DOMINICAN FALLS TO WILMINGTON UNIVERSITY

Wilmington, Del. (9/28/19) The Dominican College women's tennis team fell to Wilmington University, 4-3, this afternoon in a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) match played at the Delcastle Tennis Center.

Team Stats

Dominican College

Wilmington University

Score

Doubles

Laura Gil / Sabrina Blasi-Smith (WILMU)
def. Isha Mbaye / Elizabeth Hixon (DC)

6-4

Mallory Nolte / Andrea Ribalta (WILMU)
def. Paula Gutierrez / Joana Ndunduma (DC)

7-6 (7-3)

No player / No player (WILMU)
def. Nora Frederick / Kendra Saintel (DC)

FINAL - UNFINISHED

Singles

Laura Gil (WILMU)
def. Paula Gutierrez (DC)

6-1 , 6-2

Andrea Ribalta (WILMU)
def. Isha Mbaye (DC)

7-6 (7-4) , 6-3

Sabrina Blasi-Smith (WILMU)
def. Joana Ndunduma (DC)

6-2 , 3-6 , 6-4

Elizabeth Hixon (DC)
def. Mallory Nolte (WILMU)

6-1 , 6-2

Joanna Spano (DC)
def. No player (WILMU)

FINAL - DEFAULT

Nora Frederick (DC)
def. No player (WILMU)

FINAL - DEFAULT

September 28, 2019

Wilmington, Del. (9/28/19) The Dominican College women's tennis team fell to Wilmington University, 4-3, this afternoon in a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) match played at the Delcastle Tennis Center.

With the loss, Dominican falls to 2-4 overall and 1-2 in conference play.

WU won the doubles point after winning first and second doubles. Second doubles was a tight battle that saw Paula Gutierrez (Bogota, Columbia) and Joana Ndunduma (Cedar Hill, Texas) fall 7-3 in the tiebreak for the 7-6 loss.

Ndunduma forced a third set in third singles after winning the second set, 6-3, but lost in the third set.

Freshman Elizabeth Hixson (Smithfield, Utah) won her singles match by scores of 6-3 and 6-2 to give the Lady Chargers their first point of the match.

Joanna Spano (Orangeburg, N.Y.) and Nora Frederick (Dover Del.) won their single matches by default for the final 4-3 score.

Dominican will take on Goldey-Beacom College tomorrow morning.

The aim of Dominican University New York is to promote educational excellence, leadership, and service in an environment characterized by respect for the individual and concern for the community and its needs. Founded by the Dominican Sisters of Blauvelt, the university is an independent institution of higher learning, Catholic in origin and heritage. In the Dominican tradition, it fosters the active, shared pursuit of truth and embodies an ideal of education rooted in the values of reflective understanding and compassionate involvement. Committed to building its programs upon a strong foundation in the liberal arts and sciences, the university maintains a student-centered climate and serves a diverse community of students in undergraduate and graduate programs. The university empowers this community of learners to excel, lead and serve with integrity and to engage responsibly in the pursuit of a more just, ethical and sustainable world. Dominican also sponsors 17 varsity intercollegiate sports that compete at the NCAA Division II level. To learn more about Dominican University New York, please visit www.duny.edu.