SPRINGFIELD, Mass., October 19, 2006 – Melissa Weinstein won her match at No. 2 singles and teamed with Meghan Kelly at No. 1 doubles to lead the Springfield College women’s tennis team to an 8-1 victory over Clark University this afternoon in the completion of a New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) suspended match at SC’s Appleton Courts.
With the win, Springfield ends its regular-season with an overall record of 2-7 and 1-6 in NEWMAC play. Clark also finishes its season, at 1-11 overall and 0-7 in league play. The match had been suspended on September 19th due to rain with SC leading 3-0 at the time. A Clark player then defaulted in the meantime, making the score 4-0 when the teams took to the court at 5:30 p.m. this afternoon.
Weinstein, a sophomore from Allentown, Pa., defeated Clark senior Emily Slack, 6-2, 6-4, in singles play. Weinstein had earlier teamed with Kelly, a senior from Queensbury, N.Y., to defeat Clark’s No. 1 doubles team of Slack and junior Mika Snedden, 8-2
Clark’s No. 1 singles player, freshman Celina Grisi, won her match over Kelly, 6-2, 6-0, providing the Cougars with their only team point of the day.
Springfield def. Clark, 8-1:
Singles
Celina Grisi (C) def. Meghan Kelly (SC) 6-2, 6-0
Melissa Weinstein (SC) def. Emily Slack (C), 6-2, 6-4
Kaitlynn Cates (SC) def. Mika Snedden (C), 5-2, default
Shannon Desroches (SC) def. Kristen Domurad (C), 6-0, 6-0
Jenny Cameron (SC) def. Alycia Weiner (C), 7-6(3), 6-4
Jessica Sousa (SC) def. Phoebe Livingston (C), 6-1, 6-3
Doubles
Kelly/Weinstein (SC) def. Slack/Snedden (C), 8-2
Cates/Sousa (SC) def. Domurad/Weiner (C), 8-4
Cameron/Desroches (SC) def. Livingston/Nicole Wachtel (C), 8-5
Records:
Clark 1-11, 0-7 NEWMAC
Springfield 2-7, 1-6 NEWMAC
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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