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QU Women's Tennis Edged by UConn, 4-3
9/18/2014 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
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Storrs, Connecticut – The Quinnipiac Women's Tennis Team put up a tough fight against the UConn Huskies Thursday afternoon but the Huskies pulled away with the victory, 4-3 in the first dual match for either team on the season.
Quinnipiac did very well in doubles, picking up the point by winning two of the three matches. The dynamic duo of Jacqueline Raynor (Garden City, New York) and Michelle Dassa (Marlboro, New Jersey) continued they strong play together by knocking off Srna Strosljevic and Zaina Zaki, 8-7 (3).
In the No. 3 doubles match, Sitilia Rencheli (Sarasota, Florida) and Ariana Launie (Milton, Massachusetts) breezed past the UConn duo of Summer Walker and Shea Flanagan, 8-4.
Sophia Dzulynsky (Miramar, Florida) and Sydney Young (Austin, Texas) dropped their match in No. 1 doubles to Maxene Weinberg and Emma Alderman in the tiebreaker set, 8-7 (3).
The Bobcats won two matches in singles on the backs of the strong play from Raynor and Rencheli. Raynor came back and fought to a three-set victory over Alderman, 2-6, 7-5, 7-5. Rencheli picked up the other singles win for the Bobcats as she cruised to the win over Weinberg, 6-3, 6-4.
UConn picked up the other four singles points to win the match. Dzulynsky dropped the No. 1 singles to Strosljevic, 6-2, 7-5. In No. 4 singles, Young took on Zaki who came away with the 6-3, 6-4 victory. Dassa took Walker into a third set in their No. 5 singles match but Walker ultimately pulled away, 1-6, 6-3, 6-4. The final match of the day was Launie taking on Flanagan but Flanagan took the win, 6-1, 6-1.
Doubles
#1 – Weinberg/Alderman (UC) def. Dzulynsky/Young (QU): 8-7 (3)
#2 – Dassa/Raynor (QU) def. Stosljevic/Zaki (UC): 8-7 (2)
#3 – Launie/Rencheli (QU) def. Flanagan/Walker (UC): 8-4
Singles
#1 – Stosljevic (UC) def. Dzulynsky (QU): 6-2, 7-5
#2 – Raynor (QU) def. Alderman (UC): 2-6, 7-5, 7-5
#3 – Rencheli (QU) def. Weinberg (UC): 6-1, 6-4
#4 – Zaki (UC) def. Young (QU): 6-3, 6-4
#5 – Walker (UC) def. Dassa (QU): 1-6, 6-3, 6-4
#6 – Flanagan (UC) def. Launie (QU): 6-1, 6-1
Quinnipiac has a few days off before returning to action on Tuesday when they take on the Hartford Hawks starting at 2:30 P.M.
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