SMITHFIELD, R.I.- Monmouth University women's tennis team dropped
a pair of road contests to NEC rival Bryant University and University of Rhode
Island over the weekend.
The Hawks dropped a 7-0 decision to Bryant University on Saturday, with
sophomore Shelby Goldman (West Hempstead, N.Y./West Hempstead) almost pulling
out a win at the No. 6 singles spot, winning the first set 7-5 but losing the second
6-2 and the tie breaker 10-5 to Katie Francazio. Hawks Nicole Lippens (West Long Branch,
N.J./Shore Regional) and Brooke Verdiglione (Englishtown, N.J./St. John Vianney)
lost 6-2, 6-3 and 6-3, 6-3 at the top two singles matches. The Bulldogs swept all three doubles
matchups.
In Sunday's matchup with the Rams, Monmouth senior Katie Tierney (Berkeley
Heights, N.J./Governor Livingston) got a win at the No.5 singles spot for the
Hawks lone win of the match. Goldman
once again put up a solid fight at the final singles spot, eventually falling
to Michelle Dussol (4-6, 6-0, 10-4). MU
lost all three doubles matches on the day.
Monmouth, now 1-4 on the young season, will face Princeton at home on Tuesday,
Oct. 12.
Bryant 7, Monmouth 0
Singles
1S: Claudia Hidalgo d. Nicole Lippens (MU) 6-2,6-3
2S: Lucy Bird d. Brooke
Verdiglione (MU)
6-3,6-3
3S: Steph Smyers
d. Dana Ferrari (MU) 6-1,6-1
4S: May Vickers d.
Britney Dupuis (MU) 6-0,6-0
5S: Valerie Couto
Cuervo d. Katie Tierney (MU) 6-0,6-0
6S: Katie Francazio
d. Shelby Goldman (MU) 5-7,6-2,10-5
Doubles
1D:
Hildago/Bird d. Lippens/Tierney (MU)
8-0
2D: Couto
Cuervo/Smyers d. Verdiglione/Reciel Arribe (MU)
8-3
3D: Francazio/Irma
Rodriguez Lockwood d. Ferrari/Jess Slinger (MU) 8-3
Rhode Island, 6, Monmouth 1
Singles
1S: Pam Emery d. Lippens (MU)
7-5,6-0
2S: Chisten
Cadigan d. Verdiglione (MU) 6-4,6-4
3S: Tristany
Leikem d. Ferrari (MU)
6-2,6-1
4S: Kirsten Leikem
d. Dupuis (MU)
6-0,6-1
5S: Tierney
(MU) d. Brooke Hoover 3-2,retire
6S: Michelle
Dussol d. Goldman (MU)
4-6,6-0,10-4
Doubles
1D:
Emery/K.Leikem d. Lippens/Verdiglione (MU)
8-5
2D:
Cadigan/T.Leikem d. Tierney/Arribe(MU)
8-0
3D:
Ferrari/Slinger (MU) d. Hoover/Jenna Williams (MU) 8-4
