Men's and Women's Tennis Open Spring Season

Feb. 10, 2002

The Providence College men's tennis team played its first match of the 2002 spring season and fell, 4-3, at Central Connecticut on Sunday, February 10.

Senior Craig Roslund (Huntington, N.Y.) defeated Chris Markowski, 6-4, 6-4, at No. 1 singles, while classmate Matt Jarvis (Fairhaven, Mass.) recorded a 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 victory over Nate Gaudreau at the No. 2 spot. Freshman Nick Poluos (Scituate, Mass.) posted a 6-3, 6-1 victory at No. 5 singles.

In doubles, senior Pat Moynihan (Queensbury, N.Y.) and Poulos won at the No. 5 spot. Markowski and Eric Lanzl defeated Roslund and Luke Cavanagh (Greenville, R.I.), 8-4, in the deciding match.

The Friars return to action on Saturday, February 16 for two matches in Burlington, Vt. PC will play Hartford at 9:00 a.m. and Vermont at 5:00 p.m.

The women's tennis team opened the 2002 spring season with a 7-0 victory over Central Connecticut State University on Sunday, February 10.

The Friars swept all singles matches in straight sets, led by seniors Brooke Rubin (Cranston, R.I.) and Gina Vlasek (Atlanta, Ga.) who played at No. 1 and No. 2, respectively. Rubin defeated Eleanor Flower (6-0, 6-0), while Vlasek posted a 6-1, 6-1 win over Heather McGaughan. Senior Erin Haley (Johnston, R.I.) and freshman Katy Bednar (Marblehead, Mass.) also recorded singles victories.

Rubin and Bednar combined to win at No. 1 doubles, while Vlasek and senior Katie Lafayette (Norwich, Conn.) were victorious at the No. 2 spot.

The Friars return to action on Sunday, February 17 when they travel to play Dartmouth at 2:00 p.m.


Final Result (MEN):Central Connecticut 4, Providence 3
Records:Providence (3-1, 0-1 Spring), Central Connecticut (3-1, 1-0 spring)
Singles                                                      WINNER   SET 1   SET 2    SET 31. Craig Roslund (PC) vs. Chris Markowski (CCSU)        PC      6-4     6-4     --2. Matt Jarvis (PC) vs. Nate Gaudreau (CCSU)        PC  6-4 4-6     6-43. Chris Ovezat (PC) vs. Eric Lanzl (CCSU)      CCSU    7-6     1-6     6-74. Pat Moynihan (PC) vs. Quin Parkhurst (CCSU)       CCSU    6-3     6-25. Nick Poulos (PC) vs. Stephen Cucciarelli (CCSU)      PC      6-3     6-16. Luke Cavanagh (PC) vs. Herberto Rodriguez (CCSU)     CCSU    6-3     6-1
Doubles                                                       WINNER  SET 11. Roslund/Cavanagh (PC) vs. Markowski/Lanzl (CCSU) CCSU    8-42. Jarvis/Overzat (PC) vs. Gaudreau/Parkhurst (CCSU)    CCSU    8-23. Moynihan/Poulos (PC) vs. Cucciarelli/Rodriguez (CCSU)PC      8-4
Final Result (WOMEN):Providence 7, Central Connecticut 0Records:Providence (5-2, 1-0 Spring), Central Connecticut (0-4, 0-1 Spring)
Singles                                                      WINNER   SET 1   SET 2   SET 31. Brooke Rubin (PC) vs. Eleanor Flower (CCSU)          PC      6-0     6-02. Gina Vlasek (PC) vs. Heather McGaughan (CCSU)        PC      6-1     6-13. Erin Haley (PC) vs. Sarah DeCormier (CCSU)       PC      6-1     6-14. Katy Bednar (PC) vs. Jen Russo (CCSU)        PC      6-0     6-05. Katie Lafayette (PC) by default6. Molly Gilbride (PC) by default
Doubles                                                      WINNER   SET 11. Rubin/Bednar (PC) vs. Flower/McGaughan (CCSU)        PC      8-12. Vlasek/Lafayette (PC) vs. DeCormier/Russo (CCSU)     PC      8-13. Haley/Gilbride by default

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