6-1 win and Tan earned a hard-fought three-set victory at 4.
• Kendall also made a strong showing in her championship debut with a 6-0, 6-0 victory at 6.  

Results

Singles
No. 1 – Boru (BRY) def. Anand (WAG), 6-1, 6-1
No. 2 – Oropeza (BRY) vs. Khalilzade (WAG), 6-4, 3-3, unfinished
No. 3 – Hickey (BRY) vs. Lugtu (WAG), 3-6, 6-4, unfinished
No. 4 – Tan (BRY) def. Baynes (WAG), 6-0, 1-6, 6-2
No. 5 – Gottlieb (BRY) def. Reeves (WAG), 6-3, 7-6 (7-5)
No. 6 – Kendall (BRY) def. d'Allesandro (WAG), 6-0, 6-0

Doubles
No. 1 – Boru/Hickey (BRY) def. Anand/Baynes (WAG), 6-3
No. 2 – Tan/Gottlieb (BRY) def. Khalilzade/Reeves (WAG), 6-3
No. 3 – Kendall/Bergeron (BRY) def. Lugtu/Pinzariu (WAG), 6-4

Up Next

The Bulldogs will now face second-seeded Fairleigh Dickinson on Friday at 9:00 a.m. in the NEC semifinals.