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Junior Alicia Gallard gave a valiant effort in both her No. 6 singles and No. 3 doubles match.
Junior Alicia Gallard gave a valiant effort in both her No. 6 singles and No. 3 doubles match.
Posted: Oct 25, 2013

Women’s Tennis Defeated by Queens in ECC Semifinals

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FLUSHING, NY – The University of the District of Columbia women's tennis team was defeated, 6-0 by No. 2 seed and tournament host, Queens, in the East Coast Conference Semifinals Friday afternoon at Queens College Tennis Courts.

The No. 3 seeded Firebirds were swept in doubles play and suffered three losses (the final two simultaneously) in singles play as the Knights (11-1) marched on to face No. 1 seed NYIT in the ECC Finals for a second straight year tomorrow afternoon. The Bears advanced with a 5-0 shutout over No. 4 seed LIU Post.

With this loss, the fall season comes to a close. UDC finished with an overall record of 7-3 and had two players earn All-ECC accolades: senior Jessica Nunez (First Team All-ECC) and junior Maxime Duijst (Second Team All-ECC).