Rowinski, Dircks And Bleakney Each Post Singles Victories As Women's Tennis Drops 6-3 Northeast-10 Dual-Match Decision To Bryant

April 5, 2007

STONEHILL WOMEN'S TENNIS

Thursday, April 5, 2007

Stonehill Courts, Easton, Mass.

FINAL: BRYANT 6, STONEHILL 3

Singles Results

1 Sacha Solomon (BRY) def. Daniella Granato (STO) 6-1, 6-1

2 Annette Jervasi (BRY) def. Elise Clark (STO) 6-0, 6-4

3 Lauren Rowinski (STO) def. Michelle Burke (BRY) 6-3, 2-6, 10-7

4 Samantha Dircks (STO) def. Kristen Swanson (BRY) 5-7, 4-3, ret.

5 Allison Bleakney (STO) def. Lauren Mullen (BRY) 6-3, 3-6, 10-2

6 Heather Fedesco (BRY) def. Breanna Holland (STO) 6-0, 6-1

Doubles Results

1 Jervasi/Solomon (BRY) def. Granato/Dircks (STO) 8-4

2 Mullen/Burke (BRY) def. Clark/Rowinski (STO) 8-5

3 Fedesco/Swanson (BRY) def. Bleakney/Jessica Schaaf (STO) 8-2

Records Stonehill 8-5 (5-3 Northeast-10)

Bryant 9-2 (9-1 Northeast-10)

EASTON, Mass.-- Seniors Sacha Solomon (Bourne, Mass.), Annette Jervasi (Colchester, Conn.) and Heather Fedesco (Rocky Hill, Conn.) were all winners in both singles and doubles play in lifting Bryant to a 6-3 Northeast-10 Conference women's tennis dual-match triumph over Stonehill Thursday afternoon on the Stonehill Courts.

Solomon, Jervasi and Fedesco each won in straight sets in singles action for the visiting Bulldogs (9-2, 9-1 Northeast-10), who swept all three doubles matches as well on the day. Jervasi and Solomon teamed up for an 8-4 win at the number one spot, while senior Lauren Mullen (Braintree, Mass.) and junior Michelle Burke (Barrington, R.I.) were 8-5 winners at the number two position. Fedesco and freshman Kristen Swanson (West Newbury, Mass.) accounted for the other Bryant point with an 8-2 victory at the number three doubles spot.

Junior Allison Bleakney (Lewiston, Maine) and freshman Lauren Rowinski (Franklin Lakes, N.J.) were both three-set winners in singles play on the day for the host Skyhawks (8-5, 5-3 Northeast-10) in a re-match of last year's conference championship match, while freshman Samantha Dircks (Stony Brook, N.Y.) collected the other Stonehill point with a win at number four singles.

Stonehill heads to Worcester, Mass. on Tuesday afternoon to take on Assumption in a Northeast-10 dual-match that begins at 3:30 p.m., while Bryant hosts Franklin Pierce in a Northeast-10 outing on Friday afternoon in Smithfield, R.I. beginning at 2:30 p.m.