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                                      CORSAIRS FALL TO RHODE ISLAND COLLEGE, 9-0

 NORTH DARTMOUTH, MA-A shorthanded University of Massachusetts Dartmouth’s women’s tennis team fell to Little East Conference rival Rhode Island College at the UMass Dartmouth Athletic Complex Friday afternoon.

With the match rescheduled from Saturday due to the threat of inclement weather, only five Corsairs were able to play, and the Anchorwomen won, 9-0.

Freshman Noelle Judd (Burlington, MA/Burlington HS) lost to Liz Barrette, 8-6, at number one singles, while freshman Allison DeAngelis (Milford, MA/Milford HS) fell to Kseniya Gurvich at number four, 8-6. The singles matches were played as eight-game pro sets due to the threat of rain.

The Corsairs fell to 5-5, 2-2 in LEC play with the defeat, while RIC improved to 11-1 and 7-0. UMass Dartmouth will return to action when they visit Southern Maine Monday.

RHODE ISLAND COLLEGE 9, UMASS DARTMOUTH 0

SINGLES-1-Liz Barrette, RIC, defeated Noelle Judd, 8-6. 2-Megan Hall, RIC, defeated Becky Bullock, 8-0. 3-Meg Funk, RIC, defeated Nicole Cross, 8-0.  4-Ksenya Gurvich, RIC, defeated Allison DeAngelis, 8-6.

5-Tara Marchant, RIC, defeated Natascha Tretter, 8-4. 6-Ashley Gorman, RIC, won by forfeit.

DOUBLES-1- Barrette and Hall, RIC, defeated Judd and Bullock, 8-1. 2-Funk and Natasha Roman, RIC, defeated Cross and DeAngelis, 8-4. 3-Marchant and Gorman, RIC, won by forfeit.

UMASS DARTMOUTH TENNIS