April 16, 2011
Final Stats
Results
Loyola won five of six singles matches and swept the doubles play to post a 6-1 MAAC victory over Siena in Loudonville on Senior Day. Carly Holloway registered Siena's only point with a convincing 6-4 and 6-1 win at No. 3 singles.
Between doubles and singles competition, the Saints' senior class of Jennifer Messing and Jessica Asselin was recognized in a special Senior Day ceremony. Each senior was presented with a framed photograph commemorating their time with the program.
"Despite the loss, we competed really well," head coach Andy Christodoulou said. "The ladies are focused on competing with the top teams in the MAAC at this stage, and although we suffered two setbacks this week, we gained confidence that we will bring to the MAAC Championships."
Loyola won three hotly contested doubles matches to take control of the match.
"We put ourselves in position to win the doubles point, but couldn't get it done," Christodoulou said. "Against a team like Loyola, you're not going to get any free points, you have to earn them. I'd like to congratulate the seniors, and thank them for representing Siena in such a positive way throughout their careers."
The Saints conclude regular-season play at Fairfield Sunday.
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.
