Women's Tennis Absorbs 9-0 Loss to CCC Rival Salve Regina

Women's Tennis Absorbs 9-0 Loss to CCC Rival Salve Regina

MILTON, Mass. – The Curry College women's tennis team fell to visiting Commonwealth Coast Conference opponent Salve Regina, 9-0, at the Big Nine Courts on Tuesday afternoon.  With the win the Seahawks improve to 3-2 on the season and 3-2 in the Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC), while the Colonels fall to 0-8 overall and 0-5 in the CCC.

The Seahawks swept all six singles matches and all three double matches.

Salve Regina No. 1 singles player, sophomore Emma Gruber (New Canaan, Conn.) won her match 6-1, 6-1 against junior Kimberly Love (Windsor Locks, Conn.).  Senior No. 2 singles player Elizabeth DiFilippo (West Chester, Pa.)  claimed her tilt verse sophomore Kayla Prete (Orange, Conn.), 6-2, 7-5. In No. 3 singles, the Colonels junior Hannah Erickson (Mount Desert, Maine) was bested by sophomore Taylor Amendola (Westbrook, Conn.), 6-3, 6-2. Freshman Courtney Bailey (No. Dartmouth, Mass.) earned the No. 4 singles win for Salve Regina, 6-1, 6-1 by defeating freshman Laura Ferris (Shelton, Conn.). The Seahawks junior Isabelle Weatherby (Newport, R.I.) earned 6-2, 6-2 wins over freshman Alexandra Moschetto (Hampton Falls, N.H.).  The No. 6 position was won by Salve Regina by default.

In doubles at the No.1 slot, the Seahawks pair of senior Hayley Maxwell (Pound Ridge, N.Y.) and Gruber bested Love and Prete, 8-4.  The No. 2 duo of DiFilippo and senior Meg Olson outlasted Ferris and senior Alison Rhodes (Rye, N.H.), 8-3.  In the final match on the day, No.3 doubles partners, Amendola and Bailey defeated Moschetto and Erickson, 8-2.

The Colonels return to action on Friday, September 26 at 3:30 when they host Anna Maria.  The Seahawks return to action on Saturday, September 27, when they host CCC opponent Wentworth for a 12:00 match.