BOSTON, Mass.—In one of the most competitive home matches of the season, UMass Boston (5-9) fell just short on Senior Day in a 6-3 loss to Curry College (10-6) Tuesday afternoon at the B.C. High Tennis Courts.

UMass Boston honored senior co-captains Anitra Kloczewiak (Newton, Mass.) and Samantha Counts (Bridgewater, Mass.) before the game as part of the team's Senior Day Ceremonies.

Curry College took a 2-1 lead after doubles play, thanks to winning one of the two doubles matches that went to a tiebreak.

In singles play, the Colonels took three of the first four points to earn the victory, before Kloczewiak closed out the match with a huge victory in the final home match of her career.

Elizabeth Zarkades and Devin Curley opened the match with an 8-0 win for Curry over the Beacons duo of Kelsey Shea (West Bridgewater, Mass.) and Logan Smith (Southwick, Mass.). 

The Beacons responded with a big win at number two singles, as Vicky Woytowicz (Springfield, Mass.) and Solveig Castelli (Precojo, France) outlasted Emily Mongello and Molly Louis 9-8, with a 7-4 win in the tiebreak.

Curry closed out the doubles portion of the match with an intense 9-8 win. Megan Mulrooney and Kimberly Love held off Kloczewiak and Counts 9-8, with a 10-8 edge in the tiebreak.

The match marked the 100^th career result for Counts, who ranks second only to Kloczewiak on the UMass Boston career record list.

UMass Boston opened up singles play with a victory, as Shea knocked off Curley 6-2, 6-4 at sixth-flight singles.

Zarkades put the Colonels back into the lead at 3-2, when she defeated Kathleen Conroy (Quincy, Mass.) 6-3, 6-3 at number five singles.

Curry pushed the lead out to 4-2, as Louis earned a 6-3, 6-3 win at number three singles over Castelli.

The Colonels clinched the victory at number two singles, as Mongello picked up a 6-2, 6-2 victory over Counts.

Curry capped off their scoring with a 6-0, 6-1 win at number four singles, as Love defeated Nurcin Celebi (Istanbul, Turkey).

Kloczewiak ended the day on a bright note for UMass Boston, as she took a 2-6, 6-2, 6-2 win at number one singles over Megan Mulrooney. With the victory, Kloczewiak picked up her team-leading 20^th victory of the season and stands one win shy of tying the program-record for a single-season.

Curry College finished their season with a 10-6 mark, their most wins since 2010. UMass Boston will return to action Saturday at 2 p.m. as they travel to Plymouth State University for a key Little East Conference matchup.  (Match recap courtesy of UMass Boston Sports Information)