Providence College Athletics

Thursday, October 1
Providence, R.I.
3:30 PM

Providence College

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vs
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Rhode Island

Tennis Falls To Rhode Island

10/2/2009 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis

Oct. 2, 2009

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -

The Providence College women's tennis team fell to in-state rival Rhode Island on Wednesday, October 1, by a final score of 7-0.

Each singles match was decided in two sets with the exception of the No. 1 singles match between Providence freshman Marisela Aviles-Duron and Rhode Island sophomore Kirsten Leikem. Aviles-Duron made short work of the first set, winning 6-1, but dropped the next two sets to Leikem, 6-3, 10-2. With the loss, Aviles-Duron drops to 5-2 in No. 1 singles play.

The loss marks the first for the Friars in head-to-head team meetings, dropping the team to 3-1 on the year. With the victory, the Rams improve to 2-0 on the year, having won both head-to-head matches on the road.

The Friars are back in action on Saturday, October 10, when they travel to Poughkeepsie, N.Y. to compete in the Marist Invitational.

Singles:

1. Kirsten Leikem (URI) def. Marisela Aviles-Duron (PC) 1-6, 6-3, 10-2
2. Pam Emeryy (URI) def. Ayushi Sinha (PC) 6-4, 6-1
3. Tristany Leikem (URI) def. Courtney Burek (PC) 6-1, 6-2
4. Christen Cadigan (URI) def. Melanie Albert (PC) 6-2, 6-0
5. Amanda Barletta (URI) def. Melissa Ferry (PC) 6-1, 6-1
6. Brooke Hoover (URI) def. Jen Cusack (PC) 6-0, 6-2

Doubles:

1. Kirsten Leikem / Tristany Leikem (URI) def. Marisela Aviles-Duron / Ayushi Sinha (PC) 8-4
2. Christen Cadigan / Brooke Hoover (URI) def. Jen Cusack / Courtney Burek (PC) 8-3
3. Amanda Barletta / Pam Emery (URI) def. Brittany Maddock / Melanie Albert (PC) 8-0

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