BRIGHTON, Mass. – Simmons tennis (7-5) returned to its winning ways earning a 4-3 victory over non-conference Suffolk University (0-8) on Friday afternoon.
 
The Sharks jumped out to an early 1-0 lead, claiming the doubles point, winning first and second doubles. Senior Julia Perconti and first-year Amoli Vad earned their fourth win as doubles partners knocking off Nia Bebb and Rachel Hill, 6-2. Moments later, sophomore Emilie Lapointe and first-year Masha Shutts grabbed their team-leading eighth victory together with a first doubles win over Caren Urbano and Meghan Tenneti.
 
In the singles portion of the afternoon, Lapointe was quick to pick up the Sharks second win of the day, shutting out Tenneti in two sets, 6-0, 6-0. Vad followed up with another two-set win over Bebb, 6-2, 6-2, while Shutts sealed the win edging out Urbano in first singles, 6-2, 6-4.
 
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Simmons returns to the courts next Wednesday, October 9 when they host Lesley University at 3:30 p.m.