NEW LONDON, Conn. – Regis College won all but one set while powering to a 9-0 victory over Mitchell College in a New England Collegiate Conference women's tennis matchup on Wednesday afternoon at the Mack Tennis Courts.
Regis got off to a strong start by taking all three doubles points. The top duo of Jessie Lord (Fall River, Mass.) and Erica Murphy (Portsmouth, N.H.) didn't lose a game while the teams of Emily Rice (Pittsfield, Mass.) and Katasha Jarvis (Mt. Vernon, N.Y.) and Jewel Medeiros (Rochester, Mass.) and Sara Kanarkiewicz (Peabody, Mass.) won by 8-2 finals at No. 2 and 3, respectively.
The Pride carried the momentum in singles play as Jarvis, Medeiros and Amy DiPace (Cambridge, Mass.) all won by 6-0, 6-0 finals at the bottom three spots. Murphy and Rice also won in straight sets at No. 2 and 3, respectively.
The most competitive singles match of the day came at the top spot where Lord and Mitchell senior Samantha Ryan (Quaker Hill, Conn.) split sets. Lord took the first in a tiebreaker before Ryan rallied back for a 6-1 win in the second. In lieu of a third set the two played a 10-point tiebreaker that saw Lord come out on top by a 10-7 margin.
Mitchell (2-7, 2-5 NECC) will next play at Newbury College on Thursday, October 8 at 7:30 p.m. Regis (10-1, 9-0 NECC) returns to action at Becker College on Saturday, October 10 at 1:00 p.m.
Release Courtesy of Mitchell College Sports Information