POUGHKEEPSIE, New York - The Marist women's tennis team was defeated by Forham 6-1 Sunday night.
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#1
Caterina Assi/Chloe Clements Sorde (MAR) def. Raffaela Alhach/Anlin Xe (FOR) 7-5
#2
Isabella Tonuzi/
Vihana Shresta (MAR) def. Sofie Siem/Franny Shea (FOR) 7-6
#3 Demi Jhaveri/Lorraine Bergmann (FOR) def.
Ellen Zureick/
Akanksha Sreenivas (MAR) 6-1
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#1 Eleni Fasoula (FOR) def.
Caterina Assi(MAR) 6-4, 3-6
#2 Anlin Xe (FOR) def.
Vihana Shresta(MAR) 6-1, 6-1
#3 Lorraine Bergmann (FOR) def.
Ellen Zureick (MAR) 6-2, 7-6 (4)
#4 Jennifer Nguyen (FOR) def.
Jane Wright (MAR) 6-2, 6-2
#5 Sofie Siem (FOR) def.
Akanksha Sreenivas (MAR) 6-0, 7-6 (5)
#6 Demi Jhaveri (FOR) def.
Isabella Tonuzi (MAR) 6-0, 6-2
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"Winning the doubles point against last year's A-10 champion and NCAA tournament team is extremely encouraging," says Director of Tennis, Deepak Sharma, "Fordham is an excellent team all around and we did our best to compete, especially at #1 and #2 doubles. A hearty congratulations is in order to Cloe, Cati, Isabella and Vihana for their effort."
"The ladies have been working hard in practice and it's nice to see their efforts pay off. I'm extremely proud with how much our team continues to grow and improve."
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The Red Foxes will travel to Queens, NY to take on Saint John's University on Friday, Feb. 2.