Women’s Tennis Edged Out by Assumption, 5-3

WORCESTER, Mass. – The Merrimack College women's tennis program's match on Wednesday at Assumption went about as long as it could go, with the host Greyhounds outlasting the Warriors, 5-3, in a darkness-shortened Northeast-10 Conference tilt from Worcester.

The Basics
Score: Assumption 5, Merrimack 3
Records: Merrimack (3-2, 3-2 NE10) | Assumption (6-1, 5-1 NE10)
Location: Worcester, Mass. | AssumptionTennis Courts

Results
Doubles

1. Cassie Burbine / Julia Chappell (ASM) def. Mana Seifaei/Mia Briggs (MERW) 8-4

2. Maria Monje/Valeria Sanchez (ASM) def. Danielle Dunn/Cassie Restrepo (MERW) 8-4

3. Lauren Persson/Mackenzie Blair (MERW) def. Camille Latoni/Veronica Op (ASM) 9-8 (7-4)

Singles

1. Cassie Burbine (ASM) def. Mana Seifaei (MERW) 6-0, 3-6, 10-2

2. Julia Chappell (ASM) def. Lauren Persson (MERW) 6-0, 6-0

3. Danielle Dunn (MERW) vs. Paige Benoit (ASM) 6-4, 3-4 unfinished

4. Cassie Restrepo (MERW) def. Maria Monje (ASM) 6-4, 6-3

5. Mia Briggs (MERW) def. Valeria Sanchez (ASM) 6-4, 6-1

6. Camille Latoni (ASM) def. Mackenzie Blair (MERW) 6-2, 6-1

Rapid Recap (Doubles)

• Playing together for the second time as a pair, senior Mackenzie Blair (Thomaston, Conn.) and junior Lauren Persson (Barnstable, Mass.) won a tiebreaker to get Merrimack one point in the doubles venue. Tied at eight-all through sixteen games, Blair/Persson won the breaker by a 7-4 margin to take the third flight
• The hosts doubled up the Warriors (8-4) at first and second doubles to secure a 2-1 lead entering singles play

Rapid Recap (Singles)

• Merrimack's two singles victories came at the fourth and fifth flights. Coming off a strong showing at ITA East Regionals, Briggs posted a straight-sets victory including a seven-game triumph in the second set to win at No. 5
• Another Warrior who showed well over the weekend, freshman Cassie Restrepo (Miami, Fla.) returned to dual-match play with a sweep of No. 4, 6-4 and 6-3
• The Greyhounds won at No. 2 and No. 6 to move within a point of clinching the match, but after junior Mana Seifaei (North York, Ontario) forced a third set at first singles, Assumption's Cassie Burbine outlasted the Warriors' top option to give Assumption the win

Up Next
Merrimack hosts Adelphi University on Saturday at 10 a.m. before traveling to the University of New Haven for a 1 p.m. match on Sunday.