Dartmouth Falls to Brown on the Road

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Dartmouth women’s tennis fell to Brown, 5-2, at the Pizzitola Tennis Courts on Sunday afternoon. The Big Green dipped to 8-10 overall and 1-2 in Ivy League play, while the Bears improved to 9-10 and 2-1. 

A Brown victory at No. 2 doubles and a 6-4 win by freshman Maddie Hwang and junior Allison Chuang at No. 3 left it all down to play at the No. 1 position between senior Julia Schroeder and freshman Abigail Chiu, and Maddie Stearns Courtney Kowalsky. Tied at 6-6, the Bears took the tiebreak, 7-2, to give the home team the first point of the day.

Bear wins at the No. 1,3 and 2 singles positions allowed Brown to clinch the victory with a 4-0 advantage. Chiu got Dartmouth on the board with her 7-6, 4-6, 6-3 defeat of Kowalsky at the No. 4 spot, but two more wins for the Bears at the No. 5 and 6 positions ended the match. 

Next weekend, Dartmouth will host its final regular-season matches, taking on Cornell and Columbia. 

1) Stearns/Kowalsky (Brown) def. Chiu/Schroeder (Dartmouth), 7-6(2)
2) Benotto/Jack (Dartmouth) def. Mathis/Lyn (Dartmouth), 6-3
3) Hwang/Chuang (Dartmouth) def. Ta/Simon (Brown), 6-4

1) Stearns (Brown) def. Mathis (Dartmouth), 7-6, 6-3
2) Benotto (Brown) def. Schroeder (Dartmouth), 6-2, 2-6, 6-1
3) Jack (Brown) def. Lyn (Dartmouth), 7-6, 6-3
4) Chiu (Dartmouth) def. Kowalsky (Brown), 7-6, 4-6, 6-3
5) Cosme (Brown) def. Hwang (Dartmouth), 6-3, 7-6(5)
6) Simon (Brown) def. McCann (Dartmouth), 6-4, 6-2

Recap courtesy of Dartmouth.

BIG GREEN DOWN BULLDOGS AT BOSS, 6-1

HANOVER, N.H. – Dartmouth women’s tennis picked up its first Ivy League win on Friday afternoon, taking down Yale by a score of 6-1 at the Boss Tennis Center. The Big Green improved to 8-9 overall and 1-0 in conference play, while the Bulldogs fell to 6-13 and 0-2.

In doubles, 6-1 victories by senior Julia Schroeder and freshman Abigail Chiu at the No. 1 position, and senior Kristina Mathis and sophomore Racquel Lyn at No. 2 put Dartmouth up heading to singles. At the No. 3 spot, freshman Maddie Hwang and junior Allison Chuang were ahead, 5-1, when the match went unfinished.

Mathis started singles well with her 6-3, 6-1 win over Samantha Martinelli at No. 1 and soon, Dartmouth had a 5-0 advantage following wins by Chiu, sophomore Chuyang Guan and Hwang. Yale’s only point came at the No. 3 position, but Schroeder ended the match by taking down Amy Yang in a third set super breaker at No. 2.

On Sunday, April 8, the Green will head to Rhode Island to face Brown. Those who subscribe to the Ivy League Network (ILN) can watch the match live.

1) Schroeder/Chiu (Dartmouth) def. Shklover/Yang (Yale), 6-1
2) Mathis/Lyn (Dartmouth) def. Martinelli/Swett (Yale), 6-1
3) Hwang/Chuang (Dartmouth) vs. Amos/Gillinov (Yale), 5-1, DNF

1) Mathis (Dartmouth) def. Martinelli (Yale), 6-3, 6-1
2) Schroeder (Dartmouth) def. Yang (Yale), 7-5, 3-6 (10-8)
3) Shklover (Yale) def. Lyn (Dartmouth), 6-4, 6-3
4) Chiu (Dartmouth) def. Gillinov (Yale), 6-3, 6-1
5) Hwang (Dartmouth) def. Amos (Yale), 6-0, 6-2
6) Guan (Dartmouth) def. Swett (Yale), 6-0, 6-4

Dartmouth Drops Conference Opener to Harvard, 4-3

HANOVER, N.H. – Dartmouth women’s tennis narrowly fell to Harvard, 4-3, in both teams’ Ivy League opener at the Boss Tennis Center on Saturday afternoon. The Big Green dipped to 7-9 overall, while the Crimson improved to 9-8.

