University of Richmond
Atlantic 10 Championships
Women's Tennis Blanks Charlotte In A-10 Opening Round
04/08/2011 | Women's Tennis
April 8, 2011
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. -
Top-seeded Richmond picked up an impressive 4-0 victory over No. 8 Charlotte during the opening round of the 2011 Atlantic 10 Conference Women's Tennis Championship, Friday night at the Boar's Head Sports Club in Charlottesville, Va.
Richmond, who earned a first-round bye, advances the quarterfinals of the event and will go head-to-head with the winner of the #4 George Washington/#5 Xavier match, while the 49ers fall to the consolation bracket and will take on the loser of the Colonials/Musketeers contest on Saturday morning.
The defending champion Spiders clinched the coveted doubles point with victories at the number one and three tandem positions. With the 1-0 advantage heading into singles competition, UR got wins from Sydney Grant, Kelly Tidwell and Elizabeth Sims - all in straight sets - to advance in the event.
MATCH #7
#1 RICHMOND 4, #8 CHARLOTTE 0
DOUBLES
1. Helen Cunningham/Alexandra Smyth (UR) def. Alex Zinn/Andrea Rivera (CHA), 8-6
2. Joanna Matuszczyk/Sydney Grant (UR) def. Iveta Guneva/Emmanuelle Briant (CHA), 8-2
3. Gabi Vergara/Anne Ekeland (CHA) def. Kelly Tidwell/Isabel Arana (UR), 8-3
ORDER OF FINISH: 3, 2, 1
SINGLES
1. Helen Cunningham (UR) vs. Alex Zinn (CHA), 7-6 (7), 1-1 DNF
2. Joanna Matuszczyk (UR) vs. Andrea Rivera (CHA) 6-4, 3-2, DNF
3. Sydney Grant (UR) def. Gabi Vergara (CHA) 6-1, 6-0
4. Kelly Tidwell (UR) def. Emmanuelle Briant (CHA) 6-0, 6-1
5. Alexandra Smyth (UR) vs. Anna Ekeland (CHA) 4-6, 5-2, DNF
6. Elizabeth Sims (UR) def. Iveta Guneva (CHA) 6-1, 6-4
ORDER OF FINISH: 3, 4, 6
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