Women's Tennis Drops 6-3 Decision to Bethel University
CASSELBERRY, FL - In their first match of the 2010 portion of
the season, the Merrimack women's tennis team dropped a 6-3
decision to Bethel University (Tenn.) Monday afternoon at Red Bug
Lake Park.
Despite the loss, the Warriors showed positive strides
throughout the day with a win from sophomore Kyle
Waddington (South Glastonbury, MA) and freshman
Siobhan Licudine (Mansfield, MA) at No. 3 and No.
6 singles, respectively.
"The women played hard today, but just came up a little short,"
said fifth year head coach Chris Stevens following
the match. "Kyle [Waddington] had a great comeback win."
Combining for the lone double victory, sophomore
Courtney Garvey (Woburn, MA) and freshman
Mollie Fitzgerald (Melrose, MA) coupled up for an
8-1 win in their first match together this season.
With the loss, Merrimack drops to 1-4 overall in 2009-10, but
maintains a 1-1 Conference record with a win over Saint Rose and
loss to Le Moyne earlier in the year.
The Warriors return to action on Tuesday morning at 8:30am when
they face Grand Valley State at Red Bug Lake Park.
Doubles
1. Dinh/Santos def. Dunn/Lydon (MER), 8-1
2. Fitzgerald/Garvey (MER) def. Barraco/Peterson,
8-1
3. Martin/Montemayor def. Waddington/McMahon
(MER), 8-4
Singles
1. Kim Dinh def. Caitlin Dunn (MER), 6-3,
6-0
2. Marcella Santos def. Courtney Garvey (MER),
6-0.6-2
3. Kylie Waddington (MER) def. Erica Peterson, 2-6
6-3 6-0
4. Loretta Montemayor def. Mollie Fitzgerald
(MER), 6-3, 1-6, 7-5
5. Paige Martin def. Allison Lydon
(MER), 6-4, 6-4
6. Siobhan Licuidine (MER) def. Tori Barraco, 6-3
6-2
