SPRINGFIELD, Mass.--Visiting Nichols College swept the singles action en route to an 8-1 victory Saturday over Western New England University in Commonwealth Coast Conference women's tennis action at the Volvo Outdoor Courts. The Bison improve to 4-1 overall and 2-1 in the CCC, while the Golden Bears drop to 1-3 and 0-3.
Sophomores
Jessica Breitweg and
Alice Mathews won at No. 3 doubles to account for Western New England's lone point as Nichols held a slim 2-1 lead going into the singles competition. They defeated Emma Carey/Michelle Keklik in an 8-6 thriller.
But four Bison won their singles matches to make them double winners that led NC to the victory. Lauren Candia defeated
Lauren Sell 6-2, 6-3 at No. 1, Cristina Szepanski downed
Joeanna Glantz 6-0, 6-2 at No. 2, Ashley Dallaire swept
Christina D'Agostino 6-1, 6-4 at No. 3, and Daniela Saldarriaga edged
Holly Nelson 6-3, 3-6, 10-1 at No. 4.
Candia and Dallaire beat Sell and Glantz in No. 1 doubles, 8-3, and Szepanski and Saldarriaga tripped up D'Agostino and
Kelly Byrnes at No. 2 by that identical score.
Breitweg and
Petra Martinelli lost tough 6-2, 7-5 decisions at Nos. 5 and 6 singles to Carey and Tiffany Romano.
Western New England will continue its conference schedule on Wednesday at Salve Regina in Newport, R.I.
| Singles competition |
| 1. Lauren Candia (NC) def. Lauren Sell (WNE) 6-2, 6-3 |
| 2. Cristina Szepanski (NC) def. Joeanna Glantz (WNE) 6-0, 6-2 |
| 3. Ashley Dallaire (NC) def. Christina D'Agostino (WNE) 6-1, 6-4 |
| 4. Daniela Saldarriaga (NC) def. Holly Nelson (WNE) 6-3, 3-6, 10-1 |
| 5. Emma Carey (NC) def. Jessica Breitweg (WNE) 6-2, 7-5 |
| 6. Tiffany Romano (NC) def. Petra Martinelli (WNE) 6-2, 7-5 |
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| Match Notes |
| Nichols 4-1 (2-1 CCC) |
| Western New England 1-3 (0-3 CCC) |
| Commonwealth Coast Conference match. |
| Official: William Wilson T-3:15 A-50 |
