SPRINGFIELD, Mass.--Led by junior co-captain Kelly Byrnes, the Western New England women's tennis team doubled up on visiting Sage College, 6-3, in a non-conference match at the Volvo Outdoor Courts on Monday. The Golden Bears improve to 2-1 on the season while the Gators lost their third-straight to fall to 1-3.

Byrnes was victorious at No. 2 doubles and No. 4 singles. She teamed up with freshman Christina D'Agostino to soundly defeat Kirsten Ackerman/Erin Duffy 8-1, and then won her singles match over Lauren Bendall 5-7, 6-1, 6-1, clinching the match for the Golden Bears by overcoming a tough 7-5 loss in the opening set.

Western New England led 2-1 after the doubles competition thanks to a No. 3 victory by the freshmen tandem of Jessica Breitweg and Alice Mathews over Alex Faas and Lindsey Tolman, 8-0.

The Golden Bears won four of the six singles flights. Besides Byrnes, sophomore Joeanna Glantz won at No. 2, classmate Corey St. Louis at No. 5 and senior co-captain Michele Magliulo at No. 6.  The latter was dominant in besting Tolman in straight sets, 6-1, 6-0.

SINGLES

1. Kirsten Ackerman (S) def. Lauren Sell, 6-2, 6-2
2. Joeanna Glantz (WNE) def. Erin Duffy, 7-6 (7-5), 6-3
3. Katie Schultz (S) def. Christina D'Agostino, 2-6, 7-5, 10-6
4. Kelly Byrnes (WNE) def. Lauren Bendall, 5-7, 6-1, 6-1
5. Corey St. Louis (WNE) def. Alex Faas, 7-6 (7-5), 6-1
6. Michelle Magliulo (WNE) def. Lindsey Tolman, 6-1, 6-0

DOUBLES

1. Ackerman and Duffy (S) def. Sell and Glantz, 8-4
2. D'Agostino and Byrnes (WNE) def. Schltz and Bendall, 8-1
3. Jessica Breitweg and Alice Matthews (WNE) def. Faas and Tolman, 8-0

Western New England will have a quick turnaround by playing at Commonwealth Coast Conference foe Eastern Nazarene College tomorrow in Quincy and then hosting MCLA on Thursday, both matches beginning at 3:30 p.m.