BOSTON--The Western New England University women's tennis team opened Tuesday's Commonwealth Coast Conference match at Wentworth Institute of Technology by capturing two of three doubles matches, but the Golden Bears couldn't sustain that momentum going into singles play in a 6-3 loss to the Leopards at the Harvard University Courts.

With the win the Leopards even their record to 4-4 overall and stand at 2-3 in the CCC, surpassing the number of wins by last season's team that ended up 3-10. The Golden Bears slip to 3-6 and 0-5 in the conference.

Senior Kelsey Grode, who celebrated a birthday today, teamed with sophomore Kelly Byrnes to give WNE a 1-0 lead with an 8-5 win at No. 3 over Wentworth senior Olivia Hegner and junior Val Maccarone. The Golden Bears extended their lead to 2-0 after the No. 1 doubles team of freshman Joeanna Glantz and graduate student Linda Mustafa defeated sophomore Caitlin Corcoran and junior Virginia Ofer, 8-6.

Western New England freshman Corey St. Louis made it a 4-3 match with a 7-6 (8-6), 6-0 win over junior Marisa Page at No. 5 singles to pick up the Golden Bears' third point of the day.

The Leopards host Suffolk on Thursday afternoon. That same day the Golden Bears are at The Sage Colleges.

Singles competition
1. Caitlin Corcoran (WIT) def. Joeanna Glantz (WNEW) 6-4, 6-4
2. Deborah Massaro (WIT) def. Linda Mustafa (WNEW) 6-7 (9-11), 6-0, 1-0
3. Nicole McColgan (WIT) def. Lindsey Brudvig (WNEW) 6-3, 6-1
4. Virgina Ofer (WIT) def. Kelly Byrnes (WNEW) 6-2, 6-3
5. Corey St. Louis (WNEW) def. Marisa Page (WIT) 7-6 (8-6), 6-0
6. Olivia Hegner (WIT) def. Kelsey Grode (WNEW) 6-4, 2-6, 6-4

Doubles competition
1. Joeanna Glantz/Linda Mustafa (WNEW) def. Caitlin Corcoran/Virgina Ofer (WIT) 8-6
2. Deborah Massaro/Nicole McColgan (WIT) def. Lindsey Brudvig/Corey St. Louis (WNEW) 8-4
3. Kelsey Grode/Kelly Byrnes (WNEW) def. Olivia Hegner/Val Maccarone (WIT) 8-5