Women’s Tennis Opens Week at Roger Williams, Regis

BOSTON – In the beginning of a five-match road stretch, the Suffolk women's tennis team makes trips to Roger Williams and Regis to open its second week of action. The Rams stop by the Hawks Monday, Sept. 12 for a 4 p.m. match, before resuming a postponed match with the Pride the following day at 5:30 p.m. 

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LAST TIME OUT
The Suffolk women's tennis match at Regis Saturday afternoon was postponed in mid-match at ion due to inclement weather. The Rams resume play with the Pride down 1-0 after the hosts claimed the third doubles court. 

Suffolk, meanwhile, was leading on the one and two courts, respectively. Valentina Medina and Danlyn Medou held a 6-3 lead in the top spot over Jessie Lord and Ariana McCormack, while Elena Cisneros Garcia and Aidiana Sagyndykova were up 5-4 on Katasha Jarvis and Carly Scanlon in the second slot. The matches will resume where they left off.

MORE READING: Women's Tennis at Regis Postponed 

RUNDOWN ON THE RAMS
Suffolk split its first two matches, falling in the season opener 5-4 to Rhode Island and defeating Salve Regina, 6-3, to bring a 1-1 record into the week. 

Suffolk's top two racquets in co-captains Aidiana Sagyndykova and Valentina Medinac continue to prove their prowess on the clay for the Rams.  

Medina is undefeated in both singles and doubles play this season, while Sagyndykova is perfect on the singles court and 1-1 in doubles action. The pair has split time as Suffolk's ace. Freshman Danlyn Medou joins the twosome in singles perfection.  

HAVE TO KNOW 'BOUT THE HAWKS
Roger Williams is 2-1 after defeating Simmons (9-0) and Western New England (7-2). The Hawks lone defeat came to Babson, 9-0. 

Kathryn Hughes and Julia Akerman lead the Hawks in singles with 2-1 records, respectively. Hughes has played on courts one and two while Akerman has competed in the second and third slots. 

In doubles, Hughes and Akerman have teamed up as Roger Williams top pair and are 2-1.

PROWL ON THE PRIDE
Regis will not return to action until resuming play with the Rams Tuesday. The Pride picked up an 8-1 win over Eastern Nazarene in their season opener and lost to Johnson & Wales by an identical score to head into the week. 

Three different players are 1-1 in singles for Regis in Amy DiPace, Ariana McCormak and Carly Scanlon. McCormak plays on court three, while DiPace and Scanlon have switched roles in the bottom of the line-up for the Pride. Regis' ace Erica Murphy is 0-2 on the year. 

In doubles, the team of DiPace and Emily Rice, who have played exclusively at No. 3, are 2-0.

WHAT'S NEXT?
Suffolk continues its road stretch Thursday, Sept. 15 at Bridgewater State. First serve is scheduled for 3:30 p.m.