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Rhode Island College

Grace Zangari

Women's Tennis

ANCHORWOMEN STAY PERFECT IN LEAGUE PLAY

Junior Katherine Braganca (Pawtucket, RI) and freshman Grace Zangari (Saunderstown, RI) each picked up a pair of wins to help the Rhode Island College women's tennis team remain undefeated on the year with an 8-1 win at Western Connecticut in a Little East Conference matchup  on Saturday afternoon.

 

THE BASICS

Rhode Island College 8, Western Connecticut 1

(RIC 10-0, 4-0 LEC)

(Western Connecticut 5-5, 2-3 LEC)

 

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Braganca posted a perfect (6-0, 6-0) win at No. 3 singles against sophomore Pooja Dudhedia (Brookfield, CT) and teamed with freshman Emily Orticerio (Smithfield, RI) for an 8-0 win at No. 2 doubles over the Western Connecticut pair of sophomore Sarah Warkoski (Bristol, CT)and freshman Lesley Coronel (Danbury, CT).

• Zangari registered a (6-0, 6-3) win over junior Carole Allers (Wilton, CT) and teamed with freshman Victoria Vittori (New Bedford, MA) for an 8-2 win at the third doubles spot against the Colonials team of Dudhedia and junior Lianne Maynard (Milford, CT).

• RIC senior Dayna Reilly (Swansea, MA) posted a (6-0, 6-1) win against sophomore Emma Chapman (Danbury, CT) at No. 1 singles.

• RIC freshman Hailey Raskob (North Smithfield, RI) recorded a (6-0, 6-0) win against Coronel at the No. 4 singles spot, while senior Laura Nastasi (Smithville, NJ) recorded a (6-2, 4-6, 1-0) win over Warkoski at the No. 4 singles spot.

• Freshman Laurel Ten Eyck (Warwick, RI) rounded out the winners on the afternoon for the Anchorwomen, posting a (6-1, 6-0) win against Gabriella Orsini (Watertown, CT) at the sixth singles spot.

• Allers and Chapman notched the lone win on the day for Western Connecticut, defeating Reilly and Ten Eyck by a score of 8-4 at the third doubles spot.

 

WHO'S NEXT

In upcoming action, Rhode Island College will host UMass Boston in a Little East Conference contest at the RIC Tennis Center on Tuesday, Oct. 3 (3:30 p.m.).

 

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Players Mentioned

Katherine Braganca

Katherine Braganca

5' 7"
Junior
Laura Nastasi

Laura Nastasi

5' 1"
Senior
Emily Orticerio

Emily Orticerio

5' 10"
Freshman
Hailey Raskob

Hailey Raskob

5' 10"
Freshman
Dayna Reilly

Dayna Reilly

5' 2"
Senior
Laurel Ten Eyck

Laurel Ten Eyck

5' 7"
Freshman
Victoria Vittori

Victoria Vittori

5' 6"
Freshman
Grace Zangari

Grace Zangari

5' 5"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Katherine Braganca

Katherine Braganca

5' 7"
Junior
Laura Nastasi

Laura Nastasi

5' 1"
Senior
Emily Orticerio

Emily Orticerio

5' 10"
Freshman
Hailey Raskob

Hailey Raskob

5' 10"
Freshman
Dayna Reilly

Dayna Reilly

5' 2"
Senior
Laurel Ten Eyck

Laurel Ten Eyck

5' 7"
Freshman
Victoria Vittori

Victoria Vittori

5' 6"
Freshman
Grace Zangari

Grace Zangari

5' 5"
Freshman

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