Women’s Tennis Falls in Road Tilt at URI

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KINGSTON, R.I. – The Merrimack College women's tennis program took its talents on the road to face the Atlantic-10's University of Rhode Island on Thursday afternoon, falling by a 7-0 margin at the URI Tennis Courts in Kingston, R.I.

The Basics
Score: Merrimack , Rhode Island
Records: Merrimack (2-1) | Rhode Island (0-0)
Location: Kingston, R.I. | URI Tennis Courts

Results
Doubles

1. Erin Chratian/Halah Davis (URI) def. Mana Seifaei/Kristina Calistro (MER) 6-2

2. Rachel Smilansky/Tiara Higuchi (URI) def. Rosemary Campanella/Cassie Restrepo (MER) 6-1

3. Ariel Haber/Paulina Loredo (URI) def. Mia Briggs/Lauren Persson (MER) 6-2

Singles

1. Erin Chratian (URI) def. Mana Seifaei (MER) 6-1, 6-0

2. Tiara Higuchi (URI) def. Lauren Persson (MER) 6-2, 6-2

3. Ariel Haber (URI) def. Cassie Restrepo (MER) 6-1, 6-2

4. Halah Davis (URI) def. Rosemary Campanella (MER) 6-2, 6-1

5. Sydeney Chratian (URI) def. Mia Briggs (MER) 6-1, 6-0

6. Paulina Loredo (URI) def. Hope Salts (MER) 6-3, 6-2

 
Rapid Recap

• Merrimack faced its first Division I opponent since last spring when the Warriors took down the College of Holy Cross
• The Rams won all three doubles matches to claim the point entering singles. First and third doubles finished with 6-2 scores, while the second flight ended in 6-1 fashion
• Freshman Hope Salts played the closest match of the singles flight at No. 6. The Californian fell in the opener, 6-3, before a 6-2 decision ended things in the second frame
• Seniors Mana Seifeai and Lauren Persson played a first and second singles, respectively, while sophomore Cassie Restrepo, freshman Rosemary Campanella and junior Mia Briggs rounded out the lineup at No. 3-5

Up Next
The Warriors return to NE10 action on Sunday afternoon when Merrimack heads to Colchester, Vt. to face Saint Michael's at 12 p.m.