Spring Break
Women's tennis team has productive weekend at the Quinnipiac Invitational
Sean Griffin
Issue date: 9/26/07 Section: Sports
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09/26/07 - During the Quinnipiac Invitational held in Hamden, Conn. last weekend, the URI women's tennis team looked to leave its mark and did just that.
"The goal was to play lots of tennis and get all eight players into multiple singles and doubles matches," said coach Sandy Wood. "With three days of sunshine, the result was just what we were looking for. All the teams were very strong, which meant there were no easy matches."
Army, University of Connecticut, Binghamton University, Seton Hall University, University of Maryland-Baltimore and Quinnipiac University competed.
Every member of the team came out victorious in at least one match, as the women finished with an overall record of 20-26.
The biggest highlight was produced by freshman Christen Cadigan, who reached the finals of the B draw, which is composed of the number three and four singles players from each school. Cadigan defeated players from Seton Hall, Quinnipiac and UConn, and came up just short in the finals against Binghamton.
Sophomore Amanda Barletta also turned in a solid effort by winning her final three matches against Maryland, Seton Hall and Army in the B consolation after losing her first match.
The team's toughest games last weekend came in the doubles matches, setting an 8-12 record. The No. 1 team of sophomore Nyssa Peele and junior Grace Hedstrom played well with solid victories against the No. 1 and No. 2 teams from UConn, while dropping a match against Quinnipiac's top duo.
Wood said that the other pairs had flashes of solid play, but they are not where they need to be as of yet.
"We will work on improving our doubles play over the next few weeks," Wood said. "The key is to be more aggressive with our returns and our volleys."
The combined singles and doubles records of the three-day event were: Nyssa Peele: 3-3; Grace Hedstrom: 2-4; Amanda Barletta: 3-3; Christen Cadigan: 4-2; Kristen Liu: 2-2; Brooke Hoover: 2-4; Stef Catanzano: 1-3; Kianya Tipirneni: 1-5.
Wood said she was very pleased with the effort given by his team and its ability to hold its own against talented opponents.
"Over all we played and competed very well against some fine competition. It shows we've had a very productive fall season and that the girls are improving and playing well," Wood said. "The girls also had a lot of fun and are ready to enter the dual match portion of the fall season."
The URI women's team will be back in action on Saturday, at noon on the URI courts against conference rival St. Joseph's University.
"The goal was to play lots of tennis and get all eight players into multiple singles and doubles matches," said coach Sandy Wood. "With three days of sunshine, the result was just what we were looking for. All the teams were very strong, which meant there were no easy matches."
Army, University of Connecticut, Binghamton University, Seton Hall University, University of Maryland-Baltimore and Quinnipiac University competed.
Every member of the team came out victorious in at least one match, as the women finished with an overall record of 20-26.
The biggest highlight was produced by freshman Christen Cadigan, who reached the finals of the B draw, which is composed of the number three and four singles players from each school. Cadigan defeated players from Seton Hall, Quinnipiac and UConn, and came up just short in the finals against Binghamton.
Sophomore Amanda Barletta also turned in a solid effort by winning her final three matches against Maryland, Seton Hall and Army in the B consolation after losing her first match.
The team's toughest games last weekend came in the doubles matches, setting an 8-12 record. The No. 1 team of sophomore Nyssa Peele and junior Grace Hedstrom played well with solid victories against the No. 1 and No. 2 teams from UConn, while dropping a match against Quinnipiac's top duo.
Wood said that the other pairs had flashes of solid play, but they are not where they need to be as of yet.
"We will work on improving our doubles play over the next few weeks," Wood said. "The key is to be more aggressive with our returns and our volleys."
The combined singles and doubles records of the three-day event were: Nyssa Peele: 3-3; Grace Hedstrom: 2-4; Amanda Barletta: 3-3; Christen Cadigan: 4-2; Kristen Liu: 2-2; Brooke Hoover: 2-4; Stef Catanzano: 1-3; Kianya Tipirneni: 1-5.
Wood said she was very pleased with the effort given by his team and its ability to hold its own against talented opponents.
"Over all we played and competed very well against some fine competition. It shows we've had a very productive fall season and that the girls are improving and playing well," Wood said. "The girls also had a lot of fun and are ready to enter the dual match portion of the fall season."
The URI women's team will be back in action on Saturday, at noon on the URI courts against conference rival St. Joseph's University.
