SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (October 21, 2026) – In its regular-season home finale, the Western New England women's tennis team defeated the Rams of Suffolk University in straight sets in every match to come up with a 7-0 victory on Wednesday afternoon from Forest Park Tennis Courts.
Records:
- Western New England: 6-6, 5-4 CNE
- Suffolk University: 1-11, 1-9 CNE
How it Happened:
The doubles round strongly favored the Golden Bears, who ripped off a pair of 6-0 victories.
Yasmine Giacalone and
Kayla Ledoux combined for a 6-0 victory over Suffolk's Morgan Plitt and Palina Vialichka, 6-0, as the duo earned their seventh victory of the season together over 11 matches.
Malina Dinis and
Elise Catlett also picked up a victory without dropping a point, knocking down Nia Bebb and Callie Clark, 6-0, in the second doubles position. In the top doubles spot, Western New England earned the final victory, seeing
Wynter Worth and
Lauren Bilodeau come away with a 6-2 victory over Julia Lanczycki and Chloe Burns, as WNE opened the match with a 1-0 lead.
Singles action was dominated by the Golden Bears, who took a win in all six matches to sweep the Rams.
Malina Dinis picked up a 6-0, 6-0 victory in the third singles position over Julia Lanczycki. In the sixth position,
Elise Catlett dropped just one game in each set, coming away with a 6-1, 6-1 win.
Lauren Bilodeau continued her senior season with a victory in the fifth position, coming away with a 6-2, 6-1 win. The Golden Bears kept rolling as
Kayla Ledoux picked up a 6-0, 6-3 win. WNE rounded out wins in singles action in the top two spots as
Wynter Worth defeated Chloe Burns, 6-3, 6-2 in the second position, while
Emma Miller
came away with a 6-3, 6-4 victory in the top singles spot, helping the Golden Bears come away with a 7-0 triumph.
Based on today's Conference of New England results, the WNE women's tennis team clinched a playoff spot with its win over Suffolk this afternoon, the first time the Blue and Gold will be part of the CNE playoffs since the 2023 fall season.
Up Next on the Schedule:
- Western New England women's tennis closes out the regular season with a trip to Gordon College to take on the Fighting Scots on Saturday, October 24, at 11:00 AM.
