PROVIDENCE, R.I. - The New Haven women's tennis team took their first defeat of the spring season yesterday afternoon. The loss against the Big East institution set the Chargers back to a 6-8 record on the year. Left untouched is their conference record - that they can improve on this coming Saturday at home.

The best performance of the day came from the second doubles pair of Gaayatri Shankar (Kochi, India/TocH Public School) and Nicole Mika (Staten Island, N.Y./Laurel Springs). The pairing lost a close match 6-4.

Other notable performances came from the singles, with Anna Katz (Miami, Fla./Laurel Springs) rounding up three and four points in her competitions, along with Alexa Orlando (Frederick, Md./Middletown) and Karrim Carreras both scoring two and four points in their individual matchups. 

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New Haven returns to play this Saturday for the team's spring home opener. The Chargers will host American International for their first conference game of the spring season. First serve is scheduled for noon.