KATE DOHENY/the ram Fordham’s first home match of the spring is on March 24, when the Rams will play host to the Temple Owls.
The Fordham women’s tennis team’s spring season is underway. The Rams got off to a 2-4 start this spring with matches against NJIT, St. John’s, Dartmouth, Albany, UMass and Saint Joseph’s. Their wins so far have come against Albany and St. Joseph’s.
The Rams started off the spring portion of their schedule with a 6-1 loss against NJIT on Feb. 2 in Newark, NJ. Fifth singles player Julie Leong accounted for the Rams’ only point. The double teams may not have won their matches, but all three did put up good fights. The first doubles team lost 8-6, while the second and third lost 8-5.
The Rams’ second match of the season was against St. John’s on Feb. 15 in Queens, NY. They lost that match also but managed to get two points in the 5-2 loss. Amy Simidian won her first singles match in a super tie-breaker. Anika Novacek also won her sixth singles match. Leong and Angelika Dabu, doubles partners, won their third doubles match 8-3, but the Rams failed to get the point for doubles after the first and second doubles lost.
Following the St. John’s match, the Rams next took on Dartmouth on February 23rd in Hanover, NH. They lost that match 6-1. The only point of the day came from Novacek at sixth singles again.
The Rams’ first win this season came against Albany on Feb. 24 in another match that took place in Hanover. The Rams won the close match by a score of 4-3. The Rams won all of their doubles matches against Albany, which ensured the doubles point for them. In singles, Dabu, Leong and Novacek won their third, fifth and sixth singles matches.
After the Albany win, the Rams were next in action on March 2 against Massachusetts. The Rams lost this contest 6-1. Sarah Ali picked up the Rams’ point of the day in singles play.
The Rams’ latest match was against St. Joseph’s on March 3 in Philadelphia. The Rams picked up their second win of the season, defeating the Minutemen 5-2. Ali, Dabu, Leong and Novacek all picked up wins in second, third, fifth and sixth singles. The Rams also won all of their doubles matches to pick up the doubles point.
The Rams are next in action on March 6 at Vassar in Poughkeepsie, NY.
