BRIGHTON, Mass. – Simmons tennis (5-4) handed UMass Boston (4-1) their first loss of the season following a 6-1 win on Wednesday evening.
The Sharks began the night strong, taking the doubles point. Third doubles tandem of first-year
Reese McFarland and sophomore
Laura Lowe defeated Beacons' Kayla Calderone and Kate Vivia Romerao with ease, 6-1. After the Beacons evened doubles, pulling out the 6-3 win in first doubles, seniors
Julia Perconti and
Emily Lopez snatched second doubles, 6-4, to grabe the doubles point.
In the singles portion of the night, sophomore
Emma Parsons blanked Kate Vivia Romero in two sets, 6-0, 6-0. Not long after, sophomore
Grace Burke earned her sixth singles win of the season with a two-set, 6-0, 6-1, win in fifth singles.
After dropping the first set of fourth singles, Lopez answered with identical 6-1 wins in the second and third set to earn her fourth win of the season. Sophomore
Emilie Lapointe picked up her seventh win of the season with a 7-5, 6-4 win in second singles, while first-year
Masha Shutts kept pace claiming the three-set win in first singles for her team-leading seventh win.
UP NEXT
Simmons returns to the courts for the third time this week hosting Albertus Magnus College on Saturday, September 28 at noon.
