March 16, 2009

MIAMI SHORES, Fla. - Despite sweeping the bottom half of singles play, the UMass women's tennis team was unable to top Division II power Barry University on Monday as it fell by a 4-3 final. The Minutewomen notched singles wins from Maude Lecluyse, Lauren MacKay, and Laura Danai to highlight a strong effort. Three of the six singles matches went to three sets with Barry winning two of them. The Buccaneers improves to 10-4 on the season while the Minutewomen fall to 8-7.

Barry came out strong by sweeping doubles play to earn the first point of the match.

At No. 1 singles, Candynce Boney took the first set, 6-0, but it wasn't enough as Angie Werschel staged an impressive comeback for the 0-6, 6-4, 6-1 win. Lecluyse fought back at No. 4 for her ninth singles win of the season, 2-6, 6-0, 6-2. In her first action at No. 5, MacKay impressed with a 6-2, 6-0 victory over Mei-Jing Ang. Danai added a 6-3, 6-3 win at No. 6.

The match of the day came from Tanisha Hodgson who faced Yulia Kashelkina. After Hodgson won the first set, Kashelkina fought back with a 6-1 win, leading up to the deciding third set which Kashelkina won in a tiebreak.

The Minutewomen are back in action on Tuesday when they face Florida Atlantic at 1 p.m.

Doubles
#1 Angie Werschel/Yulia Kashelkina (BU) def. Candynce Boney/Maude Lecluyse (UM) 8-5
#2 Caroline Wendling/Laime Contreras (BU) def. Laura Danai/Tanisha Hodgson (UM) 8-4
#3 Mei-Jing Ang/Julie Cadet (BU) def. Lauren MacKay/Kaitlyn Carpenter (UM) 8-5

Singles
#1 Angie Werschel (BU) def. Candynce Boney (UM) 0-6, 6-4, 6-1
#2 Caroline Wendling (BU) def. Kaitlyn Carpenter (UM) 6-0, 6-2
#3 Yulia Kashelkina (BU) def. Tanisha Hodgson (UM) 2-6, 6-1, 7-6 (7-3)
#4 Maude Lecluyse (UM) def. Laime Contreras (BU) 2-6, 6-0, 6-2
#5 Lauren MacKay (UM) def. Mei-Jing Ang (BU) 6-2, 6-0
#6 Laura Danai (UM) def. Julie Cadet (BU) 6-3, 6-3