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University of Massachusets Athletics
University of Massachusetts
Florida Atlantic
Minutewomen Fall To Florida Atlantic, 5-2
March 17, 2009 | Tennis
March 17, 2009
BOCA RATON, Fla. - Playing for the second time in the span of 24 hours, the UMass women's tennis team fell to Florida Atlantic, 5-2, on a rainy Tuesday afternoon in Florida. UMass' two points came from Candynce Boney and Laura Danai, who won at No. 2 and 6 singles, respectively. The Minutewomen fall to 8-8 overall with six regular season tilts remaining until the Atlantic 10 Championships.
The Owls took the doubles point with wins at Nos. 1 and 3. Tuesday marked the first defeat handed to the team of Danai and Maude Lecluyse, who lost at No. 1, 8-5. They had entered a perfect 10-0 on the season. Kaitlyn Carpenter and Tanisha Hodgson did team for an impressive 8-2 win at No. 2.
Danai made quick work of Cassie Bergerson at sixth singles, 6-0, 6-0 which tied the score at one. Florida Atlantic took Nos. 3 and 4 for a 3-1 advantage, but Boney grinded out a 6-4, 6-4 win at No. 2 to pull the Minutewomen back within one. It wasn't enough though as Dominique Wimmer topped Caprenter at No. 1 to clinch the match in Florida Atlantic's favor. Lauren MacKay fought hard at fifth singles, but lost in the only singles match to go three sets, 6-4, 3-6, 6-1.
The Minutewomen are back in action in 10 days as they travel to Virginia to face Old Dominion on Mar. 27. They then face A-10 rival Richmond on Mar. 28.
Doubles
#1 Natalia Totevska/Dominique Wimmer (FAU) def. Laura Danai/Maude Lecluyse (UM) 8-5
#2 Kaitlyn Carpenter/Tanisha Hodgson (UM) def. Cassie Bergeson/Emma Rossiter (FAU) 8-2
#3 Danielle Simone/Erika Mrazkova (FAU) def. Candynce Boney/Lauren MacKay (UM) 8-6
Singles
#1 Dominique Wimmer (FAU) def. Kaitlyn Carpenter (UM) 6-3, 6-3
#2 Candynce Boney (UM) def. Natalie Totevska (FAU) 6-4, 6-4
#3 Danielle Simone (FAU) def. Tanisha Hodgson (UM) 6-3, 6-2
#4 Erika Mrazkova (FAU) def. Maude Lecluyse (UM) 6-2, 6-0
#5 Virginia Augustin (FAU) def. Lauren MacKay (UM) 6-4, 3-6, 6-1
#6 Laura Danai (UM) def. Cassie Bergeson (FAU) 6-0, 6-0
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