Springfield, Mass. – October 10, 2009 – The Springfield College women’s tennis team suffered a 9-0 setback to visiting Wellesley College on Saturday afternoon in a New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) contest.
With the win the Blue moves to 4-2, while the Pride falls to 1-7 on the season.
Freshman Sam Carney (Franklin, Mass.) suffered her first loss of the season from the No. 3 singles slot. At No. 6 singles, freshman Vanessa Senecal (Seekonk, Mass.) put up a good battle, but lost 10-5 in the third-set super tiebreaker.
Springfield returns to action on Tuesday afternoon when it hosts Mount Holyoke. First serve is slated for 4:00 pm.
MATCH RESULTS
Singles
1. WC- Marie Watanabe d. Amy Shaw, 7-5, 6-0
2. WC- Jacqueline Shen d. Kyla Walgren, 6-1, 6-1
3. WC- Meghan Stubblebine d. Sam Carney, 6-1, 6-2
4. WC- Nathalie Herman d. Erin Woodbury, 6-3, 6-2
5. WC- Mariya Chokova d. Funmi Olowookere, 6-4, 6-2
6. WC- Elena Bowen d. Vanessa Senecal, 7-5, 4-6, (10-5)
Doubles
1. WC- Siddique/Shen d. Shaw/Walgren, 8-1
2. WC- Watanabe/Stubblebine d. Senecal/Woodbury, 8-0
3. SC- Herman/Chu d. Maltz/Slotnick, 8-4
Wellesley 9, Springfield 0
