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University of Massachusets Athletics
University of Massachusetts
Syracuse
Syracuse Too Much For Minutewomen, 6-1
February 21, 2009 | Tennis
Feb. 21, 2009
SYRACUSE, N.Y. - The UMass women's tennis team had a tough match Friday against the undefeated Syracuse Orange, falling by a 6-1 final. Play started with Syracuse sweeping in doubles to take the first point of the match. Syracuse continued to play strong, winning five of the six singles, to hand UMass (4-2) its largest defeat of the season. The Orange are now 7-0 on the season.
At No.1 doubles the team of Candynce Boney and Maude Lecluyse fought hard but were unable to pull out a win, losing 8-4. Magdalena Ploch and Kaitlyn Carpenter had a well-played match at the No. 3 spot, forcing Syracuse to a tiebreaker that favored the Orange 7-5.
Boney lead the team at the No. 1 singles position, but was defeated by Simone Harman, 6-3, 6-1. Carpenter held the only singles victory for the Minutewomen, taking down the previously undefeated Alessondra Parra, 4-6, 6-3, 10-7 (third set tiebreak). Carpenter improves her singles record to 4-3 for the season in dual matches.
UMass continues play in Syracuse on Saturday morning at 10:30 a.m., taking on the Iowa State Cyclones.
Doubles:

#1 Christina Tan/Emily Harman (SU) def. Candynce Boney/Maude Lecluyse (UM), 8-4
#2 Ashley Spicer/Chelsea Jones (SU) def. Laura Danai/Tanisha Hodgson (UM), 8-0

#3 Alessondra Parra/Simone Kalhorn (SU) def. Magdalena Ploch/Kaitlyn Carpenter (UM), 8-7 (5)
Singles:

#1 Simone Harman (SU) def. Candynce Boney (UM), 6-3, 6-1
#2 Christina Tan (SU) def. Magdalena Ploch (UM), 6-1, 6-0

#3 Kaitlyn Carpenter (UM) def. Alessondra Parra (SU), 4-6, 6-3, 10-7 (tiebreak)

#4 Simone Kalhorn (SU) def. Maude Lecluyse (UM), 6-4, 6-2

#5 Ashley Spicer (SU) def. Tanisha Hodgson (UM), 6-1, 6-3

#6 Chelsea Jones (SU) def. Laura Danai (UM), 7-5, 7-5
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