Springfield, Mass. -- March 30, 2012 -- Led by junior Sam Carney (Franklin, Mass.) at No. 1 singles, the Springfield College women's tennis team defeated its counterparts from Salve Regina University of Newport, R.I. 9-0, on a pleasant day this afternoon at the Julius Appleton Courts at SC.Springfield thus raises its record to 6-9, while Salve Regina falls to 8-6. The Pride has now won three in a row, including its last two on its Spring Break trip to Florida.
SC captured doubles play, 3-0. Junior Siana Green (Pomfret, Conn.) won her match at No. 4 singles, 6-0, 6-0.
Salve managed to win one set on the day, at No. 6 singles. Everything else was won by SC in straight sets.
Final Score: Springfield 9, Salve Regina 0
Doubles
1) Sam Carney/Jen Cleary (SC) def. Elizabeth DiFilippo/Meg Olson (SR), 8-1
2) Vanessa Senecal/Sydney Streimer (SC) def. Ana Gwozdz/Elizabeth Liguori (SR), 8-4
3) Siana Green/Amy Buttarazzi (SC) def. Erica Shay/Nichol Stevens (SR), 8-6
Singles
1) Sam Carney (SC) def. Nichol Stevens (SR), 6-1, 6-1
2) Jen Cleary (SC) def. Elizabeth DiFilippo (SR), 6-0, 6-1
3) Vanessa Senecal (SC) def. Ana Gwozdz (SR), 6-3, 6-2
4) Siana Green (SC) def. Emily Walters (SR), 6-0, 6-0
5) Sydney Streimer (SC) def. Elizabeth Liguori (SR), 6-4, 6-3
6) Amy Buttarazzi (SC) def. Erica Shay (SR), 6-0, 5-7, (11-9)
On Sunday, the SC women will host Connecticut College at 1 pm, again at the Appleton Courts .
Toby Coffin G’01, enters his third year as the head men’s and women’s tennis coach at Springfield College. Coffin, who has coached at numerous high schools in the area, will look to build a program which will contend for a conference crown.
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