Women's Tennis Falls To SHU & UConn

April 1, 2011

Providence, R.I. -

On Tuesday, March 29, the Providence College women's tennis team (2-11, 0-5 BIG EAST) dropped a head-to-head team matchup against Sacred Heart, 5-2. On Wednesday, March 30, the Friars were on the wrong end of a 5-2 decision against Connecticut. Both meetings were contested at the Providence College Tennis Courts.

On Tuesday afternoon, sophomore Marisela Aviles-Duron (Tegucigalpa, Honduras) defeated Sacred Heart's Kate Donnelly in the No. 1 singles match, 6-3, 6-4. Freshman Maria Clara Bernardez (Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic) scored the second point for the Friars when she won at the No. 2 spot, 6-1, 6-4.

On Wednesday afternoon, Aviles-Duron and Bernardez once again led the Friars with individual straight-set victories at the No. 1 and No. 2 spots, respectively.

The Friars are back in action on Saturday, April 2 when they travel to Loudonville, N.Y. to take on Siena. The meeting is set for a 10:00 a.m.

Sacred Heart

Singles:

Marisela Aviles-Duron beat Kate Donnelly 6-3, 6-4

Maria Clara Bernardez beat Elizabeth Harrington 6-1, 6-4

Ayushi Sinha lost to Gabi Kaldan 7-6 (7-1), 6-4

Courtney Burek lost to Darcy Demers 7-6 (8-6), 6-2

Melissa Ferry lost to Kristina Chao 6-2, 6-3

Bianca Sciotti lost to Delaney Downing 6-0, 6-1

Doubles:

Aviles/Bernardez lost to Kaldan/Demers 8-6

Sinha/Ferry lost to Harrington/Chao 8-3

Burek/Sciotti lost to Donnelly/Downing 8-1

UConn

Singles:

Marisela Aviles-Duron beat Jennifer Learmonth 6-4, 6-2

Maria Clara Bernardez beat Emily Herb 6-4, 6-1

Ayushi Sinha lost to Alexa Gregory 6-0, 6-2

Courtney Burek lost to Lauren Wilmarth 6-3, 6-4

Melissa Ferry lost to Abby McKeon 6-4, 6-3

Bianca Sciotti lost to Lucy Nutting 6-0, 6-1

Doubles:

Aviles/Bernardez lost to Learmouth/Herb 7-6 (7-0)

Sinha/Ferry lost to Gregory/McKeon 8-1

Burek/Sciotti lost to Katie Moritz/Marie Gariulo 8-0

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Players Mentioned

Marisela Aviles-Duron

Maria Bernardez

Courtney Burek

Melissa Ferry

Bianca Sciotti

Ayushi Sinha

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Upcoming Event: Women's Tennis versus Franklin Pierce on January 31, 2026 at 4:15 P.M.

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