Bryant rallies to down LIU on Saturday night

GREENVILLE, R.I. – The Bryant University women's tennis team rallied from 3-0 down to earn a 4-3 victory over Northeast Conference rival Long Island on Saturday night at Rally Point.

With the win, the Bulldogs snap a four-game losing skid to the Sharks. LIU has won the last three NEC titles.

Game Information
Bryant 4, LIU 3
Records: Bryant (6-4, 1-1 NEC), LIU (5-3, 0-1 NEC)

How It Happened

• The Sharks grabbed the doubles point with victories at No. 1 and No. 2. Leanne Kendall (Lakeville, Mass.) and Manuela Gomez Estrada (Guayaquil, Ecuador) won 6-1 at No. 3.
• LIU then pushed its lead to 3-0 with straight-set victories at No. 1 and No. 2.
• Kendall started the comeback for the Bulldogs as she won in straight sets at No. 5.
• Megan Tan (Calgary, Alberta) followed suit at No. 4 and Aleksi Gottlieb (Plantation, Fla.) tied the match with a gutsy three-set victory at No. 6.
• Arianna Oropeza (Weston, Fla.) completed the comeback with a 7-6, 6-3 victory at No. 3.

Results

Singles
No. 1 – Kuzina (LIU) def. Hickey (BRY), 6-3, 6-3
No. 2 – Dancenco (LIU) def. Boru (BRY), 7-5, 6-3
No. 3 – Oropeza (BRY) def. Storkaas (LIU), 7-6, 6-3
No. 4 – Tan (BRY) def. Erechtchenko (LIU), 6-4, 6-3
No. 5 – Kendall (BRY) def. Compuesto (LIU), 6-1, 6-2
No. 6 – Gottlieb (BRY) def. Koudelkova (LIU), 6-3, 2-6, 6-3

Doubles
No. 1 – Dancenco/Kuzina (LIU) def. Boru/Hickey (BRY), 6-4
No. 2 – Storkaas/Compuesto (LIU) def. Tan/Gottlieb (BRY), 6-0
No. 3 – Kendall/Estrada (BRY) def. Erechtchenko/Watton (LIU), 6-1

Up Next

The Bulldogs travel to Trumbull, Connecticut, to take on Fairfield Sunday afternoon at 4:30 p.m.