RIVERSIDE, R.I. - September 15, 2018 - The Colby-Sawyer women's tennis team defeated reigning Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) champion Johnson & Wales, 8-1, on Saturday afternoon.
The Chargers improve to 3-2 overall and 2-0 in the conference. The Wildcats drop to 3-2 overall and 0-1 in the GNAC.
Colby-Sawyer got the match off to a hot start by sweeping all three doubles matches.
Yashu Yang and
Anna Kopituk earned an 8-3 win at No. 1, while
Alexa Conlin and
Hilary Boucher won 8-5 at No. 3. In the closest doubles contest,
Maddy Gemerek and
Aislinn O'Connor edge Drew Bobey and Claire Parry 9-8 (7-1) to give the Chargers a 3-0 lead.
The Chargers took care of business by winning five of the six singles matches. Yang breezed by Parry at the top flight 6-1, 6-0.
Gemerek needed a tie-breaker to win the first set, but then took the second 6-1 at No. 2.
O'Connor earned a 6-4, 6-2 triumph at the third flight. With the win, O'Connor moved into a tie for 7th on the all-time wins list with
Claire Toffey '13.
Kopituk also won in straight sets at No. 4 6-3, 6-2. Boucher did not drop a game en route to her victory at the sixth flight.
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Colby-Sawyer 8, Johnson & Wales 1
Sep 15, 2018 at Riverside, RI (Centre Court)
| Singles competition |
| 1. Yashu Yang (CSCW) def. Claire Parry (JWUWT) 6-1, 6-0 |
| 2. Maddy Gemerek (CSCW) def. Lauren Torre (JWUWT) 7-6 (7-5), 6-1 |
| 3. Aislinn O'Connor (CSCW) def. Delaney Macchirole (JWUWT) 6-4, 6-2 |
| 4. Anna Kopituk (CSCW) def. Kourtney Moore (JWUWT) 6-3, 6-2 |
| 5. Drew Bobey (JWUWT) def. Alexa Conlin (CSCW) 6-2, 6-3 |
| 6. Hilary Boucher (CSCW) def. Gabriela Velazquez (JWUWT) 6-0, 6-0 |
| Match Notes |
| Colby-Sawyer 3-2, 2-0 GNAC |
| Johnson & Wales 3-2, 0-1 GNAC |
| Order of finish: Doubles (3,1,2); Singles (1,6,4,2,5,3) |