Senior Kristina Mathis and sophomore Racquel Lyn had a 6-4 victory at No. 2 doubles, but Harvard wins at the No. 1 and 3 positions gave the first point to the visitors. 

A 6-2, 6-2 win by Mathis over Erica Oosterhout at No. 1 tied things up at one apiece, but Crimson victories at No. 2 and 5 put Harvard ahead by two. Lyn’s 6-4, 6-1 defeat of Annika Ringblom at the No. 3 spot pulled Dartmouth back within one, but a three-set Crimson win at No. 6 clinched the win. 

Freshman Abigail Chiu and Irene Lu continued play at No. 4. Chiu won the first set, 6-2, but dropped the second by a score of 6-3. The Big Green rookie rebounded to take the third set, 6-4. 

Dartmouth will host Yale on Friday at 2 p.m.

1) Ringblom/Li (Harvard) def. Schroeder/Chiu (Dartmouth), 6-3
2) Mathis/Lyn (Dartmouth) def. Gonzalez/Oosterhout (Harvard), 6-4
3) Jasper/Gupta (Harvard) def. Hwang/Chuang (Dartmouth), 7-5

1) Mathis (Dartmouth) def. Oosterhout (Harvard), 6-2, 6-2
2) Friedel (Harvard) def. Schroeder (Dartmouth), 6-4, 6-3
3) Lyn (Dartmouth) def. Ringblom (Harvard), 6-4, 6-1
4) Chiu (Dartmouth) def. Lu (Harvard), 6-2, 3-6, 6-4
5) Milunovich (Harvard) def. Guan (Dartmouth), 6-3, 6-3
6) Gonzalez (Harvard) def. Hwang (Dartmouth), 4-6, 6-4, 6-3

No. 5 Middlebury Falls to Third-Ranked Claremont-Mudd-Scripps

Maddi Stow hits a return on Friday during her win at No. 6 singles. (photo courtesy of CMS Athletic Communications)

The fifth-ranked Middlebury women's tennis team fell by a 7-2 score on Friday to No. 3 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps in a match played at the Biszantz Family Tennis Center in Claremont, California. The Panthers (6-1) conclude their matches out west when they compete at seventh-ranked Pomona-Pitzer on Saturday at 1:30 p.m.

The Athenas (17-2) grabbed all three points during doubles play. CMS posted an 8-2 victory in the top spot, followed by an 8-3 triumph at No. 3. The second flight came down to a tiebreaker, with the hosts earning a narrow 8-7 (3) win.

In singles action, CMS claimed the match at No. 2 for a 4-0 lead. Heather Boehm put Middlebury on the scoreboard with a 6-3, 6-3 victory over Kyla Scott in the fourth position. The Athenas clinched the match with a victory at No. 3, followed by a straight-set win in the top spot.

Maddi Stow made the score 6-2 with a 7-5, 1-6, 10-8 victory in the sixth flight over Rebecca Berger. CMS rounded out the scoring with a victory at No. 5 for the final 7-2 tally.  

Panther Women Blank Grossmont to Start Spring Trip

Emily Bian clinched the match on Sunday at No. 6 singles against Grossmont.

Fourth-ranked Middlebury began its spring trip to California with a convincing 9-0 victory over Grossmont on Sunday in El Cajon, California. The Panthers improve to 4-0 with the win, while the Griffins, a junior college, fall to 13-4. Middlebury returns to action on Monday with a 4:30 p.m. match at Azusa Pacific.

Middlebury started things off notching all three points during doubles play. The No. 2 tandem of Catherine Blazye and Maddi Stow posted an 8-0 victory over Madelein Liljekvist and Alycia Franklin. The Panther team of Heather Boehm and Christina Puccinelli eased past Jessica Blanco and Jillian Kan by an 8-0 score in the third spot, while the No. 1 pair of Katherine Hughes and Skylar Schossberger claimed an 8-0 victory over Alexia Mercer and Amanda DiGiovanni.

In singles, the Panthers dropped a combined two games during the six matches. Boehm breezed by Liljekvist at No. 3 (6-0, 6-0), while Emily Bian followed suit and clinched the match with a 6-0, 6-0 victory in the sixth spot over Kan.

