Women's Tennis | 4/18/2012 9:06:00 AM

CHILI, NY -- The RIT women's tennis team (4-7) defeated Roberts Wesleyan (8-10) 6-3 on Tuesday afternoon on the campus of Roberts Wesleyan.

The Tigers swept all three doubles matches, led by the team of Maite Vera (Santa Cruz, Bolivia/Mayor San Loranzo) and Marie Revekant (Pittsford, NY/East Rochester) who were victorious in first doubles, 8-5.  Lindsey Gibson (Glastonbury, CT/Mercy) teamed up with Sara Bjork (Gansevoort, NY/Saratoga Springs) to take down Meg Kelly and Kaitlynn Zaffuto in second doubles, 9-7, while Kristen Rice (Clyde, NY/Clyde-Savannah) and Kat Pillman (Greece, NY/Greece Athena) handled Kaylee Eamer and Maria Vitale in third doubles, 8-3.

Vera needed a tie-breaker in her second set at first singles against Dina Obukhova, but held on to win 6-1, 7-6 (5).  Gibson won her fourth singles match 6-4, 6-1, while Revekant won her fifth singles match 6-1, 6-1.

The Tigers are back in action on Saturday, April 21, when they host St. Lawrence for their final match of the regular season at 1 p.m.


Doubles:
1) Maite Vera/Marie Revekant (Pittsford, NY/East Rochester) (RIT) def. Dina Obukhova/Maria Jimenez (RW) 8-5
2) Lindsey Gibson (Glastonbury, CT/Mercy)/Sara Bjork (Gansevoort, NY/Saratoga Springs) (RIT) def. Meg Kelly/Kaitlynn Zaffuto (RW) 9-7
3) Kristen Rice (Clyde, NY/Clyde-Savannah)/Kat Pillman (Greece, NY/Greece Athena) (RIT) def. Kaylee Eamer/Maria Vitale (RW) 8-3

Singles:
1) Maite Vera (RIT) def. Dina Obukhova (RW) 6-1, 7-6 (5)
2) Maria Jimenez (RW) def. Sara Bjork (Gansevoort, NY/Saratoga Springs) (RIT) 6-1, 6-1
3) Meg Kelly (RW) def. Kristen Rice (Clyde, NY/Clyde-Savannah) (RIT) 6-2, 6-3
4) Lindsey Gibson (Glastonbury, CT/Mercy) (RIT) def. Kaitlynn Zaffuto (RW) 6-4, 6-1
5) Marie Revekant (Pittsford, NY/East Rochester) (RIT) def. Kaylee Eamer (RW) 6-1, 6-1
6) Maria Vitale (RW) def. Kat Pillman (Greece, NY/Greece Athena) (RIT) 2-6, 7-6 (6) 10-7