REGIS MOVES TO 2-0 IN NECC WITH 6-3 WIN
The Regis College women's tennis team snapped Lesley University's three match winning streak with a 6-3 victory over the Lynx on Friday night in New England Collegiate Conference play at Buckingham, Browne, and Nichols. The Pride move to 3-1 overall and 2-0 in the NECC, while Lesley falls to 3-2 and 0-1 in league matches.
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – The Regis College women's tennis team snapped Lesley University's three match winning streak with a 6-3 victory over the Lynx on Friday night in New England Collegiate Conference play at Buckingham, Browne, and Nichols. The Pride move to 3-1 overall and 2-0 in the NECC, while Lesley falls to 3-2 and 0-1 in league matches.
Regis senior Kendall Kolb (Plymouth, Mass.) and freshman Amy DiPace (Cambridge, Mass.) earned the night's first win with an 8-2 victory in No. 3 doubles over Lesley juniors Christyl Skelton (Burlington, Mass.) and Victoria Bunker (Auburn, Maine).
Pride sophomore Emily Rice (Pittsfield, Mass.) and freshman Sara Kanarkiewicz (Peabody, Mass.) followed with an 8-6 win in a back-and-forth second doubles match over seniors Emma True (Lee, N.H.) and Molly Phelps (Durham, N.H.). Rice and Kanarkiewicz jumped out to a 4-1 edge before True and Phelps battled back to take a 6-5 lead. The Pride rallied to score the next three points to take the 8-6 decision.
Lesley's No. 1 tandem of freshman Caroline Kiddie (Scituate, Mass.) and sophomore Carlyn Barker (Murrieta, Calif.) recorded the lone doubles win for the hosts with an 8-6 decision over sophomore Jessie Lord (Fall River, Mass.) and junior Jewel Medeiros (Rochester, Mass.).
Kolb put the Pride on the board first in the singles portion of the match with a 6-0, 6-0 win over Lynx senior Meghann Toomajian (Nahant, Mass.) in the No. 6 match to give the Pride a 3-1 edge on the night.
True pulled the Lynx back to within one with a 6-2, 6-1 victory over Kanarkiewicz in the fourth flight before Kiddie pulled the match even with a 6-2, 3-6, 1-0 (12-10) triumph over Lord. Kiddie trailed 8-9 and was a point away from being defeated before rallying to win four of the next five points.
Rice outlasted Lesley senior Carissa Iverson (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) in No. 2 singles 6-1, 6-7 (4-7), 1-0 (10-6) before Medeiros sealed the victory for Regis with a 6-4, 6-0 triumph over Barker in No. 3 singles.
DiPace rounded out the night with a 6-2, 6-3 victory over Bunker in the fifth singles match.
Both teams will return to NECC action tomorrow as the Lynx will travel to New London, Conn. for a battle with Mitchell College at 12:00 p.m. while the Pride will return home to host Bay Path College for a 1:00 p.m. start.
Release courtesy of Lesley University Sports Information