Women's Tennis Falls To Southern Maine, 9-0
Gorham, ME --- Worcester State dropped a 9-0 road loss to Southern Maine this afternoon in Little East Conference women's tennis action. Freshman Taylor Tomasetti and Lisa Higgins along with sophomore's Brooke Michanczyk and Laura Sarkis all were defeated in close sets during singles play.
Gorham, ME --- The University of Southern Maine Huskies women's tennis team did not drop a single set en route to a 9-0 win over the Worcester State University Lancers in a Little East Conference tennis match Saturday afternoon.
With their second straight win in as many matches, the Huskies improve to 8-7 overall and finish above .500 in the Little East Conference regular season with a 5-3 record. The loss drops the Lancers record to 3-8 overall and 0-6 in the Little East Conference.
Sophomore Mary Moran (Windham, ME) led the Huskies from the top of the line-up earning a solid 6-2, 6-2 win at first singles defeating Worcester State freshman Taylor Tomasetti (Waterford, CT).
Sophomore Emily Boutin (Old Town, ME) took a resounding 6-0, 6-0 win at second singles in a win over Lancer sophomore Brooke Michanczyk (Middletown, CT) for her seventh singles victory of the season.
Junior Ali Hartley (Boothbay Harbor, ME) earned her team-leading ninth victory of the season, picking up a hard-earned 6-4, 6-2 win at fourth singles. Hartley defeated Worcester State sophomore Laura Sarkis (West Springfield, MA) to improve to 9-6 on the season.
WSU freshman Lisa Higgins (Pembroke, MA) was defeated in a tough-fought sixth singles match, with a score of 6-2, 6-3 by sophomore Leah Churchill (Cumberland, ME).
Worcester State will travel to Western Connecticut on Tuesday for their last match of the season at 4 PM while Southern Maine will compete in the first round of the 2011 Little East Conference Championship beginning Tuesday.
Full Release Courtesy of Southern Maine Sports Information