San Juan, Puerto Rico -- March 21, 2009 -- Kyla Walgren put up the best fight, but in the end it was not enough to prevent the University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras women's tennis team from defeating Springfield College, 9-0, earlier today in SC's last match in Puerto Rico during Spring Break. As the match was not played against a four-year U.S. institution, the match did not count on Springfield's W-L record.Final Score: UPR-Rio Piedras 9, Springfield 0
Doubles
1) Yesemia Diaz/Maria Aviles (UPR) def. Amy Shaw/Kyla Walgren (SC), 8-0
2) Lopez Cepeno/Angie Troche (UPR) def. Funmi Olowookere/Talya Pessolano (SC), 8-1
3) Vangie Santiago/Zorellys Torres (UPR) def. Kristi Maltz/Beth Slotnick (SC), 8-3
Singles
1) Diaz (UPR) def. Shaw (SC), 6-3, 6-0
2) Lopez-Cepeno (UPR) def. Olowookere (SC), 6-4, 6-0
3) Torres (UPR) def. Walgren (SC), 7-6 (4), 2-6, (10-3 super tiebreaker)
4) Maria Diaz (UPR) def. Pessolano (SC), 6-3, 6-3
5) Carla Aviles (UPR) def. Maltz (SC), 6-4, 7-6 (6)
6) Akiram Castro (UPR) def. Slotnick (SC), 6-0, 6-3
Toby Coffin G’01, enters his second year as the head men’s and women’s tennis coach at Springfield College. Coffin, who has coached at numerous high schools in the area, will look to build a program which will contend for a conference crown.
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