Quartet Fares Well At Brown Invitational
October 12, 2000 | Women's Tennis
Senior Carrie Rose (Bloomfield Hills, MI), junior Christina Causway (Wilson, NC) and freshmen Elena deMendoza (Madrid, Spain) and Lindsey Dynof (Colts Neck, NJ) all played exceptionally well at the Brown Invitational on Oct. 6-8.
Both Rose and Causway played in Flight A, while Dynof and deMendoza played in Flight B.
In the closest match of the tournament, Rose lost a heartbreaking decision to number four seed Kiren Fernando of Boston College, 17-15, in the tiebreaker.
Causway advanced to the finals at number one singles where she lost to Boston College senior Cindy Tom. Seeded number one in the tournament, Tom is also a top-ranked player both sectionally and nationally.
Dynof played in the number three spot in her flight and compiled a 5-1 record. After winning her first match, she was defeated in her second match but came back to win the consolation bracket.
Finally, deMendoza advanced to the finals of her division where she lost a close match, 10-5, in the tiebreaker after splitting the first two sets.
Head coach Lesley Sheehan expressed delight on how her players performed.
"I saw a lot of improvement during the course of the tournament," said the veteran coach. "Christina has done a great job moving into the number one singles slot. Her technical and tactical skills have improved tremendously through her hard work and determination.
`"Elena has also shown great improvement," the coach went on. "She has great skills to work with, and, once she gains more experience on the collegiate level, she is going to be one of the top players in our region."
One of the coach's main objectives at the Brown Invitational was to see improved play in her team's doubles combinations. She was somewhat disappointed in the doubles' play at the Harvard Invitational the week before. As a result, she changed the tandems, and she was happy with what she saw.
"By Sunday, we were 3-1 in doubles matches," said the coach. "We have been experimenting with freshmen being matched up with more veteran players, and it seems to be working."
