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…
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 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…
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…
The University of Rhode Island tennis team competed in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association Division I New England Regional Championships over the weekend in Cambridge, Massachusetts, with three athletes advancing to the round of 64 in singles play. The tournament, hosted at Harvard University, featured 118 competitors from 32 different schools. Rhody had four athletes competing:…
On Saturday, the University of Rhode Island club tennis team traveled to the University of New Hampshire to compete in the annual Wicked Six tournament and finished Third overall. The Wicked Six is a tournament that consists of six New England-based teams, hosted by UNH. The tournament is a round-robin style with consolation matches. Although…
This past weekend, the University of Rhode Island women’s tennis team competed at the Minutewomen Invitational, hosted by the University of Massachusetts, winning a total of 11 matches and losing 12. The Rams faced Harvard University, St. John’s University and the host team, UMass. URI women’s tennis Head Coach Jonas Brobeck reflected on this weekend’s…