Bulldogs split pair of matches in New York
LATHAM, N.Y. -- The Bryant University women's tennis team split a pair of hard-fought matches at Tri-CityB Fitness in Latham, N.Y.
Bryant earned a 4-3 victory over Siena on Friday night before dropping a 4-3 match to Bucknell on Saturday afternoon.
How it Happened (Siena)
- Bryant was able to claim the doubles point against the Saints.
- Ada Boru and Leanne Kendall won at No. 1 but the Saints tied it with a win at No. 2. Caitlyn Munson and Olivia Rondini clinched the point with a 6-4 win at No. 3.
- Camila Baeza (No. 4) and Munson (No. 3) claimed singles victories to make it 3-2 in singles play.
- Siena would tie the match with a win at No. 6 but Rondini was able to win the match at No. 5.
- Rondini dropped the first set in a tiebreak, won the second set in a tiebreak and then claimed the third set, 10-8.
How it Happened (Bucknell)
- Bryant came out strong, sweeping the doubles point. Boru and Kendall handed Siena's Bellini and King just their second loss of the season at No. 1 doubles.
- In singles, the Bison were able to win at No. 1, No. 2, No. 5 and No. 6 singles.
- Munson won at No. 3, 6-3, 7-5.
- Baeza won 1-6, 6-2, 10-8 at No. 4.
- No. 1 and No. 6 singles both went to three sets.
Results (Siena)
Boru/Kendall (BRY) def. Brown/Giralt (SIE), 6-2
Boggiali/Viswanath (SIE) def. Hickey/Gomez Estrada (BRY), 6-2
Rondini/Munson (BRY) def. Perkins/Madeiros (SIE), 6-4
Brown (SIE) def. Boru (BRY), 6-1, 6-4
Giralt (SIE) def. Kendall (BRY), 5-7, 6-1, 11-9
Munson (BRY) def. Boggiali (SIE), 7-6(3), 6-1
Baeza (BRY) def. Perkins (SIE) , 6-4, 6-0
Rondini (BRY) def. Viswanath (SIE), 6-7(4), 7-6(4), 10-8
Gautier (SIE) def. Gomez Estrada (BRY), 5-7, 6-0, 10-8
Results (Bucknell)
Boru/Kendall (BRY) def. Bellini/King (BU), 6-4
Hickey/Gomez Estrada (BRY) def. Miller/Utterback (BU), 6-3
Baeza/Maalouf (BRY) def. Lajos/Sebulsky (BU), 7-6 (7-5)
Bellini (BU) def. Boru (BRY), 4-6, 6-2, 10-3
King (BU) def. Kendall (BRY), 6-0, 6-4
Munson (BRY) def. Miller (BU), 6-3, 7-5
Baeza (BRY) def. Utterback (BU), 1-6, 6-2, 10-8
Lajos (BU) def. Rondini (BRY), 7-5, 6-1
Novak (BU) def. Gomez Estrada (BRY), 6-0, 1-6, 12-10
Up Next
Bryant returns to the courts next weekend for a pair of Northeast Conference matches. The Bulldogs will face Merrimack on Friday in Haverhill, Mass., before hosting Mount St. Mary's at Fore Court in Cumberland on Sunday.