Molly Paradies kept things rolling with 6-0, 6-0 win at No. 5 against Blanco, while Hughes eased to a 6-0, 6-0 victory in the top spot against Mercer. Puccinelli was a 6-0, 6-1 winner over Franklin at No. 2, while Schossberger completed the sweep with a 6-1, 6-0 triumph against Lauren Sandoval in the fourth flight.

Women's Tennis drops heartbreaking season finale 5-4 to Husson

Photo, recap courtesy of MCLA

Bennington, VT- The MCLA women's tennis team needed a final day victory over Husson to clinch a spot in next week's NAC postseason tournament.  The Trailblazers battled hard, however they dropped a heartbreaking 5-4 decision to Husson in a match played at the Bennington Tennis Center.

The Trailblazers end their season at 6-5 (4-3 NAC) while the Eagles improve to 6-2 (5-2 NAC).

The match came down to the sixth singles match as they were knotted up at 4-4 after eight matches were in.  Husson's Marisa Brown would hold off MCLA's Shelby Gauthier in three sets to earn the clinching point for the Eagles.

MCLA actually started fast taking two of the three doubles matches.  Emily Deaso and Mariza Sfakianaki won 8-1 over the duo of Meridith Blessard and Katie Pratt for the first point.  The Trailblazers would take another point in the third doubles match when Sam Gawron teamed with Anna Despart to win a hard fought 8-6 match against Brown and Kelsey Pelletier.  Husson's Charlotte Bednarz and Sarah Smith cruised to an 8-1 match victory against the freshman pairing of Briana Higgins and Sarah Hachadourian.  The score stood at 2-1 heading into singles play.

In singles play, Husson's Blessard defeated Sfakianaki in the top slot 3-6, 7-5, 6-4 to tie the match.  Emily Deaso would win her match in the second slot for MCLA 6-1, 3-6, 6-1 giving them a brief edge, but Husson's Pratt would win in straight sets over Despart to tie the match at 3-3 heading into the final three matches of the day.

Gawron cruised to a fourth singles point for MCLA while Husson's Pelletier did the same setting the stage for the sixth match of Brown versus Gauthier.  Brown would take the opening set 6-2 before Gauthier rallied in the second set 4-6.  The match would come down to the third set and Brown would ultimately prevail 6-1 to close out the match for Husson.

The Eagles will head into the postseason tournament next Saturday hosted by Colby Sawyer.

No. 54 Big Green Take Down the No. 72 Bears, 5-2

Sophomore Lexxi Kiven    

Courtesy: Doug Austin

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – No. 54 Dartmouth women’s tennis defeated No. 72 Brown, 5-2, at the Brown Varsity Tennis Courts on Friday. The Big Green improved to 11-6 overall and 2-3 in Ivy League play, while the Bears fell to 13-10 and 1-4 in conference action. 

Dartmouth won the doubles point to take an early 1-0 lead over Brown. At No. 2, senior Katherine Yau and sophomore Julia Schroeder had a 6-1 victory over Hannah Camhi and Katie Ta, while junior Jacqueline and sophomore Lexxi Kiven defeated Maddie Stearns and Ammu Mandalap by a score of 6-3 at No. 3. 

Yau and Crawford got two more points on the board with their victories at the No. 2 and 4 positions, and a three-set win by junior Taylor Ng at No. 1 clinched the match and made it 4-0 in favor of the Green. The Bears won at the No. 5 and 6 positions and sophomore Kristina Mathis added a three-set win of her own to close out the match.

On Sunday, Dartmouth will take on No. 69 Yale at the Boss Tennis Center.

1 – Lord/Benotto (Brown) vs. Ng/Mathis (Dartmouth), 5-3|
2 – Yau/Schroeder (Dartmouth) def. Camhi/Ta (Brown), 6-1
3 – Crawford/Kiven (Dartmouth) def. Stearns/A. Mandalap (Brown), 6-3

1 – No. 19 Ng (Dartmouth) def. Lord (Brown), 2-6, 6-1, 6-3
2 – Yau (Dartmouth) def. Benotto (Brown), 6-2, 6-2
3 – Mathis (Dartmouth) def. Camhi (Brown), 3-6, 6-3, 5-5(5)
4 – Crawford (Dartmouth) def. Stearns (Brown), 4-6, 6-2, 6-0
5 – Ta (Brown) def. Schroeder (Dartmouth), 5-7, 6-4, 2-2 (3)
6 – A. Mandalap (Brown) def. Keong (Dartmouth), 7-5, 7-5

#7 Women’s Tennis Knocks Off Top-Ranked Emory

Ria Gerger was a part of two points in Friday's win, including a three-set victory at #1 singles. Photo is courtesy of Middlebury College.

