STAMFORD, Conn. – The Fairfield women's tennis team began their 2011 spring season with a dominating performance against visiting Fordham University.

In doubles play, freshmen duo of Monica Yajima and Carolina Koladzyn handled Fordham's pair of Mia Fiocca and Angelika Dabu, 8-1 in the No. 1 spot. At No. 2 doubles, sophomore Nikki Jackson and freshman Sharissa Ryan were up 3-0 over Sarah Tremaine and Taylor Holt before the Fordham pair defaulted. Freshmen Caroline Emhardt and Victoria Pirrello finished off the Stags' solid doubles play at No. 3 doubles defeating Hanna Fritzinger and Bethany Boyle.

The Stags also performed well in singles play. Yajima topped Mia Fiocca in the No. 1 spot, 6-3, 7-5. Despite a hard fought first set, Ryan fell to Angelika Dabu in a close match at No. 2 singles, 7-6(5), 6-4. Senior Kristen Liu came out victorious after a close 6-3, 5-7, 6-2 match at No. 3 singles against Tremaine. At No. 4 singles, Jackson fell to Hanna Fritzinger 6-3, 6-4. Emhardt took care of Bethany Boyle 6-3, 7-5 at No. 5 singles, while senior Alyssa Ruiz blanked Jennifer Mullen 6-0, 6-0 at No. 6 singles.

The Stags return to Stamford Indoor Tennis Center February 4 when both the men's and women's tennis team host Stony Brook University. The match time is set for 8 pm.

 

Tennis Match Results

Fordham vs Fairfield University

Jan 29, 2011 at Stamford, Conn.

(Stamford Indoor Tennis Center)

 

Fairfield University 6, Fordham 1

 Singles competition

1. Yajima, Monica (FFDW) def. Fiocca, Mia (FORD) 6-3, 7-5

2. Dabu, Angelika (FORD) def. Ryan, Sharissa (FFDW) 7-6, 6-4

3. Liu, Kristen (FFDW) def. Tremaine, Sarah (FORD) 6-3, 5-7, 6-2

4. Fritzinger, Hanna (FORD) def. Jackson, Nikke (FFDW) 6-3, 6-4

5. Emhardt, Caroline (FFDW) def. Boyle, Bethany (FORD) 6-3, 7-5

6. Ruiz, Alyssa (FFDW) def. Mullen, Jennifer (FORD) 6-0, 6-0

 

 Doubles competition

1. Yajima, Monica/Koladzyn, Carolina (FFDW) def. Fiocca, Mia/Dabu, Angelika (FORD) 8-1

2. Jackson, Nikki/Ryan, Sharissa (FFDW) def. Tremaine, Sarah/Holt, Taylor (FORD), by default

3. Fritzinger, Hanna/Boyle, Bethany (FORD) def. Emhardt, Caroline/Pirrello, Victoria (FFDW) 8-5