Box Score SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (October 3, 2023) – Western New England women's tennis senior
Dani Martinez was honored prior to first serve on Tuesday afternoon from a sunny Volvo Tennis Courts, honoring her on Senior Day, in which the Golden Bears would down the visiting Suffolk Rams by a final score of 6-2.
Records:
- Western New England: 3-4, 2-2 CCC
- Suffolk University: 2-6, 1-2 CCC
How it Happened:
Western New England would need to battle in the opening doubles round after honoring their lone senior prior to the match. Western New England would open doubles action with a big 8-7 (12-10) win when
Emma Miller and
Jessica Cofrancesco outlasted the Rams to get WNE a big opening point in the doubles #1 slot. WNE would sweep the Rams in doubles play after
Sydney Shepard and
Catie Seklecki would take an 8-6 win in doubles #2 action, while senior
Dani Martinez and
Gianna Arace would finish an 8-2 win as the Golden Bears would go up 3-0 early.
Dani Martinez would collect a 6-2, 6-2 win in singles action as Western New England continued to roll while
Gabrielle Tirkot came away with a 6-0, 6-1 win.
Catie Seklecki finished off the sixth singles position with a win with a 6-1, 6-1 victory.
Jessica Cofrancesco's singles match in the second singles position would be suspended due to darkness, though Western New England would come away with a 6-2 victory over the Rams, collecting a big one for CCC playoff seeding contention.
Up Next on the Schedule:
- WNE will return home on Saturday, October 7 at 12:00 PM to host the Hawks of Roger Williams University.
