Roger Williams Finishes Season with a Sweep over Worcester State

BRISTOL, R.I. – The Roger Williams University Women's Tennis team ended the fall portion of the season with a 9-0 win over Worcester State University Tuesday evening.

Roger William's Harley Kaiserman (Setauket, N.Y.) and Hannah Schrader teamed together at #3, opening the match with an 8-1 win over Worcester State's Olivia Budney (Webster, Mass.) and Cassandra Goncalves (Ludlow, Mass.). Lauren Schmidt (South Windsor, Conn.) and Julia Akerman (Greenwich, Conn.) collected an 8-0 win over Shelby Jankins (W. Brookfield, Mass.) and Megan Shepard (Middletown, Conn.) at #1. Kathryn Hughes (Westford, Mass.) and Emily Marble paired up for the first time this season to notch an 8-2 win over Nathalie Khafaga (Auburn, Mass.) and Rachel Green (Worcester, Mass.) at #2 to give RWU a 3-0 lead heading into singles.

Kaiserman notched a 6-0, 6-4 win against Jankins at #1 to start off singles play, followed by Akerman with a 6-0, 6-0 victory at #3 against Worcester State's Alexis Silk (Greenfield, Mass.). Caroline McCarthy (Carver, Mass.) rolled to a 6-0, 6-0 win at #5 against Goncalves, while Schmidt took down Shepard 6-0, 6-2 at #2. Gabrielle Riley (Barnstable, Mass.) earned a 6-1, 6-3 win over Khafaga at #5, with Lauren Fletcher (Bristol, R.I.) earning a 6-2, 6-3 victory over Green to end the day.

Worcester State (5-8) will host Plymouth State on October 17 for their last regular season game of the season on the campus of Clark University, while Roger Williams ends the fall season at 12-3.

Tennis Match Results

Worcester State vs Roger Williams

10/13/15 at Bristol, R.I.

(RWU Tennis Courts)

Roger Williams 9, Worcester State 0

Singles competition

1. Harley Kaiserman (RWU) def. Shelby Jankins (WSU) 6-0, 6-4

2. Lauren Schmidt (RWU) def. Megan Shepard (WSU) 6-0, 6-2

3. Julia Akerman (RWU) def. Alexis Silk (WSU) 6-0, 6-0

4. Gabrielle Riley (RWU) def. Nathalie Khafaga (WSU) 6-1, 6-3

5. Caroline McCarthy (RWU) def. Cassandra Gonclaves (WSU) 6-0, 6-0

6. Lauren Fletcher (RWU) def. Rachel Green (WSU) 6-2, 6-3

Doubles competition

1. Julia Akerman/Lauren Schmidt (RWU) def. Shelby Jankins/Megan Shepard (WSU) 8-0

2. Kathryn Hughes/Emily Marble (RWU) def. Rachel Green/Nathalie Khafaga (WSU) 8-2

3. Harley Kaiserman/Hannah Schrader (RWU) def. Olivia Budney/Cassandra Gonclaves (WSU) 8-1

Match Notes:

Worcester State 5-7

Roger Williams 11-3

Order of finish: Doubles (3,1,2); Singles (1,3,2,4,5,6)

Release Courtesy of Roger Williams Sports Information