Women's Tennis Falls at Rice

Friday, March 16

Houston, Texas

3 p.m.

Columbia University

Rice

3/16/2007 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis

By: Columbia University Athletics

Milena Kachar and Carling Donovan picked up a solid win at #1 doubles, but the Lions failed to take the doubles point, falling to Rice 7-0 in Houston, Texas.

Columbia had been rained out in their previous two matches before finally taking the court vs. Rice.

Anna Varnay won her second set 7-3, before falling to Rebecca Lin at #5 singles.

Columbia returns to action on March 31 when they open the Ivy League Season at Cornell.

Columbia vs Rice University (Mar 16, 2007)
Rice University 7, Columbia 0
Mar 16, 2007 at Houston, TX
Singles competition
1. Julie Chao (RICE) def. Milena Kachar (CU) 7-5, 6-3

2. Christine Dao (RICE) def. Nina Suda (CU) 6-1, 6-1

3. Tiffany Lee (RICE) def. Carling Donovan (CU) 6-3, 6-0

4. Dominique Karas (RICE) def. Lauren Shearer (CU) 6-3, 6-1

5. Rebecca Lin (RICE) def. Anna Varnay (CU) 5-7, 7-5, 10-8

6. Emily Braid (RICE) def. Allison Cordell (CU) 6-4, 6-1

Doubles competition
1. Milena Kachar/Carling Donovan (CU) def. Julie Chao/Tiffany Lee (RICE) 8-5
2. Dominique Karas/Rebecca Lin (RICE) def. Nina Suda/Anna Varnay (CU) 8-3
3. Christine Dao/Kimberley Patenaude (RICE) def. Lauren Shearer/Allison Cordell (CU) 8-5

Match Notes
Rice University 4-11
Order of finish: Doubles (2,3,1); Singles (2,3,6,4,1,5)