Women's Tennis in Action at Fairfield Invitational

FAIRFIELD, CT – To close out the fall portion of the 2009-10 season, the Merrimack women’s tennis team took part in the Fairfield University Invitational hosted by Fairfield University and Sacred Heart University over the weekend.

Seniors Cristina Lucin (Wesley Chapel, FL) and Caitlin Dunn (Middleton, MA) teamed up for the Warriors lone win, 8-4 over Hartford’s Livia Blasque and Haley Gileau. In the quarterfinal match-up with Sacred Heart, the duo dropped an 8-4 decision.

Singles Results:

Flight #1:
Paulina Rys (Fairfield) def. Cristina Lucin, 8-6

Flight #2:
Kristin Liu (Fairfield) def. Caitlin Dunn, 9-7

Flight #3:
Elizabeth Harrington (SHU) def. Amanda Carroll, 8-4

Flight #4:
Alyssa Ruiz (Fairfield) def. Courtney Garvey, 8-1

Flight #5:
Irma Rodriguez-Lockwood (Bryant) def. Kylie Waddington, 8-1

Flight #6:
Michelle Aptekin (Fairfield) def. Allison Lydon, 8-3

Doubles Results:
Flight #1:
Lucin/Dunn def. Livia Blasque/Haley Gileau (Hartford), 8-4
Darcy Demers/Cassie Francazio (Sacred Heart) def. Lucin/Dunn, 8-4

Flight #2:
Valeria Cuoto-Cuevo/Irma Rodriguez-Lockwood (Bryant) def. Carroll/Garvey, 8-2

Flight #3:
Melissa Ferry/Brittany Maddock (Providence) def. Fitzgerald/Waddington, 8-0

The Warriors resume play on March 16 at Saint Anselm for a conference head-to-head with the Hawks.