Women's Tennis | 4/8/2015 11:57:00 PM
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ROCHESTER, NY - The RIT women's tennis (1-7) team lost to Divison II Roberts Wesleyan College (10-9), 6-3 on Wednesday evening in a very competitive match. Across the board there were a lot of impressive rallies from the Tigers, and RIT certainly did not go down without a fight. Although the team did not walk away with the win, the point play was commendable and full of several highlights.
The doubles lineup was
Sara Bjork (Gansevoort, NY/Saratoga Springs) and
Paige Baker (Fairport, NY/Our Lady of Mercy) at first doubles,
Gianna Heaviland (Encinitas, CA/San Dieguito) and
Bridget Avery (Jackson, MI/Northwest) at the second doubles position and
Riane Reithel (Rochester, NY/Webster Schroeder) and
Diane Wang (Ames, IA/Ames) represented the team at third doubles. Bjork and Baker were able to secure a doubles win in a thrilling 8-6 win over the Redhawks. The duo dominated at ball placement, especially when it came to volleys at the net. The doubles win gave RIT a momentum boost going into the singles matchups.
The singles lineup was Bjork, Heaviland, Wang, Baker, Reithel and
Marie Jubert (Fairport, NY/Fairport). Across the board there were several standout matches. Both Bjork and Heaviland fought to make a comeback in their respective matches and although they did not win; the effort was immense. Bjork's final score was 6-4, 6-7 (5), 6-0 and Heaviland finished 6-2, 7-6 (4). In terms of wins, Wang secured a win for the Tigers 6-1, 3-1 after her opponent could no longer compete due to injury. Jubert had a noteworthy comeback due to her focus and consistency, and was able to bounce back after losing her first set 6-3 by winning the next set 7-5 and the 10 point tiebreak, 10-2 in order to notch her first win of the season.
Next up for the Tigers, the squad will take on Nazareth College on Thursday at 4 p.m. at the Gordon Field House.
