POMFRET, Conn.--Host Nichols College swept all three doubles and six singles matches to pin a 9-0 loss on Western New England University in Commonwealth Coast Conference women's tennis action at the Pomfret School on Saturday. The Bison improve to 9-2 overall and 5-1 in the CCC, while the Golden Bears fall to the .500-mark (5-5) for the first time since Sep. 6 and they are now 2-4 in the conference.

Sophomore Corey St. Louis took Daniela Saldarriaga to a super-set tiebreaker at No.5 singles. After dropping the opening frame 6-0, St. Louis roared back to take the second 6-2 before falling by just three points in the third, 10-7.

The Bison have now won the last six head-to-head meetings with the Golden Bears to even the all-time record at 6-6 after dropping the first six.

The Golden Bears host CCC foe Gordon on Wednesday at 3:30 p.m. at the Volvo Outdoor Courts. The Bison travel to take on Colby-Sawyer on Tuesday at 3 p.m.

(Editor's note: Nichols Athletics contributed to this match recap.)

Singles competition

1. Alanna Judd (NC) def. Lauren Sell (WNE) 6-1, 6-3

2. Cristina Szepanski (NC) def. Joeanna Glantz (WNE) 6-0, 6-0

3. Lindsay Benoit (NC) def. Christina D'Agostino (WNE) 6-1, 6-1

4. Lauren Candia (NC) def. Kelly Byrnes (WNE) 6-0, 6-0

5. Daniela Saldarriaga (NC) def. Corey St. Louis (WNE) 6-0, 2-6, 10-7

6. Katie Malloy (NC) def. Michele Magliulo (WNE) 6-2, 6-1

 

Doubles competition

1. Alanna Judd/Lauren Candia (NC) def. Lauren Sell/Joeanna Glantz (WNE) 8-2

2. Lindsay Benoit/Cristina Szepanski (NC) def. Christina D'Agostino/Kelly Byrnes (WNE) 8-1

3. Ashley Dallaire/Daniela Saldarriaga (NC) def. Alice Mathews/Jessica Breitweg (WNE) 8-1

 

Match Notes

Western New Eng. 5-5, 2-4 CCC

Nichols 9-2, 5-1 CCC

Order of finish: Doubles (2,3,1); Singles (4,2,3,1,6,5)

T-2:48 A-26