SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (September 19, 2026) – The Western New England women's tennis team was defeated on Saturday afternoon by the Chargers of Colby-Sawyer College by a final score of 7-0 in Conference of New England action, despite two singles matches that went the distance and a hard-fought third-position doubles match.
Records:
- Western New England: 1-2, 1-1 CNE
- Colby-Sawyer College: 2-0, 2-0 CNE
How it Happened:
In doubles action, Western New England's top doubles team of
Lauren Bilodeau and
Wynter Worth fell 6-2 to Colby-Sawyer's Maria Espinosa Lopez and Justine Porowski. In the second doubles pairing, the Golden Bears dropped a 6-0 decision, with
Malina Dinis and
Elise Catlett falling short to CSC's Reese Montstream and Sky Jara. WNE's third pairing of
Kayla Ledoux and
Yasmine Giacalone fell short, but had the most competitive match of the three, dropping a 7-5 decision to Matilda Macomber and Callie Valeri, as Colby-Sawyer came away with the opening point of the match after doubles action, leading WNE 1-0.
In singles action, the Chargers put away Western New England quickly in the fifth, second, third, and first positions to claim victory.
Lauren Bilodeau fell short, 6-1, 6-0 in the fifth spot, with Monstream coming away with the win to give CSC the 2-0 lead.
Wynter Worth fell for Western New England by the same score in the second singles spot, 6-1, 6-0, to CSC's Porowski, giving the Chargers a 3-0 lead.
Malina Dinis fought hard in the third singles position, but fell to Maria Espinosa Lopez, 6-3, 6-2, seeing Colby-Sawyer claim victory in the match.
Emma Miller fell in the top singles spot for the Blue and Gold, 6-0, 6-2.
Sophia Alvaro played in the sixth singles position and overcame a first-set defeat to win the second set 7-6 (5), before falling just short in the third-set tiebreak. Similar can be said about
Kayla Ledoux in the fourth singles position for Western New England, falling in a tiebreak in the opening set before winning a tiebreak in the second set, 7-6 (5), but falling 10-4 in the final set of the match, as the Golden Bears were swept on home court Saturday by a final score of 7-0.
Up Next on the Schedule:
- A busy week for Western New England opens this coming Wednesday, September 23, at 4:00 PM, traveling to Roger Williams University for CNE action. WNE will also play UMass-Dartmouth (September 24) and Endicott College (September 25) this week.
