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TENNIS: Women's team drops tight match; men's team loses 9-0
by Adam Rosen
Staff writer
Sports | 3/31/09
Posted online at 11:35 PM EST on 3/30/09
/ Last updated at 4:50 AM EST on 3/30/09
Despite the huge disparity in their records this season, both the men's and women's tennis teams met the same fate last Saturday as each dropped their matches at Trinity College.
The women's team lost a close match 5-4, dropping the squad to 8-4 on the season and snapping its two-match winning streak. The men's team was swept 9-0 by the No. 12 nationally-ranked Bantams, putting them at 5-8 on the season and adding to their losing streak, which now stands at six matches.
The women's squad held a 2-1 lead after doubles play, but losses in four out of six singles matches ultimately led to its defeat.
"Usually I love our chances going up 2-1 in doubles, but it wasn't [the case]. [Trinity] played a really good match," coach Ben Lamanna said.
The No. 2 doubles pairing of captain Gabrielle Helfgott '09 and Nina Levine '12 picked up right where they left off with their second-set doubles tiebreaker win against Bates College last week, knocking off Trinity junior Olivia Merns and sophomore Robyn Williams 8-5. No. 3 doubles partners Ariana Sanai '10 and Emily Weisberger '10 won their match in a second-set tiebreaker, beating sophomores Arielle Leben and Jillian Steckloff 8-7 (8-6). The lone loss at doubles for the Judges came at the No. 1 slot, where Rachel Rosman '11 and Mackenzie Gallegos '09 fell to seniors Amanda Tramont and Sarah Gould 8-3.
In singles, while No. 1 Rosman was able to knock off Tramont 6-3, 6-4 and No. 2 Helfgott beat Leben 6-1, 6-4, the Judges could not get a victory from any of the other four singles matches.
No. 3 Sanai lost to Gould 6-2, 6-2; No. 4 Gallegos fell to Steckloff 6-2, 6-4; No. 5 Weisberger dropped her match to Williams 6-1, 6-1; and No. 6 Levine was handled by Merns, 6-2, 6-0.
"I think our team battled well on the singles court, but we're used to winning those key matches in singles, and it just didn't happen," Helfgott said.
Lamanna described the Trinity women's players as being "pushers," meaning they focus less on making aggressive shots and more on placing the ball on the court and prolonging each point.
The women's team lost a close match 5-4, dropping the squad to 8-4 on the season and snapping its two-match winning streak. The men's team was swept 9-0 by the No. 12 nationally-ranked Bantams, putting them at 5-8 on the season and adding to their losing streak, which now stands at six matches.
The women's squad held a 2-1 lead after doubles play, but losses in four out of six singles matches ultimately led to its defeat.
"Usually I love our chances going up 2-1 in doubles, but it wasn't [the case]. [Trinity] played a really good match," coach Ben Lamanna said.
The No. 2 doubles pairing of captain Gabrielle Helfgott '09 and Nina Levine '12 picked up right where they left off with their second-set doubles tiebreaker win against Bates College last week, knocking off Trinity junior Olivia Merns and sophomore Robyn Williams 8-5. No. 3 doubles partners Ariana Sanai '10 and Emily Weisberger '10 won their match in a second-set tiebreaker, beating sophomores Arielle Leben and Jillian Steckloff 8-7 (8-6). The lone loss at doubles for the Judges came at the No. 1 slot, where Rachel Rosman '11 and Mackenzie Gallegos '09 fell to seniors Amanda Tramont and Sarah Gould 8-3.
In singles, while No. 1 Rosman was able to knock off Tramont 6-3, 6-4 and No. 2 Helfgott beat Leben 6-1, 6-4, the Judges could not get a victory from any of the other four singles matches.
No. 3 Sanai lost to Gould 6-2, 6-2; No. 4 Gallegos fell to Steckloff 6-2, 6-4; No. 5 Weisberger dropped her match to Williams 6-1, 6-1; and No. 6 Levine was handled by Merns, 6-2, 6-0.
"I think our team battled well on the singles court, but we're used to winning those key matches in singles, and it just didn't happen," Helfgott said.
Lamanna described the Trinity women's players as being "pushers," meaning they focus less on making aggressive shots and more on placing the ball on the court and prolonging each point.
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