SMITHFIELD, R.I. – The Bryant University women's tennis team opened the fall season with a strong performance at the Quinnipiac Invitational this weekend.

Leanne Kendall (Lakeville, Mass.) and Manuela Gomez Estrada (Guayaquil, Ecuador) highlighted the weekend as they won the B doubles flight with a perfect 4-0 record. They defeated Kostirko/Martens from Boston University, 6-4, in the final.

How it Happened

• Kendall and Gomez Estrada defeated Lombardi/Campos from Fairfield, 6-2, Bou/Dimaio from Army, 6-0, and Blaser/Nguyen from BU, 7-5, to advance to the final.
• Ada Boru (Istanbul, Turkey) and Sarah Hickey (Toronto, Ont.) picked up a first round victory in the A flight, defeating Moreau and Cook from UConn, 6-4.
• In singles, Kendall advanced to the third round of the C flight. She defeated Gilbert (Army), 6-7 (6), 6-4, 10-7, Magliochetti (Prov), 6-0, 6-0, before falling to Martens (BU), 6-2, 6-3.
• Marisa Minjarez (Rancho Cordova, Calif.) won her first collegiate match in the D flight, defeating Zammarieh (QU), 7-5, 6-4.
• Gabrielle Bergeron (Quebec, Canada) and Caterina Luisa Rokke (Oslo, Norway) both picked up wins in the E flight. Bergeron defeated Fay from Sacred Heart, 6-1, 6-2. Rokke knocked off Epstein from PC, 6-1, 7-6 (5).
• Hickey, Megan Tan (Calgary, Alberta) and Estrada all advanced to consolation finals in their respective flights.

Results

Hickey
A - Vincent (Army) def. Hickey (BRY), 6-7 (5), 6-3, 10-8
A conso – Hickey (BRY) def. Bakaite (FFD), 8-5
A conso – Hickey (BRY) def. Santarsiero (SHU), 8-6

Boru
A - Nowak (Fairfield) def. Boru (BRY), 6-4, 7-5
A conso - Joyner (Army) def. Boru (BRY), 8-4

Tan
B - Lauria (SHU) def. Tan (BRY), 6-3, 6-4
B conso – Tan (BRY) def. Gurski (PC), 8-4
B conso – Tan (BRY) def. Prinos (FFD), 8-0
B conso – Migliorini (PC) def. Tan (BRY), 8-3

Oropeza
B – Burchell (BU) def. Oropeza (BRY), 6-3, 6-4
B conso – Migliorini (PC) def. Oropeza (BRY), 8-5

Kendall
C – Kendall (BRY) def. Gilbert (Army), 6-7 (6), 6-4, 10-7
C – Kendall (BRY) def. Magliochetti (PC), 6-0, 6-0
C – Martens (BU) def. Kendall (PC), 6-2, 6-3

Gottlieb
C – Bradley (QU) def. Gottlieb (BRY), 6-2, 6-1
C conso – Lombardi (FFD) def. Gottlieb (BRY), 8-1

Minjarez
D – Minjarez (BRY) def. Zammarieh (QU), 7-5, 6-4
D – McKenzie (Army) def. Minjarez (BRY), 4-6, 6-4, 10-7

Estrada
D – Takunyaci (UConn) def. Estrada (BRY), 6-2, 7-6 (5)
D conso – Estrada (BRY) def. Tobia (SHU), 8-4
D conso – Estrada (BRY) def. Pitocco (PC), 8-3
D conso – Prinos (FFD) def. Estrada (BRY), 8-3

Bergeron
E – Bergeron (BRY) def. Fay (SHU), 6-1, 6-2
E – Pidgeon (Army) def. Bergeron (BRY), 6-1, 6-2

Rokke
E – Rokke (BRY) def. Epstein (PC), 6-1, 7-6 (5)
E – Sun (Army) def. Rokke (BRY), 6-0, 6-1

Up Next

The Bulldogs will send players to the Army Invitational and the PC Invite next weekend.