Women's Tennis Sweeps NE-10 Rival Saint Anselm Saturday Morning
WARRIORS OPEN SPRING SLATE WITH 9-0 VICTORY OVER HAWKS IN NE-10 CONFERENCE PLAY
MANCHESTER, N.H. – The Merrimack College women's tennis team opened up the 2014 spring slate with a 9-0 victory over Northeast-10 Conference rival Saint Anselm Saturday afternoon at the Saint Anselm Tennis Courts.
The Basics
Scores: Merrimack 9 Saint Anselm 0
Records: Merrimack (5-1, 4-0 NE-10) | Saint Anselm (0-4, 0-4)
Location: Saint Anselm Tennis Courts. | Manchester, N.H.
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 8-2. Kara Hole (Portsmouth, R.I.) and Chealsey Giatrelis earned a 8-3 victory over Katie Martin and April Regan. Rachel Muller (North Andover, Mass.) and Alyx Barnes (Portsmouth, N.H.) captured a 9-7 win at the third slot.
Grace Messina earned a 6-1, 6-0 victory at the No. 1 slot. Shakee and Chealsey also picked up victories on Sunday by the score of 6-2, 6-0 and 6-1, 6-1 respectively. In the no. 4 and no. 5 singles slot, Hole and Muller earned an 8-5 and 8-4 victory, respectively. Barnes defeated Christine Woods by a score of 8-4.
A Closer Look
Singles:
1. G. Messina (MER) def. Katie Morrissey (STA) 6-1, 6-0
2. S. Messina (MER) def. Kathryn Rindo (STA) 6-2, 6-0
3. Giatrelis (MER) def. Katie Martin (STA) 6-1, 6-1
4. Hole (MER) def. April Regan (STA) 8-5
5. Muller (MER) def. Leah Fitzgerald (STA) 8-4
6. Barnes (MER) def. Christine Woods (STA) 8-4
Doubles:
1. G. Messina/ S. Messina (MER) def. Rindo/Russel (STA) 8-2
2. Giatrelis/Hole (MER) def. Martin/Regan (STA) 8-3
3. Muller/Barnes (MER) def. Woods/Morrissey (STA) 9-7
What They Said
"I was pleased with the way we competed this afternoon to get a conference win. Today was an important match for us and we will look to keep things going next weekend," said head coach Peter Arsenault.
Up Next
The women's tennis team returns to action on Saturday, March 15, when the Warriors travel to Springfield, Mass. to take on American International.
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