Box Score

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. - Sophomore Christina Barbarisi (Feeding Hills, MA) won her No. 5 singles match in the dark to lead the Western New England College women's tennis team to a dramatic 5-4 victory over city rival Springfield in a non-league match Thursday (Sept. 24).

The Golden Bears are now 6-2 while the Pride falls to 0-2.

Barbarisi won the first game against junior Kristi Maltz (Waterford, CT) 6-2 before dropping a 4-6 decision in the second game. The two players then went to a 10-point tie-breaker. Maltz went ahead 5-4 before Barbarisi won six of the next seven points as darkness descended on the WNEC Courts.

A short time earlier, senior co-captain Kristen Ayers (Acton, MA) won her No. 2 singles match in three games to tie the match.

Senior Kelly Murnane (Cheshire, CT) took her No. 4 singles match in straight sets and teamed with junior Ashley Czelatka (Southampton, NY) for a win at the No. 2 doubles spot.

Freshman Linda Mustafa (Chicopee, MA) and sophomore Jessica Haffner (Suffield, CT) posted a win at No. 3 doubles.

Springfield junior Amy Shaw (Walpole, MA) took the No. 1 singles match in straight sets.

Freshman Sam Carney (Franklin, MA) and senior Elizabeth Slotnick (Nanuet, NY) were winners at the No. 3 and No. 6 singles positions, respectively.

Freshmen Vanessa Senecal (Seekonk, MA) and Erin Woodbury (Yarmouth, ME) took the No. 1 doubles flight.