Bulldogs fall to UConn, 4-3, on Sunday

MANCHESTER, Conn. – The Bryant University women's tennis team dropped a tight match to UConn, 4-3, on Sunday morning.

Game Information
UConn 4, Bryant 3
Records: Bryant (3-3), UMass (1-0)

How It Happened

• The Bulldogs opened the morning by grabbing the doubles point with wins at No. 2 and No. 3.
• Leanne Kendall (Lakeville, Mass.) and Manuela Gomez Estrada (Guayaquil, Ecuador) won 6-3 at No. 2, while the Bulldogs won by default at No. 3.
• The Huskies opened singles play with three-straight victories to grab a 3-1 lead.
• Ada Boru (Istanbul, Turkey) got Bryant back in the match with a 6-4, 6-2 victory at No. 2.
• Kendall followed suit at No. 4 with a 4-6, 6-2, 10-8 victory to tie the match at 3-3.
• UConn was able to win the match with a three-set victory at No. 6.

Results

Singles
No. 1 – Moreau (UConn) def. Hickey (BRY), 6-2, 6-2
No. 2 – Boru (BRY) def. Kozyi (UConn), 6-4, 6-2
No. 3 – Chung (UConn) def. Tan (BRY), 6-4, 6-3
No. 4 – Kendall (BRY) def. Lai (UConn), 4-6, 6-2, 10-8
No. 5 – Cook (UConn) def. Paterson (BRY), 7-6, 6-1
No. 6 – Takunyaci (UConn) def. Gomez Estrada (BRY), 6-7, 6-3, 10-5

Doubles
No. 1 – Cook/Moreau (UConn) def. Boru/Hickey (BRY), 6-3
No. 2 – Kendall/Gomez Estrada (BRY) def. Kozyi/Lai (UConn), 6-3
No. 3 – Paterson/Tan (BRY) def. Chung/Takunyaci (UConn), by default

Up Next

The Bulldogs host Brandeis on Saturday Feb. 8 at Rally Point. First serve is set for 7:00 p.m.