Saturday, March 25
Kingston, RI
1:00 PM
Davidson College Athletics
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Rhode Island
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Davidson Drops Conference Opener at Rhode Island
3/25/2023 4:00:00 PM | Women's Tennis
KINGSTON, R.I. – The Davidson women's tennis team fell 4-1 to the Rhode Island Rams in the conference opener on Saturday afternoon.
The Wildcats (4-9, 0-1 A-10) were the first on the board after winning the top two doubles matches by the score of 6-2. Daniela Porges and Kavya Patel earned the victory in the No. 1 spot while Franny Shea and Emma Heiderscheit won the No. 2 pairing. Porges and Patel moved to 7-3 as a duo on the season while Shea and Heiderscheit moved to .500 at 6-6.
Rhode Island (5-9, 1-0 A-10) stormed back by winning four singles matches to earn the conference victory. Patel fought hard in the No. 3 singles match when she forced a third set. After dropping the first set, Patel answered with a 6-1 win to tie the match at one set apiece. Her opponent took the third set, 10-7, to get the nod.
The 'Cats will be back on the court tomorrow with another A-10 match against UMass at 10:30 a.m.
Results
Doubles
Daniela Porges/Kavya Patel (DAV) def. Sophie Herrman/Valentina Cvackova; 6-2
Franny Shea/Emma Heiderscheit (DAV) def. Nadia Rajan/Ava Grnja; 6-2
Nikki Fernando/Pryanka Shanker (URI) won by default
Singles
Sophie Herrman (URI) def. Emma Heiderscheit; 6-0, 6-1
Valentina Cvackova (URI) vs. Daniela Porges; 7-5, 0-6, did not finish
Nadia Rajan (URI) def. Kavya Patel; 6-4, 1-6, 10-7
Nikki Fernando (URI) def. Franny Shea; 6-2, 6-2
Paulina Loredo (URI) vs. Linden Patterson; 7-6, did not finish
Ava Granja (URI) won by default
The Wildcats (4-9, 0-1 A-10) were the first on the board after winning the top two doubles matches by the score of 6-2. Daniela Porges and Kavya Patel earned the victory in the No. 1 spot while Franny Shea and Emma Heiderscheit won the No. 2 pairing. Porges and Patel moved to 7-3 as a duo on the season while Shea and Heiderscheit moved to .500 at 6-6.
Rhode Island (5-9, 1-0 A-10) stormed back by winning four singles matches to earn the conference victory. Patel fought hard in the No. 3 singles match when she forced a third set. After dropping the first set, Patel answered with a 6-1 win to tie the match at one set apiece. Her opponent took the third set, 10-7, to get the nod.
The 'Cats will be back on the court tomorrow with another A-10 match against UMass at 10:30 a.m.
Results
Doubles
Daniela Porges/Kavya Patel (DAV) def. Sophie Herrman/Valentina Cvackova; 6-2
Franny Shea/Emma Heiderscheit (DAV) def. Nadia Rajan/Ava Grnja; 6-2
Nikki Fernando/Pryanka Shanker (URI) won by default
Singles
Sophie Herrman (URI) def. Emma Heiderscheit; 6-0, 6-1
Valentina Cvackova (URI) vs. Daniela Porges; 7-5, 0-6, did not finish
Nadia Rajan (URI) def. Kavya Patel; 6-4, 1-6, 10-7
Nikki Fernando (URI) def. Franny Shea; 6-2, 6-2
Paulina Loredo (URI) vs. Linden Patterson; 7-6, did not finish
Ava Granja (URI) won by default
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
1
0
Nikki Fernando/ Priyanka Shanker [URI]
WD
#1 Singles Match
12
01
Sophie Herrman / 0 [URI]
66
#2 Singles Match
12
50
Valentina Cvackova / 0 [URI]
7UF
#3 Singles Match
123
467
Nadia Rajan / 0 [URI]
6110
#4 Singles Match
12
22
Nikki Fernando / 0 [URI]
66
#5 Singles Match
12
60
Paulina Loredo / 0 [URI]
7UF
#6 Singles Match
1
0
Ava Grnja / 0 [URI]
WD
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