Columbia University
Rice
Women's Tennis Falls to No. 75 Rice, 5-2
3/16/2006 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
After early morning showers briefly delayed the start of the match, the teams opened with singles play. Freshman Emily Braid defeated Anna Varnay at number six,
6-0, 6-3. Rice senior Blair DiSesa, ranked 54th nationally, added to the Owls' lead with her 6-2, 6-3 win against Milena Kachar at the top of #1 singles.
The Lions got on the scoreboard with a win at two singles, when Angela Hendry defeated Christine Dao, 6-2, 6-3. Nina Suda dropped a tough match to Tiffany Lee,
6-2, 6-3 at number four to put the Owls up 3-1 with two matches still to go. Playing at number five, senior Medeja Egic clinched the team victory for Rice, beating
Molly Condit 4-6, 6-4, 6-1. Sydney Murray defeated Alanna Rodgers 7-5, 4-6, 1-0 (3) for the Lions second singles victory of the match.
The Owls then swept through doubles to snag the final point of the day.
Results No. 75 Rice 5, Columbia 2 Doubles 1. DiSesa/Rodgers (RU) def. Kachar/Condit (CU), 8-5 2. Kimberley Patenaude/Egic (RU) def. Eunice Chao/Hendry (CU), 8-6 3. Lee/Dao (RU) def. Suda/Shearer (CU), 8-6
Singles 1. No. 54 Blair DiSesa (RU) def. Milena Kachar (CU), 6-2, 6-3 2. Angela Hendry (CU) def. Christine Dao (RU), 6-2, 6-3 3. Sydney Murray (CU) def. Alanna Rodgers (RU), 7-5, 4-6, 1-0 (3) 4. Tiffany Lee (RU) def. Nina Suda (CU), 6-2, 6-3 5. Medeja Egic (RU) def. Molly Condit (CU), 4-6, 6-4, 6-1 6. Emily Braid (RU) def. Anna Varnay (CU), 6-0, 6-3
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