• Score: Providence 7, Holy Cross 0
• Records: Providence (1-0); Holy Cross (0-2)
• Location: Worcester, Mass. (Sinnott Family Tennis Facility)
• The Lead: The Providence women's tennis team earned the 7-0 victory over Holy Cross in a non-conference dual match on Wednesday afternoon at the Sinnott Family Tennis Facility.

HOW IT HAPPENED:

• Holy Cross sophomore Katie Elia (Erie, Pa.) nearly won her No. 5 singles match over Katherine DeNucci. DeNucci won the first set (6-3), as Elia claimed the second set (6-2). In the tiebreaking third set, however, DeNucci edged Elia, 10-8.
• Crusader No. 1 singles player senior Jaclyn Carroll (Tewksbury, Mass.) lost her match to Nicole Cyterski, 6-1, 6-1, while Holy Cross freshman No. 2 singles player Allison Reiling (Mendham, N.J.) fell in her match to Emma Burgess, 6-2, 6-3.

MATCH RESULTS:
Providence 7, Holy Cross 0

Singles Competition
1. Nicole Cyterski (PC) def. Jaclyn Carroll (HC), 6-1, 6-1
2. Emma Burgess (PC) def. Allison Reiling (HC), 6-2, 6-3
3. Jenn DeLuca (PC) def. Cassy Deng (HC), 6-1, 6-1
4. Brooke Burnside (PC) def. Abby Henry (HC), 6-1, 6-1
5. Katherine DeNucci (PC) def. Katie Elia (HC), 6-3, 2-6, 10-8
6. Risa Takenaka (PC) def. Isabela Bagi (HC), 6-1, 6-1

Doubles Competition
1. Alana Prinos / Burgess (PC) def. Carroll / Reiling (HC), 8-2
2. Amanda Pitocco / Hannah Zangari (PC) def. Henry / Bagi (HC), 8-4
3. Katie Marvin / Grace Biciunas (PC) def. Elia / Morgan McGuire (HC), 8-3

UP NEXT:

• Holy Cross returns to action on Saturday, Sept. 19, when it will compete in the Grass Court Doubles Championship at the International Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport, R.I.

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