Seventh-ranked Middlebury grabbed a 2-1 lead after doubles play and split the six singles matches for an exciting 5-4 home victory over #1 Emory in women's tennis action on the Proctor Tennis Courts. The Panthers (7-3), who give the Eagles (18-4) their first loss of the spring against a Division III team, return to the court Saturday when they host #6 Bowdoin in a NESCAC match at 11:30 a.m.

Middlebury tallied two narrow victories in Friday's doubles matches. Middlebury's Ria Gerger and Lily Bondy were the first off the court at #1 with an 8-6 win over Anna Fuhr and Daniela Lopez. Emory tied the match at 1-1 when Bridget Harding and Katarina Su posted a 9-7 victory in the #2 spot over Kaysee Orozco and Sadie Shackelford. Middlebury's Christina Puccinelli and Alexandra Fields needed a tiebreaker to get past the Emory tandem of Michelle Satterfield and Paula Castro, 9-8 (4).

In singles action, the teams traded the first two flights to be completed. Emory's Madison Gordon tied the match with a 6-2, 6-0 win against Orozco at #6, while Molly Paradies gave the hosts a 3-2 advantage with a 6-3, 6-0 straight-set victory over Su in the fifth spot.

The Eagles took the lead at 4-3 with a 6-1, 6-2 win from Satterfield over Fields at #2, and a three-set victory by Cosme (4-6, 6-4, 6-3) against Bondy in the third flight.

Trailing by one with two matches remaining on the court, Middlebury clinched the team win with three-set triumphs from Gerger (3-6, 6-4, 7-6 (5)) over Harding at #1, and Puccinelli, who earned a hard-fought 4-6, 7-6 (2), 6-2 victory against Beatrice Rosen in the fourth spot of the lineup.

No. 52 Dartmouth Drops 5-2 Decision to Penn

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. – The No. 52 Dartmouth women’s tennis team fell to No. 74 Penn, 5-2, at the Levy Tennis Center on Saturday afternoon.

The Big Green dipped to 10-6 overall and 1-3 in Ivy League play, while the Quakers improved 10-7 and 3-2 in conference action after defeating Harvard the day before. 

Dartmouth took an early lead over Penn by winning the doubles point. At No. 1, the 18th-ranked duo

Women's Tennis Wins Fourth Straight NEAC East Division Title

NEW LONDON, N.H.  - The Colby-Sawyer College women's tennis team defeated Castleton, 6-0 in the North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC) East Division Championship on Saturday afternoon.
 
The two teams have played each other in the past five championship matches with Colby-Sawyer winning the last four.

Colby-Sawyer improves to 14-2 and will play a few matches in the spring in preparation of playing

Eagles Close out Season with Loss to Spartans

CASTLETON, Vt. - Green Mountain College completed its regular season schedule with a 9-0 loss to Castleton University on Thursday evening in non-conference women's tennis action at the Spartan Tennis Courts.

The win moves Castleton to 10-2 overall, while the loss drops Green Mountain to 0-11.

The Spartans got out to an early lead, taking all three doubles matches and then swept the six singles matches to earn the victory.

Alex Reedy (Rutland, Vt.) put forth a great effort in No. 1 singles play despite taking the loss. The junior posted seven game wins in her 6-3, 6-4 loss.

Spartans Sweep Green Mountain to Conclude Regular Season

CASTLETON, Vt. – The Castleton women's tennis team wrapped up their regular season with a 9-0 sweep of Green Mountain College on Thursday evening in a non-conference matchup.

The win moves Castleton to 10-2 overall, while they finished with a 5-2 record. Green Mountain closes out their season 0-11, as well as 0-7 in conference play.

