Women’s Tennis Upends Colby-Sawyer, 5-2

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HAVERHILL, Mass. – The Merrimack College women's tennis program swept the doubles portion of Wednesday's match before winning four of six singles contest to top Colby-Sawyer College, 5-2, in an indoor non-conference match played at Cedardale Health & Fitness in Haverhill, Mass.

The Basics
Score: Merrimack 5, Colby-Sawyer 2
Records: Merrimack (12-7) | Colby-Sawyer (11-5)
Location: Haverhill, Mass. | Cedardale Health & Fitness

Results
Doubles

1. Kristina Calistro/Rosemary Campanella (MER) def. Yashu Yang/Anna Kopituk (CSCW) 7-6 (7-1)

2. Cassie Restrepo/Mana Seifaei (MER) def. Maddy Gemerek/Aislinn O'Connor (CSCW) 7-5

3. Hope Salts/Mia Briggs (MER) def. Alexa Conlin/Hilary Boucher (CSCW) 6-1

Singles

	1. Yashu Yang (CSCW) def. Rosemary Campanella (MER) 6-2, 3-6, 11-9
	2. Anna Kopituk (CSCW) def. Mana Seifaei (MER) 6-4, 6-4
	3. Kristina Calistro (MER) def. Maddy Gemerek (CSCW) 6-0, 6-2
	4. Cassie Restrepo (MER) def. Aislinn O'Connor (CSCW) 6-2, 6-4
	5. Hope Salts (MER) def. Alexa Conlin (CSCW) 6-1, 6-0
	6. Mia Briggs (MER) def. Hilary Boucher (CSCW) 6-1, 6-2

 
Rapid Recap

• Head coach Dena Madden adjusted her doubles pairings, trotting the freshmen combination of Rosemary Campanella and Kristina Calistro out at No. 1 while senior Mana Seifaei and sophomore Cassie Restrepo paired together at No. 2. For both duos, it marked their first matches playing together this season
• Third doubles finished first as junior Mia Briggs and freshman Hope Salts dominated the flight, 6-1. First doubles went to a tiebreaker after the Warriors and Chargers split the first 12 games. Calistro and Campanella dominated the breaker, 7-1, to claim the flight. Seifaei and Restrepo outlasted their opposition at second doubles, 7-5, to guarantee Merrimack the doubles point
• Merrimack controlled No. 3-6 singles to win the match, sweeping all four matchups. Calistro shutout her opponent in the first set (6-0) before winning the second, 6-2, to claim the third flight. Salts (6-1, 6-0) and Briggs (6-1, 6-2) won at fifth and sixth singles, respectively, without facing adversity. Restrepo also swept her match at No. 4, 6-2 and 6-4
• Campanella played at first singles for just the second times this season, taking her match the distance against the Chargers' top option (6-2, 3-6, 9-11)

Up Next
The Warriors will look for their second straight win over the College of Holy Cross when Merrimack travels to the DI Crusaders on Saturday for a 12 p.m. match.