March 15, 2011
Final Stats
Siena rebounded from a loss Monday to post a 7-0 shutout win over Savannah State University in the Second Round of play in the Spring Tennis Fest at the Van der Meer Tennis Center in Hilton Head, S.C. Tuesday.
"Jasleen (Sandhu) was able to play the doubles, and she felt fine afterwards, which is very encouraging," Head Coach Andy Christodoulou said. "Hilton Head is turning out to be a great trip! We really get to focus on improving our individual games, and the competition is excellent. It is a true "Tennis Festival" with matches going on all around. A total of 17 teams are participating this week, and the weather has been amazing as well."
Sandhu, who missed Monday's match with a bruised ankle, teamed with Nicole Ross to post an easy 8-2 win at top doubles. Carly Holloway got her second straight start at top singles, and coasted to a 6-3 and 6-2 win. The other players followed suit, as the Saints did not drop a set in singles play and second and third doubles were decided by 8-0 scores.
Brittany Filip and Elora Benfer blanked their opponents at No. 3 and No. 6 singles respectively.
After a day off from dual competition tomorrow, the Saints close play in the Tennis Fest 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.
