Rams Win Opening Match At Atlantic 10 Championship

April 20, 2007

MONROEVILLE, Pa. - The ninth-seeded Rhode Island women's tennis team posted a 4-3 win over eighth-seeded George Washington in the opening round of the Atlantic 10 Championship at Club 4 Life in Monroeville, Pa. The Rams move on to face top-seeded Temple at 3:30 p.m. this afternoon.

Doubles
1. Maurer/Hedstrom (URI) def. Swenson/Knoedler; 8-1
2. Frisch/Jha (GW) vs. Chacon/Peele; 7-7 (DNF)
3. Barletta/Catanzano (URI) def. Stecko/Honig; 8-3

Singles
1. Kendall Swenson (GW) def. Lara Maurer; 6-4, 7-6
2. Mafhuri Jha (GW) def. Valerie Chacon; 6-4, 6-3
3. Nyssa Peele (URI) def. Mara Frisch; 6-1, 6-4
4. Grace Hedstrom (URI) def. Tracy Stecko; 6-1, 2-6, 6-2
5. Amanda Barletta (URI) def. Verena Knoedler; 6-3, 2-6, 6-2
6. Rachel Honig (GW) def. Steff Catanzano; 7-6, 6-3