Providence College Athletics

Tuesday, March 29
Providence, R.I.
2:30 PM

Providence College

2
vs
5

Sacred Heart

Women's Tennis Falls To SHU & UConn

4/1/2011 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis

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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