PORTLAND, Maine – The No. 1-seeded Simmons University Tennis team faced the No. 2-seeded Husson University Eagles today in the North Atlantic Conference (NAC) Championship. The Sharks battled for the conference title, earning a 6-1 victory to claim the NAC Championship. With the win, Simmons successfully defended its NAC Title and extended its winning streak to 14 matches.
How It Happened
- The Sharks got off to a strong start in doubles action, with Masha Shutts and Amoli Vad earning a 6-0 victory at No. 1 doubles. First-years Ivy Cote and Victoria McCrann secured the doubles point with a 6-1 win. With the Sharks already holding the doubles point, Emma Parsons and Emilie Lapointe completed the sweep with a 7-6 (7-3) victory at No. 2 doubles.
- Carrying momentum into singles play, Simmons continued to control the match. Lapointe picked up a win at No. 2 singles, defeating Husson by a score of 6-0, 6-0.
- At No. 3 singles, Vad earned a 6-1, 6-0 victory, while nearly simultaneously, Shutts solidified the NAC Title with her win at No. 1 singles (6-0, 6-1) to put the Sharks on top, 4-0.
- Despite the Sharks securing the victory, the match was played out in its entirety, and Simmons continued to battle across the courts. Cote bounced back after dropping the opening set to win her No. 4 singles match in a three-set thriller, 2-6, 6-4, 12-10. Classmate Victoria McCrann rallied from a 5-1 deficit in the opening set to win her No. 6 singles match, 7-6 (10-5), 6-3. Senior Grace Burke put together a strong performance at No. 5 singles, pushing her match to a third-set tiebreaker, 6-2, 3-6, 10-7.
Simmons has now finished the fall season with a 14-1 record and 5-0 in league play.
Up Next
With the NAC Championship victory, Simmons received an automatic birth to the NCAA Division III Tournament which will be seeded and take place in May 2027.
