BRISTOL, R.I. (Oct. 6) - The Roger Williams University Women’s Tennis team suffered a 5-4 loss to visiting Nichols College in a TCCC match on Tuesday evening. The team dropped two of the three doubles matches, and split the singles matches against a top notch team from Nichols.
The No. 1 doubles match was won by Jillian McQuiggan (Weymouth, Mass.) and Molly McGuire (East Sandwich, Mass.) from Nichols 8-6 over Leah Ribchinsky and Caitlin Osepchuk. The Hawks won the No. 2 doubles, as Tracey Klein and Amanda Wolfe overtook Alexandra Cifone (Bristol, Conn.) and Chelsey Miller (Salem, Conn.) by a score of 8-2. The third doubles match was won by Nichols College’s Maria Balabanova (Moscow, Russia) and Megan Woodruff (Morris, Conn.) over RWU’s Katelin Richard and Kristin Dono by a final score of 9-7.
The Hawks were split the singles matches but it was not enough for the win. The No. 1 match went to RWU’s Ribchinsky as she beat McQuiggan by scores of 6-4 and 6-2. The second flight match also went to the Hawks as Klein defeated McGuire, 6-3, 6-2. The third match was the final victory in singles for the Hawks as Wolfe beat Cifone in three sets, 3-6, 6-4, 7-6 (3-0).
Things went differently in the final three contests, as Nichols was victorious in the fourth, fifth and sixth singles matches. Balabanova beat Osepchuk in two sets, 7-6 (3-0), 6-3. Nichols’ Miller then beat Richard in three sets, 2-6, 6-1, 6-1. The final match was won by the Bison’s Woodruff over Dono by scores of 6-2 and 6-2.
The Hawks drop to 6-5 on the year and 6-3 in the TCCC. Meanwhile the Bison improve to 13-1 overall and are tied for the top spot in the TCCC at 9-1.
Nichols College is next in action on Saturday as they host Gordon at noon in their final match of the regular season. The Hawks will also be playing Gordon in their next match, on Friday at 4:00 pm, a game that was rescheduled from this past Saturday.
Story courtesy Roger Williams Sports Information
Tennis Match Results
Nichols vs Roger Williams
10/06/09 at Bristol, R.I.
Nichols 5, Roger Williams 4
Singles competition:
1. Leah Ribchinsky (RWU) def. Jillian McQuiggan (NC) 6-4, 6-2
2. Tracy Klein (RWU) def. Molly McGuire (NC) 6-3, 6-2
3. Amanda Wolfe (RWU) def. Alexandra Cifone (NC) 3-6, 6-4, 7-6 (3-0)
4. Maria Balabanova (NC) def. Caitlin Osepchuk (RWU) 7-6 (3-0), 6-3
5. Chelsey Miller (NC) def. Katelin Richard (RWU) 2-6, 6-1, 6-1
6. Megan Woodruff (NC) def. Kristin Dono (RWU) 6-2, 6-2
Doubles competition:
1. Jillian McQuiggan/Molly McGuire (NC) def. Leah Ribchinsky/Caitlin Osepchuk (RWU) 8-6
2. Tracy Klein/Amanda Wolfe (RWU) def. Alexandra Cifone/Chelsey Miller (NC) 8-2
3. Maria Balabanova/Megan Woodruff (NC) def. Katelin Richard/Kristin Dono (RWU) 9-7
Match Notes:
Nichols 13-1, 9-1 TCCC
Roger Williams 6-5, 6-3 TCCC