LONGMEADOW, Mass.--The Western New England University women's tennis team battled Gordon College through the doubles competition of their Commonwealth Coast Conference match on Wednesday at the Grand Meadows Tennis Club, but the visiting Fighting Scots were able to pull away during singles on the way to an 8-1 victory.

Western New England falls below the .500-mark for the first time all season at 5-6, including 2-5 in the CCC. Gordon, meanwhile, improves to 6-5 overall and 5-2 in the conference. The match's venue was moved indoors from the Volvo Outdoor Courts on the WNE campus due to wet surface and threat of showers all day.

Freshman Holly Nelson picked up the Golden Bears' lone point with a 7-5, 6-3 win over Liann Van Volkinburg at No. 6 singles, improving to 2-1 at the position.

Western New England made Gordon work for all three doubles points to start the match. Freshman Christina D'Agostino and junior co-captain Kelly Byrnes lost a heartbreaker, 8-6, to Lily Drescher/Abby Caron at No. 2. The Fighting Scots also won at No. 1 by Tawnie Yeaw/Sophie Linnell over freshman Lauren Sell/sophomore Joeanna Glantz, 8-4, and No. 3 with Nathalia Moran/Alexa Didomizio defeating freshmen Alice Mathews/Jessica Breitweg, 8-3.

Gordon picked up five of the six points in singles. Yeaw, Linnell, Drescher, Caron and Moran won their matches at No. 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5, respectively, to make them double winners on the afternoon.

Western New England will have a short turnaround as it travels Thursday to West Hartford, Conn., to square off against non-conference opponent University of Saint Joseph.

Singles competition

1. Tawnie Yeaw (GC) def. Lauren Sell (WNEW) 6-2, 6-4

2. Sophie Linnell (GC) def. Joeanna Glantz (WNEW) 6-1, 6-1

3. Lily Drescher (GC) def. Christina D'Agostino (WNEW) 6-1, 6-1

4. Abby Caron (GC) def. Kelly Byrnes (WNEW) 6-0, 6-3

5. Nathalia Moran (GC) def. Corey St. Louis (WNEW) 6-4, 6-2

6. Holly Nelson (WNEW) def. Liann Van Volkinburg (GC) 7-5, 6-3

 

Doubles competition

1. Tawnie Yeaw/Sophie Linnell (GC) def. Lauren Sell/Joeanna Glantz (WNEW) 8-4

2. Lily Drescher/Abby Caron (GC) def. Christina D'Agostino/Kelly Byrnes (WNEW) 8-6

3. Nathalia Moran/Alexa Didomizio (GC) def. Alice Mathews/Jessica Breitweg (WNEW) 8-3

 

Match Notes

Gordon 6-5 (5-2 CCC)

Western New England 5-6 (2-5 CCC)

T-3:20 A-50