Tennis Competes at Eastern Collegiate Invitational

Setting the Scene
The Rhode Island tennis team travelled to West Point, N.Y. to compete in the Eastern Collegiate Invitational this weekend. Hosted by Army, the invitational featured teams from Albany, Army, Bowdoin, Bryant, Connecticut, Fairleigh Dickinson, Fordham, Hofstra, Lehigh, Long Island, Marist, Massachusetts, Pittsburgh, Providence, Quinnipiac, Rhode Island, Sacred Heart, Seton Hall, St. Bonaventure and Stony Brook.

Pam Emery (1-2) Flight A Singles
Emery (URI) def. Learmonth (UCONN); 6-2, 6-3
Lagvilava (SB) def. Emery (URI); 8-3
Li (PITT) def. Emery (URI); 9-7

Kirsten Leikem (1-2) Flight B Singles
Leikem (URI) def. Donnelly (S.HEART); 7-5, 6-1
Appineni (SB) def. Leikem (URI); 9-7
Sun (MAR) def. Leikem (URI); 8-2

Tristany Leikem (1-2) Flight C Singles
Verow (S.HALL) Leikem (URI); 3-6, 6-2, 10-2
Leikem (URI) def. Campbell (MAR); 8-2
Rydzewski (S.HEART) def. Leikem (URI); 8-5

Kathleen Uy (1-2) Flight D Singles
Uy (URI) def. Pallikunnel (SBU); 8-6
Washington (PITT) def. Uy (URI); 2-6, 6-1, 10-4
Wilmarth (UCONN) def. Uy (URI); 8-4

Asokaraj/Dussol (0-2) Flight A Doubles
Galanchi/ Tsay (HOF) def. Asokaraj/Dussol (URI); 8-1
Kukkonen/Scott (ALB) def. Asokaraj/Dussol (URI); 9-8(2)

Wojciak/Greco (1-2) Flight B Doubles
Wojciak/Greco (URI) def. Ackerman/Lewis (MAR); 8-6
Evans/Parbhu (PITT) def. Wojciak/Greco (URI); 8-1
Brooks/Lannone (ALB) def. Wojciak/Greco (URI); 8-5

What's Next
The Rams are back in action on Wednesday, Sept. 28 when they host Providence at 3 p.m.