March 14, 2011
Final Stats
The Siena women's tennis team opened play in the Hilton Head, S.C. Spring Tennis Fest Monday afternoon with a 7-0 setback to CAA member George Mason. The Saints played without No. 1 Jasleen Sandhu, who sat out with a bruised ankle.
"George Mason has a strong team, and they played very well," Head Coach Andy Christodoulou said. "Without Jasleen, everyone had to slide up, creating some mismatches."
Carly Holloway hung tough at top singles in place of Sandhu, losing a competitive three-set decision to Lindsay Gray. Brittany Filip also forced her match into a third set with a 6-1 victory in the first set against Ashley Delaney.
The Saints play Savannah State Tuesday at noon before wrapping up play in the Tournament Thursday against South Carolina State.
Guide to events and scoring system for Division 1 Collegiate Tennis:- Order of Events during Division 1 College Tennis match:
- the match begins with the three doubles matches, followed by the six singles matches
- Each team ranks its singles players from No. 1 to No.6 and its doubles teams from No. 1 to No. 3
- Players will match up by rank: No. 1 v. No.1, No. 2 v. No. 2, etc.
Team Scoring for Division 1 College Tennis:-
- Sum of 7 points. There are 6 points for each singles match and 1 total point for all 3 doubles points. The team that wins two out of the three doubles matches will earn the one available doubles point.
- The six singles matches are each composed of two out of three sets. the first player to win two sets earns a point for her team.
- The three doubles matches are each composed of one eight game pro set; If the score reaches 8-8 in a game, only then a 12 point tiebreaker is played to determine the winner.
- Under normal circumstances all MAAC matches should be played, even if one team reached the four points needed to win.
