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Women's Tennis Captures New England Championship
10/17/2004 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
Oct. 17, 2004
FAIRFIELD, Conn. - The Providence College women's tennis team traveled to Fairfield, Conn. this weekend for the New England Championship. Over three days of competition, the Friars collected 54 points to outscore their toughest competitor, Sacred Heart, and bring home their first New England Championship team title since 1998.
At No. 1 singles, senior Molly Gilbride (Topsham Maine), defeated her first opponent, Megan Breen of UNH, 2-6, 6-1, (13-11). With this win, she advanced into Saturday morning competition, where she took on Lauren Galatie of Sacred Heart. After a defeat by Galatie of Sacred Heart (5-7, 2-6), Gilbride moved into the consolation round where she beat out Fairfield's Diana Webb (6-3, 7-5) for a third-place finish.
Junior Sara Bitetti (Norwell, Mass.), received a first-round bye as a result of being the top seed at No. 2 singles. In the semifinal round, she defeated New Hampshire's Kafferly by a score of 6-4, 6-2. This win advanced her to the Flight 2 finals, where she fell to Pam Pillo of Sacred Heart (2-6, 4-6), and closed out competition with a second-place finish.
At the No. 3 position, Providence's sophomore Andrea Lee (Cumberland, R.I.), the top seed, advanced to the semifinal round by way of a first-round bye. There, she defeated Holy Cross's Meredith Bacon by a score of 2-6, 6-1, (10-6). In the finals, Lee surrendered a tough battle to Darcy Shoop of Sacred Heart; a 1-6, 4-6 loss which resulted in a second-place finish.
Senior Nicole Rodger (Lowell, Mass.) represented PC as the top seed at No. 4 singles. After receiving a first round bye, Rodger defeated Amy Garrity of Holy Cross by a score of 6-1, 6-1. In the Flight 4 finals, Rodger faced Jessica Porter of New Hampshire, and fell in straight sets, 0-6, 1-6, for a second-place finish.
Providence's No. 5, senior Lindsey Christensen (Northboro, Mass.), placed fifth, with an opening round loss to Tiffany Marsocci of Sacred Heart (4-6, 2-6), a second round defeat of Hartford's Amanda Lipski (7-5, 1-6, 10-7), and a final round win over Rhode Island's Whitney Squires (6-1, 6-3).
Freshman Katherine Lyons (Barrington, R.I.) was called upon to represent the Friars at No. 6 singles. With consecutive wins over Hartford's Risa Abraham (6-3, 7-6) and Rhode Island's Emily Conant (6-4, 6-2), Lyons moved into the No. 6 finals. There she was defeated by Katie Guarino of Holy Cross (0-6, 2-6) and ended play with a second-place finish.
In doubles, Providence's No. 1 pair, Gilbride and Rodger, defeated Garrity and Trimmer of Holy Cross (8-5), Accomando and Webb of Fairfield (8-5), before dropping the championship round to New Hampshire's Breen and Kafferly (1-8). This loss gave Gilbride and Rodger a second-place finish at No. 1.
Bitetti and Christensen, the top seeds at No. 2, ended the tournament just that way. A bye in the first round led this duo to a semifinal round defeat over Chacharone and Stauffer of Fairfield (8-5) before beating out New Hampshire's Heinman and Porter (8-3) for the No. 2 doubles title.
Finally, at No. 3 doubles, Providence's freshman Carly Hoffend (Pittsford, N.Y.) paired with Lee as the flight's top seeded team. A first round bye led Hoffend and Lee into the semifinals, where they defeated Fairfield's Geller and Zaccareo (8-3). Facing Frassanito and Kittredge of Sacred Heart in the finals, the Friar duo captured No. 3 doubles with a 8-6 victory.
Final Results
1. Providence (54)2. Sacred Heart (47)3. New Hampshire (41)4. Holy Cross (37)5. Fairfield (356. Hartford (24)7. Rhode Island (22)
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