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Tennis Battles At The Brown Invitational
September 21, 2014 | Tennis
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -
The UMass tennis team opened its 2014-15 season with hard-fought matches at the Brown Invitational over the weekend of Sept. 19-21. The field included Brown, Stony Brook, Rutgers, Boston University, Providence and Rhode Island.
The Minutewomen started with strong showings in doubles play. Aarzoo Malik and Arielle Griffin teamed up in the Bear Flight, where the tandem muscled two come-from-behind victories, defeating Providence to the same score of 8-1 in the second and third rounds. Boston University's pairing of Madison Craft and Lauren Davis ultimately bested the Minutewomen in the fourth round, 8-4.
Newcomers, Ana Yrazusta Acosta and Carol Benito, paired up in their first match competing for the Maroon and White. The duo rallied in the backdraw of the Bear Flight, where they clinched second, third and fourth round victories with scores of 8-3, 8-7 and 8-6, respectively.
In the Terrier Flight, Anna Woosley competed alongside freshman Isabel Balsavage. The duo got off to a strong start, defeating Rhode Island and Rutgers, before falling, 8-5, to Providence.
In singles competition, Yrazusta brought a solid performance in the top Bear Flight. The rookie bounced back from a 6-3, 6-4 loss to Boston University's, Hyoty, with back-to-back wins over Stony Brook and Boston University. Benito also tallied her first collegiate singles wins with two victories in the backdraw of the Scarlet Flight. The New Delhi, India, native notched a pair of wins over Rutgers and Providence with scores of, 6-2, 6-2, and 6-0, 6-0, respectively.
Woosley continued her winning into singles play where she clinched the final match of the White Flight. The sophomore tallied wins over Rutgers and Providence before recording a 6-4, 6-2 finals victory over Stony Brook.
Chanel Glasper, stepped up for the Minutewomen in the White Flight as well. The senior took an early lead in the first round when she defeated Rhode Island, 6-7 (4), 6-3, 6-4. After falling in the second round to Stony Brook, Glasper bounced back in the final match to retire Providence's Emma Burgess.
Brittany Collens rounded out the tournament in the Maroon Singles Flight. The transfer out of Manchester, Massachusetts, made it to the finals match in her first appearance with the Minutewomen. Collens took home first and second round victories when she swept Rhode Island, 6-0, 6-0, followed up by a 6-2, 6-3 win over Providence.
Next weekend the Minutewomen are set to play in their second of four tournaments this fall. The squad will travel to West Point, New York for the Army Invitational on Sept. 26-28.
Doubles:
Bear Flight:
1st Round: Badoche-Smergut (Stony Brook) def. Malik-Griffin (UMass) 8-4
Backdraw:
Malik-Griffin def. Cyterski-Hogan (Providence) 8-1
Malik-Griffin def. Prinos-Marvin (Providence) 8-1
Craft-Davis (Boston University) def. Malik-Griffin 8-4
1st Round: Kandath-Uberoi (Brown) def. Yrazusta-Benito (UMass) 8-4
Backdraw:
Yrazusta-Benito def. Uy-Asokaraj (Rhode Island) 8-3
Yrazusta-Benito def. Vozniak-Nikolaeva (Stony Brook) 8-7(5)
Yrazusta-Benito def. Kayati-Lee (Rutgers) 8-6
Eagle Flight:
1st Round: Collens-Glasper (UMass) def. Wyman-Lin (Boston University) 8-7
2nd Round: Tzetkov-Osabuoien (Stony Brook) def. Collens-Glasper 8-1
Backdraw: Movchan-Shtilkind (Stony Brook) def. Collens-Glasper 8-2
Terrier Flight:
1st Round: Woosley-Balsavage (UMass) def. Atanasoff-Sadovnikov (Rhode Island) 8-0
