April 27, 2008
BRYANT WOMEN CAPTURE FIFTH-STRAIGHT CONFERENCE TITLE
WITH 5-0 WIN OVER SAINT MICHAEL'S
EASTON, MA - After posting a perfect 12-0 regular season conference
record, the Bryant University women's tennis team rolled to their
fifth-consecutive Northeast-10 Conference Championship Sunday
afternoon with a dominating 5-0 win over Saint Michael's College
Sunday afternoon in Easton, MA.
The win, Bryant's 23rd this season, marks the first
time in 20 years that a school from the Northeast-10 Conference won
both the men's and women's regular season and tournament
championship.
Sunday's win was the 23rd of the season for the
Bulldogs and the second dominating effort over the Purple
Knights. The Bulldogs rolled to an 8-1 win in Colchester, VT
back on March 30.
The win is also the 15th-straight for the Bulldogs
who will enter the NCAA tournament for the fifth-straight time in
2008 and will be the No. 2 seed in the regional.
After sweeping all three doubles points, freshman Katie
Francazio (Cranston, RI) made it 4-0 with a 6-0, 6-3 win over
Michelle Wood and fellow classmate Valeria Couto Cuervo clinched
the victory by closing out a 6-2, 6-1 win over Marran Ranks at No.
5 singles.
Bryant 5, Saint Michael's College 0 @ Easton,
MA
Singles competition
4. Katharine Francazio (BRYW) def. Michelle Wood (STM)
6-0, 6-3
5. Valeria Couto Cuervo (BRYW) def. Marran Ranks (STM) 6-2, 6-1
Doubles competition
1. Emma Czarnecki/Chelsea Downing (BRYW) def. Michelle
Wood/Lindsay Horne (STM) 8-5
2. Michelle Burke/Valeria Couto Cuervo (BRYW) def. Deahna
Giguere/Marybeth Ash (STM) 8-3
3. Lauren Mullen/Katharine Francazio (BRYW) def. Conway/Marran
Ranks (STM) 8-3
Records: Saint Michael's College 15-5, Bryant 23-2
