Women's Tennis Falters at Queens, 8-1
FLUSHING, N.Y. – The Merrimack College wpmen's tennis team travelled to Queen's (N.Y.) College on Saturday afternoon, dropping an 8-1 contest against the Knights.
The Basics
Score: Queens 8, Merrimack 1
Records: Merrimack (13-6)| Queens (10-2)
Location: Flushing, N.Y.
How It Happened
The matchup pitted the tenth-ranked Warriors against the third-ranked Knights based on the most recent ITA East Region poll.
The Knights swept doubles play, taking a 3-0 advantage into singles. Both first and third doubles ended at 8-5 margins, with Grace Messina (Caracas, Venezuela)/Mana Seifaei (North York, Ontario) falling at No. 1 and freshmen Lauren Persson (Barnstable, Mass.)/Celine Mende (Shrewsbury, Mass.) losing at No. 3
Messina picked up a straight-set victory at first singles, notching her first victory of the spring after moving through the fall undefeated in dual-match play. Sophomore Mackenzie Blair (Thomaston, Conn.) won her first set at fifth singles, before her opponent battled back to win a three-set decision.
Results
Doubles
1. Angelika Sobiecka / Cami Abdallah (QUE) def. Grace Messina/ Mana Seifaei (MER) 8-5
2. Andrea Samson / Line Sorsdahl Aasen (QUE) def. Danielle Dunn / Mackenzie Blair (MER) 8-1
3. Frederike Borner / Anne Strating (QUE) def. Celine Mende / Lauren Persson (MER) 8-5
Singles
1. Grace Messina (MER) def. Andrea Samson (QUE) 6-3, 6-4
2. Angelika Sobiecka (QUE) def. Mana Seifaei (MER) 6-1, 6-2
3. Cami Abdallah (QUE) def. Lauren Persson (MER) 6-2, 6-0
4. Frederike Borner (QUE) def. Danielle Dunn (MER) 6-0, 6-0
5. Line Sorsdahl Aasen (QUE) def. Mackenzie Blair (MER) 2-6, 6-3, 10-7
6. Anne Strating (QUE) def. Celine Mende (MER) 6-2, 6-2
Up Next
Merrimack heads to Florida next Saturday, beginning its swing through the Sunshine State. The Warriors meet the University of Tampa Bay on Saturday, March 19, from Tampa.
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