Rhode Island Drops 4-0 Decision at Charlotte

Rhode Island Drops 4-0 Decision at Charlotte

How It Happened

Rhode Island dropped a 4-0 decision at Charlotte on Saturday at the Halton-Wagner Tennis Complex.

The Rams #2 doubles team of Mihaela Codreanu and Tiara Higuchi swept through their match, 6-0.  The #1 singles team of Paige Alshon and Emily Zargham and #3 tandem of Ariel Haber and Nicole Legler dropped their matches, 6-2 and 6-4, respectively

In singles play, Codreanu won the first set, 6-4 and led 5-1 in the second set before the match was halted once the team title was decided.  Emily Zargham dropped her first set, 6-4, but battled to a 5-5 tie in the second set before her match halted as well.

No. 1 Pierina Imparato/Megan Smith (CHA) def. Paige Alshon/Emily Zargham (URI) 6-2
No. 2 Mihaela Codreanu/Tiara Higuchi (URI) def. Immie Cowper/Tai Martin (CHA) 6-0
No. 3 Alexandra Lee/Macy Vonderschmidt (CHA) def. Ariel Haber/Nicole Legler (CHA) 6-1

No. 1 Victoria Pahlett (CHA) vs. Mihaela Codreanu (URI) 4-6, 1-4 DNF
No. 2 Tai Martin (CHA) vs. Tiara Higuchi (URI) 6-3, 4-2 DNF
No. 3 Alexandra Lee (CHA) def. Ariel Haber (URI) 6-1, 6-3
No. 4 Macy Vonderschmidt (CHA) vs. Emily Zargham (URI) 6-4, 5-5 DNF
No. 5 Pierina Imparato (CHA) def. Nicole Legler (URI) 6-0, 6-0
No. 6 Megan Smith (CHA) def. Paige Alshon (URI) 6-4, 6-2

"We are very close to breaking through.  Emily and Tiara played very well today. Not having Rachel and Taylor in our lineup means our depth is not there yet. We had a bright spot with Mihaela winning at the top in singles and doubles."
- head coach Tim Murphy

What's Next

Rhode Island takes on A-10 foe Davidson on Sunday, February 26.