PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Rhode Island (2-1) split a pair of matches on the first day of the Brown Invitational, falling to Boston University 5-2 before beating Villanova, 5-2, Saturday.
Freshman
Valentina Cvackova and junior
Sydney Chratian provided the points against BU. Cvackova beat Victoria Carlsten at No. 1 singles, 4-3, 1-4, 10-8. Chratian also won in a third-set super tiebreaker, beating Steph Nguyen, 1-4, 4-2, 10-7.
Sisters Erin and
Sydney Chratian clinched the doubles point against Villanova with a 6-4 win over Caitlin Fischer and Chloe Floyd. With the Wildcats not fielding a third doubles team, the Rams had an early 1-0 lead.
Rhody took four of the six singles matches.
Erin Chratian got the point at No. 5 singles when Floyd had to default the match, and URI got a free point at No. 6, where Villanova did not have a player available.
Tiara Higuchi and
Paulina Loredo won in straight sets at No. 3 and No. 4 singles, respectively, for Rhode Island.
The Rams will face Massachusetts in the back draw of the bracket Sunday.
Boston University 6, Rhode Island 1
Doubles
Di Battista/Carlsten (BU) def. Higuchi/Cvackova, 6-1
Yaloz/Sharma (BU) def. Campanella/Nelander, 6-4
Nguyen/Kostirko (BU) def. S. Chratian/E. Chratian, 6-2
Singles
Valentina Cvackova (URI) def. Victoria Carlsten; 4-3, 1-4, 10-8
Erica Di Battista (BU) def.
Nadia Rajan; 2-4, 4-2, 10-6
Emily Kim (BU) def.
Erin Chratian; 4-1, 4-0
Shelly Yaloz (BU) def.
Tiara Higuchi; 4-2, 4-2
Sydney Chratian (URI) def. Steph Nguyen; 1-4, 4-2, 10-7
Sydney Sharma (BU) def.
Paulina Loredo; 4-0, 4-0
Rhode Island 5, Villanova 2
Doubles
Brogan/Steffen (VILL) def. Campanella/Nelander; 6-3
S. Chratian/E. Chratian (URI) def. Fisher/Floyd; 6-4
URI won by default
Singles
Emma Brogan (Vill) def.
Nadia Rajan; 4-0, 5-3, 10-4
Caitlin Fischer (Vill) def.
Valentina Cvackova; 4-2, 1-4, 10-4
Tiara Higuchi (URI) def. Bella Steffen; 4-0, 5-3
Paulina Loredo (URI) def. Taylor Gould; 4-1, 5-3
Erin Chratian (URI) def. Chloe Floyd; default
URI won by default
