Box Score MERIDEN, Connecticut – The Marist women's tennis team dropped a non-conference game to the University of Connecticut Huskies, 7-0, Sunday afternoon. The Red Foxes put up a fight in doubles play but were closed out by a tough competition in singles.
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In doubles play, the Huskies won at the first position 6-0. The Red Foxes evened it up with a win by
Julia Gabay and
Sam Galu, as the pairing defeated UConn's Jacqueline Lazaro and Cassie Chung, 6-3. UConn secured the doubles point with a 7-6 (5) win in the tiebreak at the third doubles position.
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UConn then won at the first singles spot, 6-1, 6-0 and the fourth position, 6-1, 6-2, before clinching the match at the six singles spot, 6-0, 6-0.
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For the second straight match,
Julia Gabay took her match to three sets, eventually falling to UConn's no. 2, 7-5, 4-6, 10-5.
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The Red Foxes will travel again to take on Saint Peter's in Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference play on Friday, February 9
th in Jersey City, New Jersey.
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SinglesÂ
1. Yelyzaveta Pletnyeva Solis (UCONN) def.
Chloe Lant (MARW) 6-1, 6-0
2. Fitz-Randolph (UCONN) def.
Julia Gabay (MARW) 7-5, 4-6, 10-4
3. Summer Walker (UCONN) def.
Claire Schmitz(MARW) 6-1, 6-3
4. Jacqueline Lazaro (UCONN) def.
Sophia Moeller (MARW) 6-1, 6-2
5. Cassie Chung (UCONN) def.
Sam Galu (MARW) 6-2, 6-3
6. Zaina Zaki (UCONN) def.
Amy Galloway (MARW) 6-0, 6-0
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Doubles
1. Yelyzaveta Pletnyeva/Fitz-Randolph (UCONN) def.
Chloe Lant/
Sophia Moeller (MARW) 6-0
2.
Julia Gabay/
Sam Galu (MARW) def. Jacqueline Lazaro/Cassie Chung (UCONN) 6-3
3. Summer Walker/Zaine Zaki (UCONN) vs.
Claire Schmitz/
Amy Galloway (MARW) 7-6(5)
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