GOFFSTOWN, N.H. – Playing in the program's fifth straight Northeast-10 Conference Championship, the Merrimack College women's tennis program took the courts on Wednesday at the YMCA Allard Center as the sixth seed, traveling to No. 3 Southern New Hampshire. The Penmen utilized a doubles sweep to take control of the match, eventually prevailing by a 5-0 margin.
The Basics
Score: Southern N.H. 5,
Merrimack 0
Records: Merrimack (7-6) | SNHU (11-3)
Location: Goffstown, N.H. | YMCA Allard Center
2017 NE10 Women's Tennis Championship Schedule
Wednesday, October 25
First Round
Match #1: #3 So. New Hampshire def. #6 Merrimack, 5-0
Match #2: #5 Le Moyne at #4 Assumption - 1pm
Friday, October 27
Semifinals
Match #3: #3 So. New Hampshire at #2 Adelphi - 1pm
Match #4: Match #2 winner at #1 Stonehill - 1pm
Sunday, October 29
Championship (to be held at highest remaining seed)
Game 5: Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 winner - 1pm
Results
Doubles
1) Anna Sala / Casey Burns (SNH) def.
Mana Seifaei /
Danielle Dunn (MERW) 8-3
2) Kaitlyn Poje / Lindsay Baum (SNH) def.
Mia Briggs /
Cassie Restrepo (MERW) 8-3
3) Rachel Wagner / Sofia Morais (SNH) def.
Mackenzie Blair /
Lauren Persson (MERW) 8-6
Singles
1) Anna Sala (SNH) vs.
Mana Seifaei (MERW) FINAL - UNFINISHED
2) Sofia Morais (SNH) def.
Lauren Persson (MERW) 6-2, 6-2
3) Kaitlyn Poje (SNH) vs.
Danielle Dunn (MERW) FINAL - UNFINISHED
4) Casey Burns (SNH) def.
Cassie Restrepo (MERW) 6-3, 6-0
5) Rachel Wagner (SNH) vs.
Mia Briggs (MERW) FINAL - UNFINISHED
6) Lindsay Baum (SNH) vs.
Mackenzie Blair (MERW) FINAL - UNFINISHED
Rapid Recap (Doubles)
- The closest match of the doubles trifecta came at the third flight, where senior captain Mackenzie Blair (Thomaston, Conn.) and junior Lauren Persson (Barnstable, Mass.) dropped a narrow 8-6 decision to the Penmen's Rachel Wagner and Sofia Morais
- The first and second flights went down as 8-3 finals, with junior Mana Seifaei (North York, Ontario) and senior Danielle Dunn (Middleton, Mass.) appearing at the top flight, and sophomore Mia Briggs (York, Maine) and freshman Cassie Restrepo (Miami, Fla.) playing at No. 2
Rapid Recap (Singles)
- Four of the six singles matches went unfinished as the Penmen won a pair of two-setters to clinch the match
- Persson suffered a 6-2, 6-2 defeat at the second rung of the singles ladder, while Restrepo hung in with her opponent in the opener (6-4) before bowing out in the second set
