PRIDE STAY ON TOP OF NECC WITH WIN OVER BAY PATH

LONGMEADOW, Mass. – For the second time this season, Regis College defeated Bay Path College in a New England Collegiate Conference women's tennis matchup, this time by a score of 6-3 on Monday afternoon in Longmeadow, Mass. Regis (9-1, 7-1 NECC) remains on top of the NECC with the win, while Bay Path (9-4, 4-3 NECC) remains in third place.

The Pride managed to overtake all three doubles and didn't look back scoring the necessary five winning points before the host Wildcats notched their first win of the match when freshman Brittany Walsh (North Smithfield, R.I.) defeated sophomore Kendall Kolb (Plymouth, Mass.) in No.3 singles action 6-1, 6-4.

Regis again took all three doubles with freshmen Abigail Wehr (Suwanee, Ga.) and Jazz Hicks (Plymouth, Mass.) taking the No.1 doubles 8-4, while junior Caroline Roche (Hanover, Mass.) and freshman Jewel Medeiros (Rochester, Mass.) barely overtook sophomore Abigail Janneke (Waterbury, Conn.) and junior Teanna Montoya(Edgartown, Mass.) after a super-tie breaker set winning 8-8 (7-2).

Unfortunately Walsh and partner fellow freshman Taylor Wood (Castleton, Conn.) lost their first doubles match of the season falling 8-5 to Kolb and sophomore Erika Palmer (Southborough, Mass.).

In singles action, No.2 Morin was defeated by the Pride's Hicks first 6-1, 6-0. Medeiros picked up the winning point next defeating Montoya 6-0, 6-0 to win the match in the No.4 flight.

Walsh grabbed the Wildcats first point next, while junior Symone Watson (Hamden, Conn.) came up with a big win in the No.1 singles defeating Wehr 6-2, 6-1 after falling to her earlier in the season.

With the score at 5-2, Wood was the next to finish in the No.5 singles spot taking Roche 6-3, 6-3. Regis would then take an insurance game at the No.6 singles with Mara defeating Janneke 6-4, 6-2.

Both teams face the Nighthawks next with Bay Path travelling to Newbury tomorrow for a 3:30 p.m. match and Regis will host Newbury on Wednesday, October 10th at 5:00 p.m.

Release courtesy of Bay Path College Sports Information