Bulldogs fall to Nicholls St. in Southland Championships

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas -- The eighth-seeded Bryant University women's tennis team fell to ninth-seeded Nicholls St., 4-1, on Thursday afternoon in the first round of the Southland Women's Tennis Championships.

How it Happened

• Bryant got off to a strong start, winning the doubles point with victories at No. 2 and No. 1. 
• Caitlyn Munson and Olivia Rondini won at No. 2, while Manuela Gomez Estrada and Camila Baeza won at No. 1.
• In singles, Nicholls St. was able to clinch the match with victories at 5, 1, 3 and 4.
• Natalia Vela won a set before her match went unfinished. 

Results

Doubles

1. Gomez Estrada/Baeza (BRY) def. Cruz/Lopez (NICH), 6-3
2. Rondini/Munson (BRY) def. Bouygues/Hassan (NICH), 6-1
3. Hickey/Vela (BRY) vs. Piquet/Safarova (NICH), unfinished

Singles

1. Maksimovic (NICH) def. Hickey (BRY), 6-1, 6-4
2. Vela (BRY) vs. Safarova (NICH), 4-6, 6-5, unfinished
3. Hassan (NICH) def. Munson (BRY), 7-6, 6-3
4. Cruz (NICH) def. Rondini (BRY), 6-1, 7-5
5. Bouygues (NICH) def. Baeza (BRY), 6-2, 6-0
6. Dugec (BRY) vs. Lopez (NICH), 5-7, 2-3, unfinished