Cincinnati, Ohio – The match came down to the wire for the Fordham University women's tennis squad but the eighth-seeded Rams couldn't pull out the win, falling to ninth-seeded Dayton, 4-3, in the first round of the 2016 Atlantic 10 Championships at the Queens City Racquet Club.
Due to weather, the match was moved indoors and started with singles play where the schools split the six matches.
Estelle Wong got Fordham on the board first with a 6-0, 6-1 win over Alex Townsend at second singles but the Flyers evened the match when Mattea Kilstofte took third singles from
Alexis Zobeideh, 6-2, 7-5.
Destiny Grunin put Fordham back in front with a 6-2, 7-6 (4) win at fourth singles over Jade Kawamoto but Dayton again tied the match when Jackie Kawamoto upended
Gianna Insogna at fifth singles, 6-3, 6-1.
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Mayu Sato victory at first singles over Marlys Bridgham, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4, put the Rams on the verge of a win but Mandy Marchant's win over
Whitney Weisberg at the sixth position, 6-2, 6-2, meant the match would go to doubles.
In doubles play, Jackie Kawamoto and Alex Townsend defeated
Whitney Weisberg and
Gianna Insogna at third doubles, 6-0, and then the Flyers won the match when Mandy Marchant and Jade Kawamoto took second doubles from
Alexis Zobeideh and
Destiny Grunin, 6-2.
Singles
1.
Mayu Sato (FOR) def. Marlys Bridgham (UD) 3-6, 6-3, 6-4
2.
Estelle Wong (FOR) def. Alex Townsend (UD) 6-0, 6-1
3. Mattea Kilstofte (UD) def.
Alexis Zobeideh (FOR) 6-2, 7-5
4.
Destiny Grunin (FOR) def. Jade Kawamoto (UD) 6-2, 7-6(4)
5. Jackie Kawamoto (UD) def.
Gianna Insogna (FOR) 6-3, 6-1
6. Mandy Marchant (UD) def.
Whitney Weisberg (FOR) 6-2, 6-2
Order of Finish: 2, 3, 4, 5, 1, 6
Doubles
1.
Mayu Sato/
Estelle Wong (FOR) vs. Marlys Bridgham/Mattea Kilstofte (UD), 5-3, DNF
2. Mandy Marchant/Jade Kawamoto (UD) def.
Alexis Zobeideh/
Destiny Grunin (FOR), 6-2
3. Jackie Kawamoto/Alex Townsend (UD) def.
Whitney Weisberg/
Gianna Insogna (FOR), 6-0
Order of Finish: 3, 2
