The University of Rhode Island women’s tennis team had five players compete in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association New England Regional Championship in Cambridge, Massachusetts, over the weekend, collecting five wins in total. Fourth-year Nikki Fernando received an automatic bid into the main draw that began on Friday, while the other four Rams, second-year Grace Darcy,…
The University of Rhode Island women’s tennis team traveled to Boston to compete in the Harvard Fall Classic over the weekend, gaining matches under its belt ahead of the Intercollegiate Tennis Association New England Regionals on Thursday, Oct. 9. Rhody faced off against Boston College on Friday, Harvard University on Saturday and Boston University on…
The University of Rhode Island women’s tennis team traveled to Storrs, Connecticut to compete in its first event of the fall season at the University of Connecticut Invitational over the weekend, setting up promising seasons for new and returning players. Aside from facing UConn, Rhody competed against United States Military Academy West Point and Sacred…
As the lone fourth-year on the University of Rhode Island tennis team, Klara Nelander’s collegiate career is coming to a close as she pursues her final opportunity to become an Atlantic 10 Conference Champion. Coming from Skanor, Sweden, Nelander joined a recruitment agency for colleges in the United States. Recruited by former URI Head Coach…
The University of Rhode Island women’s tennis team dropped its regular season finale at the URI Tennis Complex on Saturday against the University of Massachusetts, celebrating the lone fourth-year Klara Nelander on senior day. Although the Rams were bested 4-2, the Minutewomen are seeded No. 2 in the upcoming Atlantic 10 Conference Championship, a higher…
The University of Rhode Island women’s tennis team competed in a make-up match against top Atlantic 10 Conference foe Fordham University on Saturday, falling to the opposing Rams 4-0. This contest came about one week after the teams were scheduled to play on April 5, which was postponed due to inclement weather. Saturday’s rainy conditions…
The University of Rhode Island women’s tennis team kept its undefeated season alive this past weekend with wins over Fairfield University and Nichols College. After opening their season with wins against Le Moyne College and Colgate University, the Rams looked to remain perfect as they took on the reigning Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference champion, Fairfield…
Over the weekend, the University of Rhode Island women’s tennis team hosted their annual Fall Invite, winning in both singles and doubles matches that featured Providence College, Bryant University, Sacred Heart University, Merrimack College and New Jersey Institute of Technology. During the first day of the invite, first-year Grace Darcy and first-year Anastasia Pettersson started…
The University of Rhode Island women’s tennis team sent three members to Davidson College over the weekend to compete in the inaugural Atlantic 10 Masters Qualifier Championships. Team members that were not making the trip to Davidson, were in Kingston competing in the URI Fall Invite. The team members that made the trip to Davidson,…
Over the weekend, the University of Rhode Island women’s tennis team competed in the Bruno Classic at Brown University, competing in individually-scored matches against the University of Connecticut, Yale University, Boston College and Dartmouth College. On the first day of action on Friday, URI wasn’t able to get in the win column, dropping all three…