SPRINGFIELD, Mass. - Junior Kristyn Villany (Red Bank, NJ) won her No. 2 singles match and captured her No. 1 doubles flight with sophomore Meredith Hughes (Springfield, MA) as second-seeded Western New England College defeated third-seeded Emmanuel College 7-2 in the semifinals of the Great Northeast Athletic Tournament (GNAC) Women's Tennis Tournament on Thursday.
Senior Monica Machon (Ellsworth, ME) and freshman Ashley Sunderland (Commack, NY) also won both their singles and doubles matches.
The Golden Bears (12-1) will visit top-seeded Simmons at 3:00 p.m. Saturday (Oct. 29) in the GNAC Tournament championship match. The contest will be held at indoor courts at Buckingham Browne & Nichols in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Simmons handed Western New England College its only loss of the season 5-4 on October 29.
Western New England College 7, Emmanuel 2
Singles
Ann Marie Podnecky (E) def. Meredith Hughes, 7-6, 6-2
Kristyn Villany (W) def. Rachel Strauss, 7-5, 6-4
Lauren Kremer (W) def. Jamie St. Laurent, 6-2, 6-4
Ashley Sunderland (W) def. Cat Robinson, 6-3, 6-4
Monica Machon (W) def. Cyndie Ellis, 7-6 (7-5), 6-3
Katie Silva (E) def. Devon Masse, 6-4, 6-4
Doubles
Hughes/Villany (W) def. Podnecky/Ellis, 8-5
Sunderland/Machon (W) def. St. Laurent/Robinson, 8-3
Susanne Johnson/Ali Malone (W) def. Megan Barrows/Jamie Kenyon, 8-4