The Spartans got out to an early lead, taking all three doubles matches. Sara Novenstern and Jackie Lisak rolled to an 8-0 win, while Ciara Bannister and Kirsten Kruk won 8-0 as well. Gabrielle Welch and Denise Clavijo took the third-flight matchup by a score of 8-1 for the Spartans.

Castleton would keep it going in singles play, with Novenstern winning 6-3, 6-4 at the top flight. Lisak, Bannister, Kruk, Meg Susslin, and Dianne Benedicto each won in straight sets, 6-0, 6-0. Lisak, Bannister and Kruk each extended their personal winning streaks to nine matches in the contest today.

Castleton is back in action on Saturday, when they travel to New London, N.H. for the NEAC East Championship hosted by Colby-Sawyer. The tournament is scheduled to start at 10:00 a.m.

Eagles Aced by Gators

TROY, N.Y. – Green Mountain College was shorthanded and suffered an injury during the match as the Eagles women's tennis team was upended by The Sage Colleges, 9-0, in non-conference action on Tuesday afternoon at Prospect Park.

Sage (2-8) swept the first two doubles matches, 8-3 and 8-1 and then earned the win in No. 3 doubles via forfeit.

Green Mountain (0-10) captain Alex Reedy (Rutland, Vt.) battled valiantly in first flight singles pushing Sage captain Katie Shultz, but ultimately fell, 6-3, 7-5.

The Eagles' Paige Vlahos (Little Silver, N.J.) was forced to retire in her No. 2 singles matchup with Melissa Estremera down 1-0. Jada Lee (Midland, Texas) was unable to get any momentum going in third flight singles dropping her match, 6-0, 6-2.

Salima Mahamoudou (Niamey, Republic of Niger) was ousted in fourth flight singles losing to her opponent 6-1, 6-0. Hseng Leng (Namkham, Myanmar) played her best match of the year in fifth flight singles despite being handed a 6-1, 6-3 loss.

Green Mountain will close out the regular season on Thursday with a non-conference match at Castleton scheduled for 4 p.m.

Women's Tennis Clinches No. 2 Seed in NEAC East Tournament

CASTLETON, Vt. - After finishing conference play with a victory yesterday, Castleton has secured the No. 2 seed in the North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC) East Division Women's Tennis Championship Tournament, set to take place on Oct. 10.

The Spartans went 5-2 in the conference during the regular season to tie with Husson (5-2) for the second seed, however, they earned a 7-2 victory over the Eagles to own a tiebreaker and bump the Eagles to the No. 3 seed. Johnson St. went 4-3 to take the fourth spot.

Three-time defending champion Colby-Sawyer went 7-0 in the NEAC East to secure the top seed in

Ashlyn Ramsay Named ECAC Co-Player of the Month

NEW LONDON, N.H. – Colby-Sawyer senior Ashlyn Ramsay (Barkhamsted, Conn.) has been selected Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Division III Women's Tennis Co-Player of the Month for the month of September.

ECAC Release - HERE

Ramsay has helped lead the Colby-Sawyer Chargers to a 10-1 overall record and a perfect 5-0 record in conference play throughout the month of September. The senior went 9-1 in singles action at the No. 1 flight and 11-2 in doubles at the top flight, with her lone singles loss coming against Division II Merrimack. Ramsay and teammate Ashley Woodside (Hampden, Maine) won the Salve Regina Grass Court doubles tournament for the second-straight season (Ramsay's third career doubles win at the tournament) beating a duo from Holy Cross for the second straight season.  With her stellar September, Ramsay became Colby-Sawyer's all-time leader in total career wins with 113.

One of her highlight wins came in a three set thriller handing Endicott's top player her only loss of the season as the Chargers defeated the Gulls 6-3. The team came away with wins against three NCAA tournament teams from last year.

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Women's Tennis Splits Two Matches in Maine

WATERVILLE, Maine - The Colby-Sawyer women's tennis team saw its nine match winning streak end with an 8-1 loss at Colby, but then defeated Thomas College 9-0 to secure its fourth straight undefeated regular season in the North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC) East Division.

The Chargers end the regular season at 12-2 overall and 7-0 in the NEAC to secure the top seed in this year's postseason tournament, which Colby-Sawyer will host on Saturday.  