2nd Round: Woosley-Balsavage def. Cunningham-Dix (Rutgers) 8-4
Final: DeLuca-Pitocco (Providence) def. Woosley-Balsavage 8-5
Singles:
Brown Flight
1st Round: Hyoty (Boston University) def. Yrazusta (UMass) 6-3 6-4
Backdraw:
Yrazusta def. Movchan (Stony Brook) Withdrawal due to Injury
Yrazusta def. Davis (Boston University) 5-7 6-2 (10-6)
Scarlet Flight
1st Round: Kostirko (Boston University) def. Malik (UMass) 6-3 6-1
1st Round: Smergut (Stony Brook) def. Benito (UMass) 6-1 6-4
Backdraw
Malik def. Pittoco (Providence) 6-1 6-1
Lee (Rutgers) def. Malik 7-5 6-1
Benito def. Lee (Rutgers) 6-2 6-2
Benito def. Pittoco (Providence) 6-0 6-0
Black Flight
1st Round: Stearns (Brown) def. Griffin (UMass) 7-5 6-1
Backdraw
Holden (Rhode Island) def. Griffin 6-2 6-1
White Flight:
1st Round: Woosley (UMass) def. Zein (Rutgers) 2-6 6-2 6-2
2nd Round: Woosley def. Burgess (Providence) 6-3 7-6 (5)
Final: Woosley def. Tzetkov (Stony Brook) 6-4 6-2
1st Round: Glasper (UMass) def. Asokaraj (Rhode Island) 6-7 (4) 6-3 6-4
2nd Round: Tzetkov (Stony Brook) def. Glasper 6-2 6-4
Backdraw:
Glasper def. Burgess (Providence) 1-4 Retired
Maroon Flight:
1st Round: Collens (UMass) def. Atanasoff (Rhode Island) 6-0 6-0
2nd Round: Collens def. DeLuca (Providence) 6-2 6-3
Final: Osabuoien (Stony Brook) def. Collens 6-1 6-3
Blue Flight
1st Round: Balsavage (UMass) def. Rucks (Rhode Island) 5-2 Retired
2nd Round: Hsu (Brown) def. Balsavage (UMass) 6-2 6-0
Backdraw:
Sadovnikov (Rhode Island) def. Balsavage 4-6 6-3 6-0
The UMass tennis team opened its 2014-15 season with hard-fought matches at the Brown Invitational over the weekend of Sept. 19-21. The field included Brown, Stony Brook, Rutgers, Boston University, Providence and Rhode Island.
The Minutewomen started with strong showings in doubles play. Aarzoo Malik and Arielle Griffin teamed up in the Bear Flight, where the tandem muscled two come-from-behind victories, defeating Providence to the same score of 8-1 in the second and third rounds. Boston University's pairing of Madison Craft and Lauren Davis ultimately bested the Minutewomen in the fourth round, 8-4.
Newcomers, Ana Yrazusta Acosta and Carol Benito, paired up in their first match competing for the Maroon and White. The duo rallied in the backdraw of the Bear Flight, where they clinched second, third and fourth round victories with scores of 8-3, 8-7 and 8-6, respectively.
In the Terrier Flight, Anna Woosley competed alongside freshman Isabel Balsavage. The duo got off to a strong start, defeating Rhode Island and Rutgers, before falling, 8-5, to Providence.
In singles competition, Yrazusta brought a solid performance in the top Bear Flight. The rookie bounced back from a 6-3, 6-4 loss to Boston University's, Hyoty, with back-to-back wins over Stony Brook and Boston University. Benito also tallied her first collegiate singles wins with two victories in the backdraw of the Scarlet Flight. The New Delhi, India, native notched a pair of wins over Rutgers and Providence with scores of, 6-2, 6-2, and 6-0, 6-0, respectively.
Woosley continued her winning into singles play where she clinched the final match of the White Flight. The sophomore tallied wins over Rutgers and Providence before recording a 6-4, 6-2 finals victory over Stony Brook.
Chanel Glasper, stepped up for the Minutewomen in the White Flight as well. The senior took an early lead in the first round when she defeated Rhode Island, 6-7 (4), 6-3, 6-4. After falling in the second round to Stony Brook, Glasper bounced back in the final match to retire Providence's Emma Burgess.
