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PURPLE KNIGHTS FALL TO TOP-RANKED BRYANT IN NE-10 SEMIFINALS      SMC's seven-match winning streak comes to an end; team finishes with 11-4 record             FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                      FOR MORE INFORMATION April 23, 2005                                                                            Contact: Seth Cole Courtesy Bryant Sports Information                                             Phone: (802) 654-2537 RIVERSIDE, RI - The Bryant University women's tennis team rallied from down 2-1 following doubles to pull out a 5-2 win over Saint Michael's College in semifinal action of the 2005 Northeast-10 Conference tournament here Saturday.  The Bulldogs will advance to the championship match for the second-straight year where they'll face Stonehill College, a 5-0 winner over Le Moyne in the other semifinal. The championship will take place at 11 a.m. at the Centre Court Tennis Club in Riverside, R.I.   Semifinal 1 - Bryant 5, Saint Michael's 2 at Riverside, R.I. Doubles 1. Annette Jervasi / Sacha Solomon (BU) def. Shannon Bergin/Heidi Murphy (SMC), 8-6 2. Cara Bednar/Lizzie Clemente (SMC) def. Alanna Santanello / Alex Spence (BU), 8-6 3. Michelle Wood / Megan Conway (SMC) def. Lauren Mullen / Michelle Burke (BU), 8-4 Singles     1. Sacha Solomon (B) def. Shannon Bergin (SMC), 6-1, 6-2 2. Alex Spence (B) def. Cara Bednar (SMC), 6-1, 6-1 3. Annette Jervasi (B) def. Heidi Murphy (SMC), 6-1, 6-1 5. Alanna Santanello (B) vs. Michelle Wood (SMC),  6-3, 6-2 Records:  Bryant 20-1,  Saint Michael's 11-4 ###PURPLEKNIGHTS###

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