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Ana Spivakovsky teamed with Yudeshnee Pillay to improve to 14-2 in doubles play this season in Saturday's win over Rhode Island.

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Niners Women's Tennis To Try for Fifth Place Sunday After a 4-3 Win Over URI

Charlotte Upsets Sixth-Seeded Rams to Advance in Back Draw

April 19, 2008

Monroeville, Pa. - The Charlotte 49ers women's tennis team advanced in the back draw into the fifth-place game of the Atlantic 10 Championships with a 4-3 win over the sixth seed Rhode Island Rams Saturday morning at the Club 4 Life.

The Niners won the doubles point with wins at one and two as Ana Spivakovsky and Yudeshnee Pillay improved to 14-2 as a pair with an 8-2 win. At number-two, Candace Cunningham and Koren Fleming evened their record to 3-3 with an 8-4 win to capture the first point of the match.

Spivakovsky could not go at number-one singles, so Rhode Island grabbed a tying point before singles tennis was played. All five Charlotte players moved up a spot and got wins at the top three spots to secure the tight win. Pillay and Cunningham won in straight sets at one and three, while Fleming needed a tie-breaking third superset to win the match.

Pillay is 18-11 in singles play, including a 3-1 mark at the top spot. Fleming got to double-figure wins, while Cunningham notched her eighth win of the season.

Seventh-seeded Charlotte takes on eighth-seeded Saint Louis Sunday morning at 8 a.m. in the fifth-place game.

Charlotte 49ers 4, Rhode Island 3
 Singles competition
1. Yudeshnee Pillay (CHA) def. Nyssa Peele (URI) 6-2, 6-4
2. Koren Fleming (CHA) def. Christen Codigen (URI) 6-4, 4-5, 1-0 (10-5)
3. Candace Cunningham (CHA) def. Grace Hedstrom (URI) 6-4, 6-1
4. Amanda Barletta (URI) def. Kimber Redfern (CHA) 6-3, 6-1
5. Kristen Liu (URI) def. Gabi Vergara (CHA) 7-5, 6-0
6. Brooke Hoover (URI) def. No player (CHA), by forfeit
 Doubles competition
1. Ana Spivakovsky/Yudeshnee Pillay (CHA) def. Nyssa Peele/Christen Codigen (URI) 8-2
2. Candace Cunningham/Koren Fleming (CHA) def. Grace Hedstrom/Val Chacon (URI) 8-4
3. Amanda Barletta/Kristen Liu (URI) def. Kimber Redfern/Gabi Vergara (CHA) 8-5
Match Notes:
Charlotte 49ers 6-12
Rhode Island 10-6