Women’s Tennis Keeps Perfect NE10 Record Intact with 6-1 Win at Saint Michael’s

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COLCHESTER, Vt. – Via a doubles sweep and victories at five of the six singles flights, the Merrimack College women's tennis program improved to 3-0 in Northeast-10 Conference play on Sunday afternoon with a 6-1 triumph at Saint Michael's.

The Basics
Score: Merrimack 6, Saint Michael's 1
Records: Merrimack (3-2, 3-0 NE10) | Saint Michael's (3-4, 2-3 NE10)
Location: Colchester, Vt. | SMC Tennis Courts

Results
Doubles

1. Cassie Restrepo/Kristina Calistro (MER) def. Abby Ramsay/Caroline Sumner (STM) 6-1

2. Lauren Persson/Mia Briggs (MER) def. Margaret de Pont/Melissa Wood (STM) 6-3

3. Rosemary Campanella/Roberta Marcos (MER) def. Brittany Katz/Katie Costa (STM) 6-1

Singles

1. Abby Ramsay (STM) def. Lauren Persson (MER) 6-2, 6-3

2. Cassie Restrepo (MER) def. Margaret de Pont (STM) 7-6 (7-5), 6-1

3. Kristina Calistro (MER) def. Melissa Wood (STM) 6-4, 6-1

4. Rosemary Campanella (MER) def. Brittany Katz (STM) 6-1, 6-1

5. Mia Briggs (MER) def. Caroline Sumner (STM) 6-0, 7-5

6. Hope Salts (MER) def. Anna Schneider (STM) 6-1, 6-0

 
Rapid Recap

• Victories at third doubles and first doubles gave Merrimack the doubles point. The third-flight pairing of freshman Rosemary Campanella and junior Roberta Marcos collected a 6-1 victory at No. 3. For Marcos, it marked her first NE10 doubles win of the season and third overall in her career
• First doubles finished shortly thereafter, with sophomore Cassie Restrepo and freshman Kristina Calistro uniting for another 6-1 triumph. Senior Lauren Persson and junior Mia Briggs also prevailed at the second flight, 6-3
• The Warriors claimed flights No. 2-6 to dominate singles action. All five victories came in straight sets. Second singles proved to be the match-clincher, where Restrepo survived a first-set tiebreak (7-5), before winning the second set in just seven games (6-1)
• The freshmen trio of Calistro, Campanella and Hope Salts kept their perfect league singles records alive with three straight-sets wins. Salts entered the lineup at No. 6 after not playing in doubles
• Briggs notched the Warriors' other victory, 6-0 and 7-5, at fifth singles

Up Next
Merrimack immediately returns to action tomorrow afternoon when the Warriors face Bentley University at 3 p.m. from the Rieger Tennis Courts on the campus of Brandeis University. The contest is a make-up game after the match scheduled for Wednesday, Sept. 12, was postponed due to rain.