April 8, 2011

Charlottesville, Va. - The Fordham women's tennis team opened play at the 2011 Atlantic 10 Championship on Friday at the Boar's Head Sports Club in Charlottesville, Virginia. The Rams opened strong by winning the doubles point, but UMass rallied for four singles' wins to advance in the championship by a 4-1 score.

The match started well for Fordham, as the Rams earned victories at first and second doubles to capture the doubles point. Mia Fiocca and Angelika Dabu defeated UMass' Yuliana Motyl and Chantel Swiszcz by an 8-2 score at first doubles, while Sarah Tremaine and Hanna Fritzinger topped Candynce Boney and Tanisha Hodgson by an 8-3 score at second doubles.

The Minutewomen however turned the tide early in singles play. Boney (3rd singles) and Carpenter (6th singles) both posted straight set wins over Tremaine (3rd) and Jennifer Mullen (6th), respectively, to earn two singles points.

Swiszcz and Cornas then followed with straight set wins over Bethany Boyle (5th) and Dabu (2nd) to capture the match by a 4-1 score.

With the loss, the Fordham women's tennis team will now play in the ninth place match on Saturday, April 9th at 1:00 PM against Dayton.

Doubles

1) Mia Fiocca / Angelika Dabu (FOR) def. Yuliana Motyl/Chantel Swiszcz (UM), 8-2
2) Sarah Tremaine / Hanna Fritzinger (FOR) def. Candynce Boney/Tanisha Hodgson (UM), 8-3
3) Jessica Podlofsky/Kaitlyn Carpenter (UM) def. Bethany Boyle / Jennifer Mullen (FOR), 8-2

Singles

1) Fiocca (FOR) vs. Motyl (UM), 3-6, 6-1, 0-2 DNF
2) Julia Comas (UM) def. Dabu (FOR), 6-1, 6-1
3) Boney (UM) def. Tremaine (FOR), 6-2, 6-0
4) Podlofsky (UM) vs. Fritzinger (FOR), 6-2, 5-4 DNF
5) Swiszcz (UM) def. Boyle (FOR), 6-2, 6-4
6) Carpenter (UM) def. Mullen (FOR), 6-1, 6-0