CASSELBERRY, Fla. (March 16, 2016) - Sophomore
Lauren Sell (Milford, Conn.) earned wins at both No. 1 singles and No. 1 doubles, but Western New England University fell to St. Ambrose University, 7-2, this afternoon at Red Bug Lake Park in Casselberry, Fla.
Sell and junior
Joeanna Glantz (Agawam, Mass.) posted an 8-3 victory over Griffin Rasche/Sammy Carr, giving the Golden Bears their lone doubles triumph of the afternoon. The Fighting Bees recorded wins at both No. 2 and No. 3 doubles, as Sarah Wurster/Anne Bohnert topped sophomore
Christina D'Agostino (Bohemia, N.Y.) and senior
Kelly Byrnes (Berlin, Conn.), 8-5, and Mary Alice Oswalt/Alex Horton defeated sophomores
Alice Mathews (Scarborough, Maine) and
Jessica Breitweg (Bohemia, N.Y.), 8-6.
Sell was also victorious at the top of Western New England's singles lineup, earning a hard fought 6-4, 7-6 (7-2) result over Rasche. Glantz fell to Oswalt, 6-3, 6-1 at No. 2, while Bohnert edged D'Agostino 1-6, 7-5 (10-3) at No. 3.
Western New England (7-6) wraps up its spring break trip tomorrow at 11:30 a.m. against Illinois Wesleyan at Sanlando Park in Altamonte Springs, Fla.
Singles competition |
1. Lauren Sell (WNE) def. Rasche, Griffin (SAUWT) 6-4, 7-6, (7-2) |
2. Oswalt, Mary Alice (SAUWT) def. Joeanna Glantz (WNE) 6-3, 6-1 |
3. Bohnert, Anne (SAUWT) def. Christina D'Agostino (WNE) 1-6, 7-5, 10-3 |
4. Wurster, Sarah (SAUWT) def. Jessica Breitweg (WNE) 7-5, 6-0 |
5. Horton, Alex (SAUWT) def. Corey St. Louis (WNE) 6-4, 6-1 |
6. McEachern, Shannon (SAUWT) def. Petra Martinelli (WNE) 6-4, 6-1 |
Match Notes |
St. Ambrose Univ. 8-2 |
Western New England 7-6 |