Box Score WILLIAMSVILLE, N.Y. – The Daemen University women's tennis team suffered a 6-1 loss to the University of the District of Columbia in the first East Coast Conference women's tennis match for both teams.
The Firebirds improved to 1-0 both overall and in conference play on the year while the Wildcats moved the 3-2 and 0-1 in ECC action.
District of Columbia began the match by winning all three doubles matches to take the doubles point and a 1-0 lead.
At No.1 singles, graduate student
Frida Rubio (San Diego, Calif.) earned her third singles win of the year as she defeated Desire Parn, 6-3, 6-3. The San Diego, Calif, native, has earned all three of her singles wins this season at No. 1. Freshman
Bella Bjerkan (Elmhurst, Ill. turned in a solid effort at No. 5 singles, but suffered a 7-5, 6-2 loss to Lina Benjelloun. The Firebirds took the remaining five singles matches to secure the 6-1 victory in each team's ECC opener.
DOUBLES RESULTS
#1 – Desire Parn & Polina Zelentsova (UDC) def.
Frida Rubio &
Bella Bjerkan (DAE), 6-2
#2 – Claudia Bahamon Lopez & Célia Bastin (UDC) def.
Kitsa Scime &
Yinett Del Leon (DAE), 6-2
#3 – Lina Benjelloun & Nadja Zmukic (UDC) def.
Carly Armitage &
Stephanie Baier (DAE), 6-4
SINGLES RESULTS
#1 – Rubio def. Parn, 6-3, 6-3
#2 – Zelentsova def. Scime, 6-0, 6-0
#3 - Bahamon Lopez def. Del Leon, 6-2, 6-1
#4 - Bastin def. Armitage, 6-2, 6-2
#5 – Benjelloun def. Bjerkan, 7-5, 6-2
#6 – Zmukic def. Baier, 6-3, 6-4
UP NEXT
The Wildcats are back in action against West Virginia Wesleyan on Sept. 21. Opening serve from Williamsville, N.Y., is set for 5 p.m
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