Colby's (3-0) Gabriela Venditti won 6-1, 6-1 over Ashlyn Ramsay at first singles and Lydia Venditti cruised to a 6-2, 6-0 win against Ashley Woodside at the second spot.

Maddie Lupone won at third singles for Colby with a tight 6-3, 6-7, 10-4 pro-set win over Aislinn O'Connor. Jamie Pine won at fifth singles for the Mules and Olivia Stein took the sixth singles win at 6-3, 6-2 against Lauren Blanchard, a player Stein lost to last year.

Senior captain Holly Bogo teamed with Pine for an 8-3 win at second doubles, while Aleks Piibe and Katie Ryan were winners at third doubles.

Colby-Sawyer's Evelyn Miller defeated Piibe in a terrific fourth singles match by a 4-6, 6-4, 10-7 pro-set score.

Colby 8, Colby-Sawyer 1
Doubles
1: Gabriela Venditti/Lydia Venditti, C, d. Ashlyn Ramsay/Ashley Woodside, 8-0
2: Jamie Pine/Holly Bogo, C, d. Aislinn O'Connor/Evelyn Miller, 8-3
3: Aleks Piibe/Katie Ryan, C, d. Maddy Gemerek/Lauren Blanchard, 8-4
Singles
1: G. Venditti, C, d. Ramasy, 6-1, 6-1
2: L. Venditti, C, d. Woodside, 6-0, 6-2
3: Lupone, C, d. O'Connor, 6-3, 6-7, (10-4)
4: Miller, C-S, d. Piibe, 4-6, 6-4, (10-7)
5: Pine, C, d. Gemerek, 6-2, 6-0
6: Olivia Stein, C, d. Blanchard, 6-3, 6-2


The Chargers jumped to an early 3-0 lead, winning all three doubles matches. Lindsey Allen and Olivia Mora fell to the pair of Ashlyn Ramsay and Ashley Woodside 8-1 in first doubles. McAllister and Amelia Guimond dropped second doubles 8-2 to Aislinn O'Connor and Evelyn Miller. Mia Navarro and Jordyn Taylor also fell 8-2, dropping third doubles to Hilary Boucher and Michelle Lopes.

Singles began with Allen falling in first singles 6-0, 6-3 to Ramsay. Olivia Mora lost second doubles to Woodside 6-2, 6-1. Guimond fell to O'Connor 6-1, 6-0 and Navarro dropped fourth singles to Miller 6-0, 6-0. McAllister was beaten by Abbie Rix 6-1, 6-1 and Rachel Gillis was defeated by Cate Connery 6-2, 6-2.

Aslyn Ramsay increased her school record win total to 117 with two wins this afternoon. She also became the program's all-time leader in doubles wins with 64 and is tied for first in singles wins with 53.

Colby-Sawyer 9, Thomas College 0
10/04/15 at Waterville, ME (Harold Alfond Athletic Center) 

Singles competition

1. Ashlyn Ramsay (CSCW1516) def. Lindsey Allen (THOWT15) 6-0, 6-3

2. Ashley Woodside (CSCW1516) def. Olivia Mora (THOWT15) 6-2, 6-1

3. Aislinn O'Connor (CSCW1516) def. Amelia Guimond (THOWT15) 6-1, 6-0

4. Evelyn Miller (CSCW1516) def. Miangelik Navarro (THOWT15) 6-0, 6-0

5. Abbie Rix (CSCW1516) def. Katie McAllister (THOWT15) 6-1, 6-1

6. Cate Connery (CSCW1516) def. Rachel Gillis (THOWT15) 6-2, 6-2

Doubles competition

1. Ashlyn Ramsay/Ashley Woodside (CSCW1516) def. Lindsey Allen/Olivia Mora (THOWT15) 8-1

2. Aislinn O'Connor/Evelyn Miller (CSCW1516) def. Amelia Guimond/Katie McAllister (THOWT15) 8-2

3. Hilary Boucher/Michelle Lopes (CSCW1516) def. Miangelik Navarro/Jordyn Taylor (THOWT15) 8-2

Match Notes

Colby-Sawyer 12-2, 7-0

Thomas College 2-9, 2-5

T-2:00 A-24

Eagles Ousted by Hornets

Pictures by Eric Hudiburg

LYNDON CENTER, Vermont – The Green Mountain College women's tennis team was swept 9-0 by Lyndon State College on Saturday afternoon at the Dudley Tennis Center in the team's final North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC) East match of the season.

