Women's Tennis Concludes Regular Season with Win over Le Moyne, 5-4
Women's Tennis Concludes Regular Season with Win over Le Moyne, 5-4
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NORTH ANDOVER, Mass. – The Merrimack College women's tennis team defeated the Le Moyne College Dolphins, 5-4, to end the regular season on a positive note.
The Basics
Score: Merrimack 5 | Le Moyne 4
Records: Merrimack (9-4, 8-4) | Le Moyne (7-8, 6-6 NE-10)
Location: North Andover High School | North Andover, Mass.
What They Said
Head Coach Aaron Bergeron: "Our freshmen showed some grit today and played a great doubles match. We're eager to move into next week and put good use to the time off."
How It Happened
The Warriors did just enough to defeat the Dolphins in its regular season finale. The Warriors clinched the match at No. 3 singles.
The doubles portion of the contest set the tone for Merrimack. Grace Messina (Caracas, Venezuela) and Chealsey Giatrelis (Centerville, Mass.) won No. 1 doubles, 8-3. Then freshmen Danielle Dunn (Middleton, Mass.) and Mackenzie Blair (Thomaston, Conn.) topped their opponents by the same score at No. 2 doubles.
Messina, Giatrelis and Dunn all won to start singles play, clinching the victory for the Navy and Gold.
Results
Doubles
1. Grace Messina/Chealsey Giatrelis (MER) def. Rithika Vajjiravelu/Amica Benoit-Limosani (LEM) 8-3
2. Danielle Dunn / Mackenzie Blair (MER) def. Christina Perry/Jessica Geary (LEM) 8-3
3. Dominique Canale /Autumn Hogan (LEM) def. Rachel Muller /Abbey Bryant (MER) 8-5
Singles
1. Grace Messina (MER) def. Rithika Vajjiravelu (LEM) 6-1, 6-3
2. Chealsey Giatrelis (MER) def. Amica Benoit-Limosani (LEM) 6-0, 6-3
3. Danielle Dunn (MER) def. Dominique Canale (LEM) 6-1, 6-2
4. Christina Perry (LEM) def. Rachel Muller (MER) 6-2, 6-0
5. Jessica Geary (LEM) def. Mackenzie Blair (MER) 6-1, 6-2
6. Autumn Hogan (LEM) def. Abbey Bryant (MER) 6-0, 6-1
NE-10 Playoff Outlook
Top-six qualify; top-two receive byes (conference records shown)
1. Adelphi (12-0)
2. Southern New Hampshire (10-1)
3. Stonehill (8-1)
4. Merrimack (8-4)
5. Saint Michael's (8-4)
6. Bentley (6-5)
7. Assumption (6-5)
8. Le Moyne (6-6)
9. Saint Anselm (4-8)
10. New Haven (3-9)
11. Saint Rose (2-10)
12. Franklin Pierce (1-11)
13. American International (0-10)
Up Next
Merrimack has over a week off before they compete in the First Round of the Northeast-10 Championship on Tuesday, Oct. 12th.
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