University of Connecticut Athletics
Huskies Drop Second-Straight BIG EAST Match
2/16/2002 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
EAST HARTFORD, CT (February 16, 2002) - The University of Connecticut women’s tennis team dropped its second BIG EAST match-up Saturday afternoon to Rutgers by a close score of 4-3 at the East Hartford Racquet Club.
With the loss the Huskies fall to 4-2 overall and 0-2 in the BIG EAST, while the Scarlet Knights move to 3-2 overall and 2-2 in the BIG EAST.
Full results are as follows:
Singles
No. 1
Carissa Sommerlad (RU) def. Trinell Russel (UC) 4-6, 7-5, 6-4
No. 2
Whitney Simcik (UC) def. Jennifer Hellier (RU) 6-4, 6-2
No. 3
Natalie Tirapelli (UC) def. Andrea Weckstein (RU) 6-1, 4-6, 6-2
No. 4
Amanda Travlos (RU) def. Barbara Schumsky (UC) 7-5, 6-2
No. 5
Jennifer LoRusso (UC) def. Helen Magomedova (RU) 4-6, 7-6, 6-3
No. 6
Kaitlin Link (RU) def. Colleen Connors (UC) 7-5, 6-2
Doubles
No. 1
Sommerlad/Travlos (RU) def. Russel/Simcik (UC) 8-1
No. 2
Hellier/Weckstein (RU) def. Schumsky/Connors (UC) 8-3
No. 3
Magomedova/Starrine Foster (RU) def. Tirapelli/LoRusso (UC) 8-4
