Women's Tennis Opens Up Florida Trip With 8-1 Loss To Eckerd
St. Petersburg, Fla. – The Merrimack women's tennis team could not pick up a non conference victory on Sunday morning in Florida as they were downed by Eckerd College by the score of 8-1. With the loss, Merrimack now has a overall record of 2-5 and a conference mark of 2-1.
The lone Warrior to pick up a point on Sunday morning was Kara Hole (Portsmouth, RI) who won her number two singles match by the score of 3-6, 6-2 and 11-9. Both Rachel Muller (North Andover, Mass.) and Mollie Fitzgerald (Melrose, Mass.) were defeated in straight sets by the same score of 6-4, 6-4.
In doubles action, the duo of Hole and Fitzgerald put up a strong fight but they were not able to get a point for the Warriors as they fell to Amy Naula and Manon Ironside by the score of 8-6. The pairing of Shakee Messina (Caracas, Venezuela) and Katie Veasey (Atkinson, NH) did not fare well in number one doubles action, falling 8-2. Alyx Barnes (Portsmouth, NH) and Muller lost their doubles match by the same score of 8-2.
The Warriors stay in Florida and will take on Florida Tech on Wednesday night at 6 p.m.
Singles:
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1. Gipson Hawn (EC) def. Shakee Messina (MC) 6-0, 6-1
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2. Kara Hole (MC) def. Manon Ironside (EC) 3-6, 6-2 (11-9)
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3. Taylor Bullock (EC) def. Rachel Muller (MC) 6-4, 6-4
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4. Erika Fridrik (EC) def. Mollie Fitzgerald (MC) 6-4, 6-4
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5. Amy Naula (EC) def. Alyx Barnes (MC) 6-1, 6-0
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6. Amanda Teets (EC) def. Katie Veasey (MC) 6-1, 6-1
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Doubles:
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1. Hawn/Fridrik (EC) def. Messina/Veasey (MC) 8-2
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2. Naula/Ironside (EC) def. Hole/Fitzgerald (MC) 8-6
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3. Teets/Bullock (EC) def. Barnes/Muller (MC) 8-2
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