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Friday, September 13
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Tennis Wins 11 Matches During Brown Invite’s First Day
September 13, 2019 | Tennis
Minutewomen down members of Brown, Dartmouth and Stony Brook
PROVIDENCE, R.I. - University of Massachusetts tennis went 11-3 overall across 14 singles and doubles matches during the opening day of the 2019 Brown Invitational, hosted by Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island. The tournament features a new format in 2019, in which school rosters are split into teams of two competitors each for the duo to square off with another two-person group in singles and doubles action.
The 10-woman UMass squad split into five teams of two for the day's schedule: Janja Kovacevic/Martina Bocchi, Jodie Lawrence-Taylor/Anna Napadiy, Ashley Avery/Shiran Arol Wiegand, Jovana Bogicevic/Jasmin Tripathy and Tami Comins/Sarah Mezini.
Kovacevic and Bocchi squared off with Stony Brook's Jamie Wei and Elizabeth Pam, following a 7-5 loss during doubles the duo grabbed back-to-back victories in singles. Kovacevic bested Wei 6-4, 0-6, 6-3 while Bocchi downed Pam 6-2, 4-6, 6-3. It marked one of two "Flight A" contests, with the other featuring Lawrence-Taylor and Napadiy. In the second Flight A Quarterfinal, Lawrence-Taylor and Napadiy took all three matches from Allison McCann and Nina Paripovic. They Minutewomen did so with a 6-4 doubles win before Napadiy downed McCann 6-0, 7-5 and Lawrence-Taylor won versus Paripovic 6-4, 1-6 (10-2).
Arol Wiegand, a team newcomer, debuted for UMass alongside Avery, a veteran, in the Flight B Quarterfinal Round. Avery and Arol Wiegand outperformed Sasha Bekirova and Mathilde Sreeves from Stony Brook with a 7-6 (4) triumph in doubles and consecutive singles match victories.
Bogicevic and Tripathy went 2-1 on the day with a 6-2 victory during doubles before Bogicevic collected a singles match win through a 2-6, 6-3, 6-3 comeback. Two more Minutewomen competed in Flight C Singles in Comins and Mezini. The duo did not play a doubles match; however, Mezini downed Nolwenn Cardoso in singles competition.
The Minutewomen continues their 2019 season with the second day of competition at the Brown Invitational on Fri., Sept. 13 at 10 a.m.
Follow Massachusetts on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (@UMassTennis).
2019 Brown Invitational • Day One • Fri., Sept. 13 • Providence, R.I.
Flight A • Quarterfinals • Kovacevic/Bocchi (UM) def. Wei/Pam (SBU), 2-1
Doubles
Wei/Pam def. Kovacevic/Bocchi 7-5
Singles
Kovacevic def. Wei 6-4, 0-6, 6-3
Bocchi def. Pam 6-2, 4-6, 6-3
Flight A Quarterfinals • Lawrence-Taylor/Napadiy (UM) def. McCann/Paripovic (DC) 3-0
Doubles
Lawrence-Taylor/Napadiy def. McCann/Paripovic 6-4
Singles
Lawrence-Taylor def. Paripovic 6-4, 1-6 (10-2)
Napadiy def. McCann 6-0, 7-5
Flight B Quarterfinals • Avery/Arol Wiegand (UM) def. Bekirova/Sreeves (SBU) 3-0
Doubles
Avery/Arol Wiegand def. Bekirova/Sreeves 7-6 (4)
Singles
Arol Wiegand def. Bekirova 6-2, 6-3
Avery def. Sreeves 2-6, 6-4, 1-1 (7-5)
Flight B Quarterfinals • Bogicevic/Tripathy (UM) def. Reddy/Sheinin/Jack (BRWN) 2-1
Doubles
Bogicevic/Tripathy def. Reddy/Sheinin 6-2
Singles
Bogicevic def. Sheinin 2-6, 6-3, 6-3
Jack def. Tripathy 7-5, 6-3
Flight C Singles
Rubio (SBU) def. Comins (UM) 6-1, 6-0
Mezini (UM) def. Cardoso (SBU) 6-3, 5-7 (10-7)
The 10-woman UMass squad split into five teams of two for the day's schedule: Janja Kovacevic/Martina Bocchi, Jodie Lawrence-Taylor/Anna Napadiy, Ashley Avery/Shiran Arol Wiegand, Jovana Bogicevic/Jasmin Tripathy and Tami Comins/Sarah Mezini.
Kovacevic and Bocchi squared off with Stony Brook's Jamie Wei and Elizabeth Pam, following a 7-5 loss during doubles the duo grabbed back-to-back victories in singles. Kovacevic bested Wei 6-4, 0-6, 6-3 while Bocchi downed Pam 6-2, 4-6, 6-3. It marked one of two "Flight A" contests, with the other featuring Lawrence-Taylor and Napadiy. In the second Flight A Quarterfinal, Lawrence-Taylor and Napadiy took all three matches from Allison McCann and Nina Paripovic. They Minutewomen did so with a 6-4 doubles win before Napadiy downed McCann 6-0, 7-5 and Lawrence-Taylor won versus Paripovic 6-4, 1-6 (10-2).
Arol Wiegand, a team newcomer, debuted for UMass alongside Avery, a veteran, in the Flight B Quarterfinal Round. Avery and Arol Wiegand outperformed Sasha Bekirova and Mathilde Sreeves from Stony Brook with a 7-6 (4) triumph in doubles and consecutive singles match victories.
Bogicevic and Tripathy went 2-1 on the day with a 6-2 victory during doubles before Bogicevic collected a singles match win through a 2-6, 6-3, 6-3 comeback. Two more Minutewomen competed in Flight C Singles in Comins and Mezini. The duo did not play a doubles match; however, Mezini downed Nolwenn Cardoso in singles competition.
The Minutewomen continues their 2019 season with the second day of competition at the Brown Invitational on Fri., Sept. 13 at 10 a.m.
Follow Massachusetts on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (@UMassTennis).
2019 Brown Invitational • Day One • Fri., Sept. 13 • Providence, R.I.
Doubles
Wei/Pam def. Kovacevic/Bocchi 7-5
Singles
Kovacevic def. Wei 6-4, 0-6, 6-3
Bocchi def. Pam 6-2, 4-6, 6-3
Flight A Quarterfinals • Lawrence-Taylor/Napadiy (UM) def. McCann/Paripovic (DC) 3-0
Doubles
Lawrence-Taylor/Napadiy def. McCann/Paripovic 6-4
Singles
Lawrence-Taylor def. Paripovic 6-4, 1-6 (10-2)
Napadiy def. McCann 6-0, 7-5
Flight B Quarterfinals • Avery/Arol Wiegand (UM) def. Bekirova/Sreeves (SBU) 3-0
Doubles
Avery/Arol Wiegand def. Bekirova/Sreeves 7-6 (4)
Singles
Arol Wiegand def. Bekirova 6-2, 6-3
Avery def. Sreeves 2-6, 6-4, 1-1 (7-5)
Flight B Quarterfinals • Bogicevic/Tripathy (UM) def. Reddy/Sheinin/Jack (BRWN) 2-1
Doubles
Bogicevic/Tripathy def. Reddy/Sheinin 6-2
Singles
Bogicevic def. Sheinin 2-6, 6-3, 6-3
Jack def. Tripathy 7-5, 6-3
Flight C Singles
Rubio (SBU) def. Comins (UM) 6-1, 6-0
Mezini (UM) def. Cardoso (SBU) 6-3, 5-7 (10-7)
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