SPRINGFIELD, Mass., Sept. 25, 2005 – Springfield sophomore Meghan Kelly (Queensbury, N.Y.) and senior Angela Giles (Concord, N.H.) both contributed two points each as the Pride defeated Colby-Sawyer College, 6-3, on a chilly Sunday afternoon at the Appleton Courts on the campus of Springfield College.
Kelly paired up with freshman Melissa Weinstein (Allentown, Pa.) at #1 doubles and cruised 8-3 over Colby's Alex Hardenbrook and Meghan Welch. Kelly then took on Welch again in singles, winning 6-2, 6-2. Giles paired up with junior Heidi Eidse (Bryn Athyn, Pa.) at third doubles and won 8-2 over Lauren Bakker and Danielle Fantasia of Colby-Sawyer. Like Kelly, Giles took the momentum from doubles into her singles match at #6 and defeated sophomore Jill Goldstein of Colby-Sawyer 6-3, 6-2.
SC is now 3-5 overall and 2-2 in the New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC). As for Colby-Sawyer, they fall to 2-4 and remain 1-1 in the Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC). SC will next travel to Simmons College for a non-conference contest on Tuesday afternoon, September 27, at 3:00 p.m.
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Toby Coffin G’01, enters his second 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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