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Women's Tennis

Rhody Falls to Spiders, 4-0

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. – Rhode Island opened conference play with a 4-0 neutral-site loss to Richmond Saturday morning.

The Spiders (5-9, 3-3 Atlantic 10) won the doubles point with victories at the top two doubles spots. Straight set wins at No. 3 and No. 4 singles made the lead 3-0 for Richmond.

Rhode Island (6-9, 0-1 A-10) got a game performance at the top singles spot from Nadia Rajan. After dropping the opening set to Emily Dunbar 6-1, Rajan evened the score by taking the second set, 6-3. However, Dunbar took the third set 6-3 to clinch the point and the team victory.

When the match was halted, the three remaining matches were all close. Rhode Island's Erin Chratian and Richmond's Carly Cohen were locked in a tight battle at No. 2 singles. Chratian won the first set 6-4 before Cohen got the second, 6-3. They were still knotted in the third set, 2-2, when play was stopped.

The matches at both No. 5 and No. 6 singles were still in the first set with scores of 3-2.

The Rams stay in the City of Brotherly Love for a match Sunday against Saint Joseph's. The match starts at 10:30 a.m.

Richmond 4, Rhode Island 0
Doubles

Dunbar/Salemyr (RICH) def. Higuchi/Nelander; 6-1
Cohen/Buendia (RICH) def. S. Chriatian/E. Chriatian; 6-2
Rajan/Loredo (URI) vs. Heiberg/Garvin; 3-2, unfinished 

Singles
Emily Dunbar (RICH) def. Nadia Rajan; 6-1, 3-6, 6-3
Carly Cohen (RICH) vs. Erin Chratian; 4-6, 6-3, 2-2, unfinished
Helene Heiberg (RICH) def. Tiara Higuchi; 6-2, 6-2
Sara Salemyry (RICH) def. Paulina Loredo; 6-1, 6-3
Klara Nelander (URI) vs. Marta Buendia; 3-2, unfinished
Emily Garvin (RICH) vs. Sydney Chratian; 3-2 unfinished
 
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Players Mentioned

Erin Chratian

Erin Chratian

5' 11"
Sophomore
Sydney Chratian

Sydney Chratian

5' 11"
Sophomore
Tiara Higuchi

Tiara Higuchi

5' 5"
Redshirt Junior
Paulina Loredo

Paulina Loredo

5' 2"
Sophomore
Nadia Rajan

Nadia Rajan

5' 4"
Freshman
Klara Nelander

Klara Nelander

5' 4"
Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Erin Chratian

Erin Chratian

5' 11"
Sophomore
Sydney Chratian

Sydney Chratian

5' 11"
Sophomore
Tiara Higuchi

Tiara Higuchi

5' 5"
Redshirt Junior
Paulina Loredo

Paulina Loredo

5' 2"
Sophomore
Nadia Rajan

Nadia Rajan

5' 4"
Freshman
Klara Nelander

Klara Nelander

5' 4"
Sophomore