Women's Tennis Defeats Fordham, 4-3

April 6, 2002

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The Providence College women's tennis team won its second consecutive match, defeating Fordham University, 4-3, on Saturday, April 6 in Providence, R.I.

Senior Brooke Rubin (Cranston, R.I.) improved to 10-0 in the spring and 21-5 overall at No. 1 singles as she defeated Fordham's Ioana Dragan (Bucharest, Romania), 6-4, 6-0. Senior Katie Lafayette (Norwich, Conn.) posted a 6-3, 6-3 victory at No. 5 singles. In the deciding match of the afternoon, freshman Katy Bednar (Marblehead, Mass.) defeated Fordham's Alexandra Cazangiu (Bucharest, Romania), 5-7, 6-4, 6-3 at the No. 4 spot. Down one set and 0-4 in the second set, Bednar battled back to win the next six consecutive games to capture the second set, 6-4. In the third set, Bednar cruised to a 6-3 win and earned her 12th singles victory of the season.

In doubles action, the Friars captured two of the three matches. Seniors Gina Vlasek (Atlanta, Ga.) and Rubin posted an 8-5 win at the No. 1 spot. Freshmen Lindsey Christensen (Northboro, Mass.) and Bednar registered an 8-1 win at No. 2.

The Friars improved to 9-7 overall and 5-5 in the spring season. The Rams fell to 4-7 overall and 1-3 in the spring. The Friars are back in action on Sunday, April 7 as they host New Hampshire at noon.


Final Result:Providence 4, Fordham 3
Records:Providence (9-7, 5-5 Spring), Fordham (4-7, 1-3 Spring)
SinglesNo. 1 Brooke Rubin (PC) def. Ioana Dragan (F) 6-4, 6-0No. 2 Xer Li Woo (F) def. Gina Vlasek (PC) 6-2, 6-1No. 3 Morgan Brinley (F) def. Erin Haley (PC) 6-2, 6-2No. 4 Katy Bednar (PC) def. Alexandra Cazangiu (F) 5-7, 6-4, 6-3No. 5 Katie Lafayette (PC) def. Emily Najour (F) 6-3, 6-3No. 6 Christine Leavenworth (F) def. Lindsey Christensen (PC) 6-4, 6-0
DoublesNo. 1 Rubin/Vlasek (PC) def. Dragan/Woo (F) 8-5No. 2 Christensen/Bednar (PC) def. Brinley/Najour (F) 8-1No. 3 Cazangiu/Leavenworth (F) def. Haley/Lafayette (PC) 9-8

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