Fri, 03/21 | Women's Tennis vs. Robert Morris (1:30 PM)
Sat, 03/22 | Women's Tennis at Fairleigh Dickinson (11:00 AM)
Thu, 03/27 | Women's Tennis vs. Rhode Island (2:30 PM)
Sat, 03/29 | Women's Tennis at Bryant (1:00 PM)
Sun, 03/30 | Women's Tennis vs. Hartford (10:00 AM)
Wed, 04/02 | Women's Tennis vs. Manhattan (4:00 PM)
Fri, 04/04 | Women's Tennis at Quinnipiac (2:00 PM)
Sat, 04/05 | Women's Tennis vs. Albany (1:00 PM)
Wed, 04/09 | Women's Tennis at Providence (3:00 PM)
Thu, 04/10 | Women's Tennis at Saint Peter's (3:00 PM)

Women's Tennis

January 30, 2012

SHU Opens Spring Season with 6-1 Loss to NJIT

NEW HAVEN, CT - The Sacred Heart women's tennis team opened the 2012 spring portion of their schedule hosting NJIT at Yale University Saturday night. The Highlanders, also opening their spring schedule, posted a 6-1 win over the Pioneers.

Sophomore Gabi Kaldan (New Brunswick, NJ) had a pair of victories for the Pioneers, earning their lone point with a singles win at #1 in a three-set battle with Ksenia Kuzmenko. Kaldan won the first set 7-5 and overcame a 6-0 loss in set two to win the match 7-5 in the third. She teamed with senior Delaney Downing (Englewood, CO) to win at #2 doubles. The duo beat Kuzmenko and Hannelore MacDonald 8-5.

SHU freshman Nicole Rydzewski (Maspeth, NY) battled Nina Mayevska in a three-set loss. Rydzewski won the first set, 6-4, before falling 6-2 and 6-3.

The Pioneers will play a pair of dual matches this weekend at Army in West Point. SHU will face the Black Knights on Friday and take on Binghamton on Saturday afternoon.

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