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Women's Tennis Set for Saturday's Season-Opener
9/10/2004 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
Sept. 10, 2004
Providence, R.I. - Under the direction of second year head coach Wayne Turner, the Providence College women's tennis team takes to the court this Saturday for its season-opener at the Fairfield University Doubles Festival in Fairfield, Conn.
The young but experienced 2004-05 squad will be led by seniors Lindsey Christensen (Northboro, Mass.), Molly Gilbride (Topsham, Maine) and Nicole Rodger (Lowell, Mass.), as well as juniors Sara Bitetti (Norwell, Mass.) and Marissa Bigelli (Lincoln, R.I.). A strong sophomore class consisting of the 2003 New England singles champion Jennifer Daigle (East Greenbush, N.Y.) and Andrea Lee (Cumberland, R.I.) will help lead the Friar charge.
Coach Turner will look to Daigle to lead the team at the No. 1 position in 2004-05. Daigle had an impressive first year with the Friars, finishing with eight victories at the No. 1 singles spot and claiming Providence's first New England singles championship since Brooke Rubin won in 2001. She also teamed up with classmate Lee, who turned in seven individual wins, to record eight victories is doubles action.
Gilbride, one of the squad's tri-captains, enters her senior season with a 29-29 overall singles record, after finishing the 2003-04 season undefeated (3-0) at the No. 3 position. Rodger, another captain, looks to improve upon her current 20-26 singles record. Both Gilbride and Rodger will battle for top spots in singles action.
Bitteti, the Friar's final captain, registered the team's highest individual winning percentage last year and will be another strong contender for one of the top singles positions, while junior classmate Bigelli will look for more playing time, after finishing her sophomore campaign with overall singles and doubles records of 1-2 and 0-1, respectively.
Providence also welcomes back Christensen, who returns to the court after an injury-shortened junior year. In her last full season wearing a Friar uniform, she tallied seven wins in singles action and six wins playing doubles.
Seven newcomers, each of whom is expected to make significant contributions to the team, complete this 2004-05 Friar squad. Therese Griffin (Louisville, Ky.) rounds out the sophomore class, while Katherine Danaher (Norwood, Mass.), Courtney Fischer (New Haven, Conn.), Carly Hoffend (Pittsford, N.Y.), Erin Kenaga (Norwalk, Conn.), Katherine Lyons (Barrington, R.I.) and Karla Ruggeri (Lincoln, R.I.) make up the class of 2008.
Providence begins its fall season Saturday, September 11, at the third annual Doubles Festival in Fairfield, Conn. The Friars will not play any home matches during the fall season, but will face both Rhode Island and Monmouth at Rhode Island on October 8 and 10, respectively. On October 15-17, PC will compete in the New England Championships, where Daigle will look to defend her title as the singles champion.
Providence's spring season will begin with the February 5 home-opener versus Rutgers.
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