CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Rhode Island was eliminated from the main doubles draw at the 2024 ITA Division I New England Regional Championship Saturday, as both of the URI doubles teams were eliminated in the Round of 32.
 
Junior Nikki Fernando and freshman Katharina Spieth were matched against the No. 13 seeded team of Serafima Shastova and Constance Levivier of Syracuse. Rhode Island put forth a strong effort, but Shastova and Levivier came away with an 8-5 victory.

Junior Sophie Herrman and senior Klara Nelander were defeated by the Bryant team of Caitlyn Munson and Natalia Vela, 8-1. Munson and Vela advanced to face Seren Agar and Stephanie Sanchez of Boston College in the Round of 16.

Herrman and Fernando both competed in singles consolation round action. Herrman scored a straight-set 6-3, 6-2 victory over Colgate's Addie Eklund. Fernando fell in a third-set super tiebreaker against Nelly Knezkova of Syracuse. After Knezkova took the opening set 6-0, Fernando came back and tied the match by taking the second set by the same score. Knezkova took the tiebreaker, 10-5.


2024 ITA Division I Women's
New England Regional Championship
Saturday Results
Doubles
Round of 32
Caitlyn Munson/Natalia Vela (Bryant) def. Klara Nelander/Sophie Herrman (URI); 8-1
Serafima Shastova/Constance Levivier (Syracuse) def. Nikki Fernando/Katharina Spieth (URI); 8-5

Singles
Consolation Round
Sophie Herrman (URI) def. Addie Eklund (Colgate); 6-3, 6-2
Nelly Knezkova (Syracuse) def. Nikki Fernando (URI); 6-0, 0-6, 10-5