University of Richmond
William & Mary
Women's Tennis Falls At No. 62 Tribe
02/07/2011 | Women's Tennis
Feb. 7, 2011
UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND, Va. -
The Richmond women's tennis team fell to No. 62 William & Mary 6-1 over the weekend. Alexandra Smyth picked up the Spiders' point.
Smyth defeated Sydney Smith in straight sets, 6-3, 6-2 for the Spiders' victory.
"We knew our first matches would be a challenge against highly ranked opponents," said head coach Mark Wesselink. "These are tough losses but they make us stronger. We need to prove that starting this weekend."
Richmond returns to action at Temple Feb. 12 at 1:00 p.m.
#62 William and Mary 6, Richmond 1
Singles
No. 1 - Hope Johnson (W&M) def. Helen Cunningham (UR) - 6-0, 6-2
No. 2 - Marlen Mesgarzadeh (W&M) def. Joanna Matuszcyk (UR) - 6-2. 5-7, 10-3
No. 3 - Anik Cepeda (W&M) def. Kelly Tidwell (UR) - 6-1, 6-2
No. 4 - Katie Kargl (W&M) def. Sydney Grant (UR) - 6-1, 6-1
No. 5 - Marivick Mamiit (W&M) def. Elizabeth Sims (UR) - 6-3, 6-1
No. 6 - Alexandra Smyth (UR) def. Sydney Smith (W&M) - 6-3, 6-2
Finishing Order: 4, 1, 3*, 5, 6, 2
Doubles
No. 1 - Cepeda/Johnson (W&M) def. Cunningham/Smyth (UR) - 8-5
No. 2 - Loomans/Kargl (W&M) def. Grant/Matuszcyk (UR) - 8-5
No. 3 - Mesgarzadeh/Sabacinski (W&M) def. Sims/Tidwell (UR) - 8-5
Finishing Order: 3, 1*, 2
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