September 19, 2010
WOMEN'S TENNIS COMPETES AT STONY BROOK TOURNEY
Results /Composite
Results
STONY BROOK, N.Y. – The Bryant women's tennis team took
part in the Stony Brook Classic Singles and Doubles tournament over
the weekend.
Claudia
Hidalgo opened with an 8-3 loss to Stony Brook's Lagvilava in
the first round while teammates Lucy Bird and Stephanie Smyers
also dropped first-round matches, with Smyers dropping a
hard-fought battle with Lehigh's Hempshire by a score of 9-8.
Jessica May Vickers picked up a win for the Bulldogs against
Lahens from Long Island University as the Bulldog freshman came out
on top by a score of 8-5.
She would fall in the quarterfinals to conference foe Leme of
Fairleigh Dickinson, 8-0.
Valaria Couto-Cuervo also picked up a nice solid win in her
first round match, defeating Boas of Marist 8-3. She would
play well in the quarterfinal round only to come up short 8-4 to
Fairleigh Dickinson's Ferhatbegovic who would eventually win the D
Flight title.
In doubles play, Hidalgo and Bird played a tremendous match
against Army, matching the Black Knight's point-for-point in every
game.
"It was a tough two-day tournament that required a lot of mental
and physical strength, but the team really played hard and I'm very
proud of the effort they put in," said coach Barbara Cilli.
The Bulldogs will host Providence on Wednesday before heading to
Army for the Eastern Intercollegiate this weekend.
