SPRINGFIELD, Mass.--The Western New England University women's tennis team dropped a 7-2 decision Saturday at the hands of visiting Gordon College in Commonwealth Coast Conference action at the Volvo Outdoor Tennis Facility. The Golden Bears fall to 1-4 overall, including 0-3 in the league, while the Fighting Scots are now 1-4 and 1-2.
Western New England picked up wins at No. 1 and 6 singles behind
Linda Mustafa and
Gillian Adams, respectively. Mustafa defeated Lily Drescher in straight sets, 6-4, 6-1. Adams had a tougher road but came back from one-set down and had to go through a third-set tiebreaker to edge Rachel Kauffman, 3-6, 6-3, 7-6 (4).
Singles
#1:
Linda Mustafa (WNE) def. Lily Drescher, 6-4, 6-1
#2: Sarah Hickey (GC) def.
Valerie Conway, 6-3, 6-3
#3: Jessie Dupre (GC) def.
Alysha Lesieur, 6-3, 4-6, 7-5
#4: Eva Kenna (GC) def.
Lindsey Brudvig, 6-3, 6-7 (5), 6-1
#5: Hannah Damon (GC) def.
Michele Magliulo, 6-1, 3-6, 6-4
#6:
Gillian Adams (WNE) def. Rachel Kauffman, 3-6, 6-3, 7-6 (4)
Doubles
#1: Drescher/Hickey (GC) def. Mustafa/
Kelsey Grode, 8-5
#2: Dupre/Damon (GC) def. Lesieur/Conway, 8-6
#3: Kenna/Kauffman (GC) def.
Kelly Byrnes/
Juliette Cormier, 8-2
