Women's Tennis Claims 8-1 Victory over Le Moyne
WARRIORS EARN FOURTH CONFERENCE WIN OF THE SEASON
SYRACUSE, N.Y. – The Merrimack College women's tennis team picked up its fourth conference victory of the season on Sunday, as defeating Le Moyne College by the score of 8-1.
The Basics
Scores: Merrimack 8 Le Moyne 1
Records: Merrimack (5-1, 4-0) | Le Moyne (0-8, 0-5)
Location: DeWitts Gold's Gym | Syracuse, N.Y.
How It Happened
Merrimack claimed all three doubles matches to lead 3-0 at the midway point. The Warriors' top pair Grace Messina (Caracas, Venezuela) and Shakee Messina (Caracas, Venezuela) prevailed, 8-3, against Kenny and Geary. Kara Hole (Portsmouth, R.I.) and Chealsey Giatrelis earned a 8-2 victory over Perry and Canale. Rachel Muller (North Andover, Mass.) and Alyx Barnes (Portsmouth, N.H.) captured an 8-3 win at the third slot.
Grace Messina earned a 6-0, 6-0 victory at the No. 1 slot. Shakee and Chealsey also picked up victories on Sunday by the score of 6-0, 6-0 and 6-1, 6-0 respectively. In the no. 5 singles slot, Muller earned a 8-1 victory against Geary. Le Moyne took the No. 6 singles match, 9-7.
A Closer Look
Singles:
G. Messina def.Christina Perry 6-0, 6-0
S. Messina def. Kristine Kenny 6-0, 6-0
Giatrelis def. Dominique Canale 6-1, 6-0
Hole def. Jessica Geary 8-1
Muller def. Allison Jones 8-4
LaFleur (LEM) def. Barnes 9-7
Doubles:
Messina/Messina def. Kenny/Geary 8-3
Giatrelis/Hole def. Perry/Canle 8-2
Muller/Barnes def. Jones/LaFleur 8-3
What They Said
"I am very proud of how our girls played throughout the fall season," said head coach Peter Arsenault. " If we keep going in this direction I feel like we can remain undefeated in conference play."
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