Providence Tennis Falls to Fairfield

April 10, 2009

The Providence College tennis team traveled to Fairfield, Conn. on Thursday, April 9 to take on the Fairfield University Stags. The Friars dropped their seventh-straight match, falling to the Stags, 6-1.

Providence's only point of the day came from junior Jen Cusack (Bayport, N.Y.). Cusack won in the No. 5 singles position, defeating Fairfield's Gabriela Davila, 6-4, 7-6, 8-6. The Friars won one doubles match, as sophomore Ayushi Sinha (Mumbai, India) and senior Meghan Gilroy (Fairfield, Conn.) took the No. 1 doubles spot, 8-6.

The Friars return to action on Wednesday, April 15 when they travel to Worcester, Mass. to take on Holy Cross. Matches are set to begin at 4:00 p.m.

SINGLES

1. Rys, Paulina (FFDW) def. Sinha, Ayushi (PC) 6-0, 3-0, retired

2. Liu, Kristen (FFDW) def. Rissolo, Ashley (PC) 6-2, 7-6 (7-2)

3. Ruiz, Alyssa (FFDW) def. Gilroy, Meghan (PC) 6-1, 6-1

4. Cerrone, Michaela (FFDW) def. Albert, Melanie (PC) 6-1, 6-0

5. Cusack, Jen (PC) def. Davila, Gabriela (FFDW) 6-4, 7-6 (8-6)

6. Bonanno, Lauren (FFDW) def. Wegner, Ally (PC) 6-1, 6-3

DOUBLES

1. Sinha, Ayushi/Gilroy, Meghan (PC) def. Liu, Kristen/Cerrone, Michaela (FFDW) 8-6

2. Voloshin, Marisa/Ruiz, Alyssa (FFDW) def. Albert, Melanie/Rissolo, Ashley (PC) 9-7

3. Amberg, Gretchen/Bonanno, Lauren (FFDW) def. McDevitt, Amy/Cusack, Jen (PC) 8-3

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Players Mentioned

Melanie Albert

Jen Cusack

Meghan Gilroy

Ashley Rissolo

Ayushi Sinha

Ally Wegner

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