Women's Tennis Ties For Seventh At A-10 Championship

April 22, 2007

MONROEVILLE, Pa. - The ninth-seeded Rhode Island women's tennis team fell to fifth-seeded Xavier, 4-1, in the third round of the Atlantic 10 Championship at Club 4 Life in Monroeville, Pa. With the loss, the Rams tie Saint Louis for a seventh-place finish at the 2007 A-10s.

Doubles:
1. Vilines/Courtney (XU) vs. Maurer/Hedstrom; 7-3 DNF
2. Ducro/Diedalis (XU) def. Chacon/Peele; 8-6
3. Lohner/Feider (XU) def. Barletta/Catanzano; 8-4

Singles
1. Lara Maurer (URI) def. Jackie Vilines; 6-3, 6-0
2. Kara Courtney (XU) def. Valerie Chacon; 6-1, 6-1
3. Jill Ducro (XU) def. Nyssa Peele; 6-3, 6-3
4. Kaitlyn Zinn (XU) def. Grace Hedstrom; 6-4, 6-1
5. Jeanette Feider (XU) vs. Amanda Barletta; 6-3, 4-6 DNF
6. Alicia Papa (XU) vs. Steff Catanzano; 6-3, 5-2 DNF