MILTON, Mass. – The Curry College women's tennis team fell to visiting Lesley University, 8-1, at the Big Nine Courts on Monday afternoon.  With the win the Lynx improve to 10-3 on the season, while the Colonels fall to 1-13 overall.

The Lynx swept all three double matches and were victorious in five singles matches.  The Colonels earned their only win at the #2 singles spot.

Lesley's #1 singles player, freshman Caroline Kiddie (Scituate, Mass.) won her match 6-4, 6-2 against junior Kimberly Love (Windsor Locks, Conn.).  Curry's sophomore Kayla Prete (Orange, Conn.) earned her teams only point on the day at the #2 slot when she claimed her tilt verse senior Carissa Iverson (St. Johnsbury, Vt.), 1-6, 6-0, 10-8. In # 3 singles, the Colonels junior Hannah Erickson (Mount Desert, Maine) was bested by sophomore Carlyn Barker (Murrieta, Calif.), 3-6, 6-4, 10-5. The Lynx #4 singles player, senior Emma True (Lee, N.H.) upended senior Alison Rhodes (Rye, N.H.), 6-2, 6-1. Freshman Jennifer Dube (Coventry, Conn.) fell to junior Christyl Skelton (Burlington, Mass.), 6-3, 6-2 at the #5 slot.  And in the final singles match, Lesley's #6 player senior Meghann Toomajian  (Nahant, Mass.) swept freshman Sanjay Toure (Brockton, Mass.), 6-0, 6-0.

In doubles, the #1 duo of Barker and Kiddie bested Love and Prete, 8-4.  At the #2 doubles slot, True and senior Molly Phelps (Durham, N.H.) outlasted Erickson and Rhodes, 8-5.  In the final match on the day, the Lynx #3 doubles partners junior Victoria Bunker (Auburn, Maine) and Iverson defeated Toure and Dube, 8-1.

The Colonels return to action on Tuesday, October 14 at 3:00 when they host UMass. Boston.  Lesley returns to action on Saturday, October 18, in the NECC Semi-finals.