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NORTH ANDOVER, Mass.. – Freshmen
Kristina Calistro and
Rosemary Campanella each claimed singles victories over NYIT – the six-time defending East Coast Conference champions – on Friday afternoon, but the Merrimack College women's tennis program suffered a 5-2 defeat to the Bears in the Warriors' season opener at North Andover High School.
The Basics
Score: NYIT 5,
Merrimack 2
Records: Merrimack (0-1) | NYIT (1-0)
Location: North Andover, Mass. | North Andover High School
Results
Doubles
Singles
| 1. Quagliardi, Barbie (NYITW) def. Mana Seifaei (MER) 6-0, 6-1 |
| 2. Baumgartnera, Diane (NYITW) def. Cassie Restrepo (MER) 6-1, 6-3 |
| 3. Andric, Ivana (NYITW) def. Lauren Persson (MER) 6-1, 6-0 |
| 4. Kristina Calistro (MER) def. Byrnes, Kaitlyn (NYITW) 6-1, 6-0 |
| 5. Rosemary Campanella (MER) def. Hoch, Cosima (NYITW) 3-6, 6-2, 11-9 |
| 6. Borobia, Monica (NYITW) def. Mia Briggs (MER) 7-5, 6-1 |
Rapid Recap
- Playing under new Intercollegiate Tennis Association rules that awards one overall point for doubles, the Bears won all three flights to take a 1-0 into the singles portion of the match.
- Senior captain Mana Seifaei and Campanella debuted as a pair at No. 1, falling by a 6-1 margin. The second and third flights each had 6-4 decisions that went in favor of the visitors. Senior Lauren Persson and Calistro played at No. 2 while sophomore Cassie Restrepo and junior Mia Briggs reunited as a duo at the third flight
- Calistro posted a dominant performance at fourth singles in her first-ever collegiate match. She only dropped one game (6-1) in her opener before winning in shutout fashion in the second frame
- Campanella dropped her first set (3-6), but won the second frame in just eight games (6-2) to force a 10-point tiebreaker. The Wells, Maine native delivered a winner on the 20th point, 11-9
Up Next
The Warriors will compete in the Holy Cross Doubles Invitational tomorrow morning beginning at 10 a.m. in Worcester, Mass.
