Women's Tennis Defeats Holy Cross

Sept. 15, 2011

WORCESTER, MASS. - The Providence College women's tennis team defeated Holy Cross 6-1, Wednesday afternoon in an exciting non-conference match played in Worcester, Mass.

The team won eight of its nine matches, marking the first team win of the season. Junior Marisela Aviles-Duron (Tegucigalpa, Honduras) swept opponent Molly Montgomery in a solid 6-0, 6-0 victory at No. 1 singles. Fellow singles players, sophomore Maria Bernardez (Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic) and freshman Karen Ramirez (San Juan, PR) also played noteworthy games, both defeating their opponents by impressive margins at No. 2 and No. 3 singles, respectively.

In doubles play, Providence's freshmen duo of Taylor Corder (Corinth, MA) and Karen Ramirez (San Juan, PR) swept Holy Cross' Emma Rudnik and Jess DeSimone in a 8-0 match. All of Providence's doubles teams were victorious in Wednesday's match up.

The Friars play home on Tuesday, September 20th against Bryant University. Matches are set to begin at 3:30 p.m. at the Providence College Tennis Courts.

Holy Cross 1 -  Providence College 6
1.      Molly Montgomery (HC) vs. Marisela Aviles (PC):  6-0,6-0 PC2.      Emily Marr (HC) vs. Maria Bernardez (PC):  6-0, 6-1, PC3.      Taylor Stathis (HC) vs. Karen Ramirez (PC):  6-0, 6-3, PC4.      Carolyn Chandley (HC) vs. Taylor Ahlborn (PC):  2-6, 6-3, 10-8 HC5.      Maya Welch (HC) vs. Caitlin Foley (PC):  6-2, 6-2 PC6.      Mary McAuliffe (HC) vs. Betta Dewitt:  6-3, 6-1 PC
Doubles:
1.      Montgomery/Stathis vs.  Aviles/Bernardez :  8-2 (PC)2.      Chandley/ Marr vs. Ahlborn/Foley:  8-1 (PC)3.      Emma Rudnik/Jess DeSimone vs. Ramirez/Corder:  8-0 (PC)

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Players Mentioned

Marisela Aviles-Duron

Taylor Corder

Karen Ramirez

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