BULLDOGS FALL TO KUTZTOWN 5-1 IN REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP KUTZTOWN, PA -  

The Bryant University women's tennis team fell to host and top-seeded Kutztown, 5-1 in the NCAA East Regional Championship Friday afternoon.  The Bulldogs conclude the year with a 22-2 overall record.  For Kutztown, it was the school's first NCAA East Regional Championship as the Golden Bears will advance to the round of 16 in Florida next week in Altamonte Springs, Florida.

The Golden Bears (14-2) won two of the three doubles matches to lead 2-1 after the doubles play to start the match.  Kerstin Kloeffer and Priya Pachkawde won 8-5 at first doubles and Amy Withers and Jharna Nansi followed suit with an 8-4 win at second doubles.  At third doubles, Bryant's freshman duo of  Lauren Mullen (Braintree, Mass.)  and Michelle Burke (Barrington, RI) held off a comeback bid by KU's Bianca Blatz and Lauren Losoncy for a 9-7 win.

All three completed singles matches went in favor of Kutztown in straight sets.  Each KU player dropped only a single game in their victories.  Kloeffer won 6-1, 6-0 at first singles and Nansi took a 6-0, 6-1 score at fourth singles as the Golden Bears went ahead, 4-1.  Withers then sealed the match with a 6-0, 6-1 win at second singles.

The loss snapped a 13-match win streak for the Bulldogs who were participating in the NCAA tournament for the second straight year. 

Kutztown 5, Bryant 1
Doubles
1. Kerstin Kloeffer/Priya Pachkawde (K) def. Sacha Solomon/Annette Jervasi (B) 8-5
2. Amy Withers/Jharna Nansi (K) def. Alex Spence/Alanna Santanello (B) 8-4
3. Lauren Mullen/Michelle Burke (B) def. Bianca Blatz/Lauren Losoncy (K) 9-7
Singles
1. Kerstin Kloeffer (K) def. Sacha Solomon (B) 6-1, 6-0
2. Amy Withers (K) def. Alex Spence (B) 6-0, 6-1
3. Priya Pachkawde (K) vs. Annette Jervasi (B) 6-3, 1-0 (did not finish)
4. Jharna Nansi (K) def. Michelle Burke (B) 6-0, 6-1
5. Lauren Losoncy (K) vs. Alanna Santanello (B) 6-3, 4-1 (did not finish)
6. Bianca Blatz (K) vs. Lauren Mullen (B) 6-2, 0-3 (did not finish)
Team Records: Bryant 22-2, Kutztown 14-2

  Doubles
1. Kerstin Kloeffer/Priya Pachkawde (K) def. Sacha Solomon/Annette Jervasi (B) 8-5
2. Amy Withers/Jharna Nansi (K) def. Alex Spence/Alanna Santanello (B) 8-4
3. Lauren Mullen/Michelle Burke (B) def. Bianca Blatz/Lauren Losoncy (K) 9-7

  Singles
1. Kerstin Kloeffer (K) def. Sacha Solomon (B) 6-1, 6-0
2. Amy Withers (K) def. Alex Spence (B) 6-0, 6-1
3. Priya Pachkawde (K) vs. Annette Jervasi (B) 6-3, 1-0 (did not finish)
4. Jharna Nansi (K) def. Michelle Burke (B) 6-0, 6-1
5. Lauren Losoncy (K) vs. Alanna Santanello (B) 6-3, 4-1 (did not finish)
6. Bianca Blatz (K) vs. Lauren Mullen (B) 6-2, 0-3 (did not finish)

  Team Records:

Bryant 22-2, Kutztown 14-2