Setting the Scene
The Rhode Island tennis team posted a 4-3 win over Bryant on
Wednesday afternoon. After playing a strictly off-campus schedule
for the past two years, Rhody competed on its home courts for the
first time since 2009 when it hosted the Bulldogs. The Rams - who
had been unable to compete on campus due to the complete
resurfacing of the URI Tennis Courts - had hosted just nine matches
in South County over the last two seasons while playing over 30
matches away from the Kingston area.
Key Performances
Senior Kirsten Leikem
teamed up with twin sister Tristany Leikem
to post Rhody's lone doubles victory at No. 2 before clinching the
match for the Rams with a 6-4, 6-4 win at second singles.
Doubles
- No. 1 - Hidalgo/Bird (BRY) def. Emery/Uy; 8-6
- No. 2 - Leikem/Leikem (URI) def. Smyers/Brandao; 8-6
- No. 3 - Vickers/Ammendola (BRY) def. Asokaraj/Wojciak; 8-3
Singles
- No. 1 - Pam
Emery (URI) def. Claudia Hidalgo; 6-2, 6-3
- No. 2 - Kirsten Leikem
(URI) def. Lucy Bird; 6-4, 6-4
- No. 3 - Tristany Leikem
(URI) def. Stephanie Smyers; 6-1, 6-4
- No. 4 - Kathleen Uy (URI)
def. May Vickers; 6-4, 6-3
- No. 5 - Marcela Brandao (BRY) def. Michelle Dussol;
6-2, 6-3
- No. 6 - Devlin-Ann Ammendola (BRY) def. Nithila
Asokaraj; 6-1, 6-1
- Order of Finish - 6, 3, 1, 5, 4, 2
What's Next
The Rams are back in action this weekend when they travel to Long
Island for the Stony Brook Invitational.
