Women's Tennis | 3/7/2012 10:31:00 AM

ORLANDO, FL -- The RIT women's tennis team (1-4) was defeated by Albion 7-2 on Tuesday in Orlando, Florida.

Maite Vera (Santa Cruz, Bolivia/Mayor San Loranzo) was RIT's lone winner at singles, defeating Marissa Cloutier 7-5, 6-3 at first singles.  Vera also paired up with Sara Bjork (Gansevoort, NY/Saratoga Springs) at first singles to defeat Cloutier and Katie Blumberg 8-5.  Bjork pushed her second-singles match against Blumberg to three sets, but fell short, eventually falling 3-6, 6-3, 6-4.

The Tigers are back in action on Friday, when they play Grand Valley State in Orlando, Florida.

Doubles:
1) Vera/Bjork (RIT) def. Cloutier/Blumberg (ALB) 8-5
2) Chen/Towler (ALB) def. Gibson/Nizamis (RIT) 8-3
3) Messenger/Saurman (ALB) def. Rice/Pillman (RIT) 8-5

Singles:
1) Vera (RIT) def. Cloutier (ALB) 7-5, 6-3
2) Blumberg (ALB) def. Bjork (RIT) 3-6, 6-3, 6-4
3) Chen (ALB) def. Rice (RIT) 6-2, 6-3
4) Towler (ALB) def. Gibson (RIT) 7-5, 6-2
5) Messenger (ALB) def. Pillman (RIT) 6-1, 6-3
6) Saurman (ALB) def. Nizamis (RIT) 6-2, 6-0