In first flight doubles, the Eagles pairing battled hard, but could not come up with a victory. Lyndon's Christina Boyce teamed up with Olivia Bernard to defeat Alex Reedy (Rutland, Vt.) and Paige Vlahos (Little Silver, N.J.) in a tight match 8-5. 

The team of Nichole Jones and Carina Alden took the second flight 8-1 over the Eagles' duo of Jada Lee (Midland, Texas) and Salima Mahamoudou (Niamey, Republic of Niger), while Stephanie Burke and Greta Larson topped GMC's Ruby Santiago (Worcester, Mass.) and Hseng Leng (Namkham, Myanmar) 8-0 in the third flight.

Boyce would again top Reedy in first flight singles 6-4, 6-1 while Jones won the second flight 6-0, 6-0 over Vlahos.  In No. 3 singles, Alexandria Maynard defeated Lee 6-3, 6-3 while the fourth flight went to Alexa Richard, 6-0, 6-2 over Mahamoudou.  Alden and Burke took the last two flights over Santiago and Leng, 6-1, 6-0 in each match.

The Eagles (0-9, 0-7 NEAC East) travel to play Sage College Tuesday at 4 p.m. in non-conference action.

Women's Tennis Wins Ninth Straight with 9-0 Victory at Husson

BANGOR, Maine  - The Colby-Sawyer women's tennis team ran its win streak to nine straight after Saturday's 9-0 North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC) East Division victory at Husson.

The Chargers improve to 11-1 overall and 6-0 in NEAC play. The team will stay in Maine to play at Colby at 9:00 a.m. and at Thomas at 1:00 p.m. on Sunday. Husson drops to 5-2 overall and 4-2 in conference play.

Colby-Saywer's Ashlyn Ramsay defeated Meridith Blessard 6-1, 6-1 on the one-line and Ashley Woodside cruised to a 6-0, 6-0 win over Katie Pratt in No. 2 singles. Aislinn O'Connor defeated Charlotte Bednarz on the three-line 6-2 and 6-0. Evelyn Miller defeated Sarah Smith in No. 4 singles 6-0 and 6-1.  Kelsey Pelletier lost to Maddy Gemerek in No. 5 singles 6-1 and 6-0. Elizabeth Adley lost to Lauren Blanchard on the six-line 6-1 and 6-0.

Ramsay and Woodside handed Blessard and Pratt's first defeat in doubles action 8-1. O'Connor and Miller came away with an 8-0 win over Bednarz and Dubay at No. 2 doubles, while Blanchard and Gemerek served Adley and Pelletier an 8-0 loss.

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Spartans Downed by Lyndon St., 5-4

LYNDONVILLE, Vermont – The Castleton women's tennis team dropped their first match in almost three weeks this afternoon, falling at Lyndon St. by a final of 5-4.

The Spartans now move to 8-2 on the season, including a 4-2 record in NEAC East play. The win is just the second of the year for the Hornets, who now sit at 2-8 overall and 1-5 in conference.

The shorthanded Spartans were forced to forfeit two of the nine matches on the day, giving the squad an uphill battle as they stepped off the bus.

All five participants for Castleton played at a higher position than usual, with Jackie Lisak leading the way at the No. 1 singles spot. Lisak took down Tina Boyce 6-0, 6-0 in her first top-flight match of the year, while Dianne Benedicto cruised to victory in the two spot, 6-0, 6-2. Kirsten Kruk grabbed a win in third flight singles, winning in straight sets 6-4, 6-2. Lyndon's Alexa Richard and Carina Alden took fourth and fifth-flight singles from Gabrielle Welch and Denise Clavijo in straight sets, while the Spartans were forced to forfeit No. 6 singles.

In doubles action, Lisak and Kruk teamed up for the first time this season to take down Boyce and Greta Larson by a final tally of 8-0. Bennedicto and Welch fell at No. 2 singles by a score of 8-2 to Nicole Jones and Maynard. Castleton forfeited third-flight doubles.

The Spartans are back in action on Saturday when they wrap up their regular season conference schedule at Johnson St. Match time is scheduled for 1:00 p.m.