Women’s Tennis Downed in NCAA Tournament

Bristol, RI- The RWU women’s tennis team (14-4), competing in the program’s first NCAA Tournament, fell, 5-2, to Skidmore College (11-7), Friday at Tufts University. It marks Skidmore’s 11^th appearance in the tournament, including a 1998 national championship.

Skidmore moves on to face second-ranked Williams College Saturday at Tufts.

After falling 8-5 in both the #1 and #2 matches, the Hawks earned a point with the team of sophomore Meghan Cornell (Clifton Park, NY) and junior Joanna Nettlefield (Yorktown, NY) and their 8-1 win in #3 doubles.

In singles play, Hawks junior Kelsey Parente (Barkhamsted, CT) won the #6 match, but it’s the only point RWU would add, as Skidmore won the #2, #4 and #5 singles matches to clinch the win. The #1 and #3 matches were not completed once the winning team was decided.

Below are the final results.

NCAA Division III Tournament First Round

Skidmore 5    Roger Williams 2

At Medford, MA Friday, May 4, 2007

Doubles

1.    Danielle Fancher/Kate Hugo (S) def. Caitlyn Leone/Jess Manners (R) : 8-5

2.    Kyra Travis/Laura Attley (S) def. Nina Consoles/Kelsey Parente (R) : 8-5

3.    Meghan Cornell/Joanna Nettlefield (R) def. Jenny Grabler/Stephanie

Abrams (S) : 8-1

Singles

1.    Fancher (S) vs. Leone (R) : 6-4, 5-3 (DNF)

2.    Attley (S) def. Manners (R) : 6-3, 6-1

3.    Abrams (S) vs. Nettlefield (R) : 6-3, 0-3 (DNF)

4.    Grabler (S) def. Cornell (R) : 6-3, 6-2

5.    Hugo (S) def. Kim Spencer (R) : 6-2, 6-3

6.    Parente (R) def. Travis (S) : 6-4, 6-0