Washington, DC - (3/12/2019) – In tandem, the Chestnut Hill College men's and women's tennis teams traveled to our Nation's capital today, Tuesday, March 12, to visit the University of the District of Columbia (UDC) for a pair of dual matches. The match was the spring opener for the Griffin women, who lost their side of the event by a 7-0 score. The Firebirds swept the doubles flights in reverse order, then claimed the match with consecutive wins at number three (6-0, 6-1), number two (6-3, 6-4), and number one (6-1, 6-4) singles.
 
UDC (10-3) won the first point from Chestnut Hill College (2-7) with victories in each of the three doubles matches. The Firebirds took number three doubles first (6-1) and then matched the 6-1 score at number two doubles, before completing their sweep with a 6-0 win at number one doubles. Afterwards, their wins at number three (6-0, 6-1), number two (6-3, 6-4), and number one (6-1, 6-4) singles clinched the match victory; it was junior Barbara Broville (Toulouse, France) who put forth the Griffins' best fight with her second-flight effort.
 
The Chestnut Hill College men's and women's tennis teams play together again on Friday, March 15, when the Griffins host the New York Institute of Technology in for a pair of 2:00 p.m. matches.