Brittany Collens rounded out the tournament in the Maroon Singles Flight. The transfer out of Manchester, Massachusetts, made it to the finals match in her first appearance with the Minutewomen. Collens took home first and second round victories when she swept Rhode Island, 6-0, 6-0, followed up by a 6-2, 6-3 win over Providence.
Next weekend the Minutewomen are set to play in their second of four tournaments this fall. The squad will travel to West Point, New York for the Army Invitational on Sept. 26-28.
Doubles:
Bear Flight:
1st Round: Badoche-Smergut (Stony Brook) def. Malik-Griffin (UMass) 8-4
Backdraw:
Malik-Griffin def. Cyterski-Hogan (Providence) 8-1
Malik-Griffin def. Prinos-Marvin (Providence) 8-1
Craft-Davis (Boston University) def. Malik-Griffin 8-4
1st Round: Kandath-Uberoi (Brown) def. Yrazusta-Benito (UMass) 8-4
Backdraw:
Yrazusta-Benito def. Uy-Asokaraj (Rhode Island) 8-3
Yrazusta-Benito def. Vozniak-Nikolaeva (Stony Brook) 8-7(5)
Yrazusta-Benito def. Kayati-Lee (Rutgers) 8-6
Eagle Flight:
1st Round: Collens-Glasper (UMass) def. Wyman-Lin (Boston University) 8-7
2nd Round: Tzetkov-Osabuoien (Stony Brook) def. Collens-Glasper 8-1
Backdraw: Movchan-Shtilkind (Stony Brook) def. Collens-Glasper 8-2
Terrier Flight:
1st Round: Woosley-Balsavage (UMass) def. Atanasoff-Sadovnikov (Rhode Island) 8-0
2nd Round: Woosley-Balsavage def. Cunningham-Dix (Rutgers) 8-4
Final: DeLuca-Pitocco (Providence) def. Woosley-Balsavage 8-5
Singles:
Brown Flight
1st Round: Hyoty (Boston University) def. Yrazusta (UMass) 6-3 6-4
Backdraw:
Yrazusta def. Movchan (Stony Brook) Withdrawal due to Injury
Yrazusta def. Davis (Boston University) 5-7 6-2 (10-6)
Scarlet Flight
1st Round: Kostirko (Boston University) def. Malik (UMass) 6-3 6-1
1st Round: Smergut (Stony Brook) def. Benito (UMass) 6-1 6-4
Backdraw
Malik def. Pittoco (Providence) 6-1 6-1
Lee (Rutgers) def. Malik 7-5 6-1
Benito def. Lee (Rutgers) 6-2 6-2
Benito def. Pittoco (Providence) 6-0 6-0
Black Flight
1st Round: Stearns (Brown) def. Griffin (UMass) 7-5 6-1
Backdraw
Holden (Rhode Island) def. Griffin 6-2 6-1
White Flight:
1st Round: Woosley (UMass) def. Zein (Rutgers) 2-6 6-2 6-2
2nd Round: Woosley def. Burgess (Providence) 6-3 7-6 (5)
Final: Woosley def. Tzetkov (Stony Brook) 6-4 6-2
1st Round: Glasper (UMass) def. Asokaraj (Rhode Island) 6-7 (4) 6-3 6-4
2nd Round: Tzetkov (Stony Brook) def. Glasper 6-2 6-4
Backdraw:
Glasper def. Burgess (Providence) 1-4 Retired
Maroon Flight:
1st Round: Collens (UMass) def. Atanasoff (Rhode Island) 6-0 6-0
2nd Round: Collens def. DeLuca (Providence) 6-2 6-3
Final: Osabuoien (Stony Brook) def. Collens 6-1 6-3
Blue Flight
1st Round: Balsavage (UMass) def. Rucks (Rhode Island) 5-2 Retired
2nd Round: Hsu (Brown) def. Balsavage (UMass) 6-2 6-0
Backdraw:
Sadovnikov (Rhode Island) def. Balsavage 4-6 6-3 6-0
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