Bridgewater State Downs Women’s Tennis, 7-2

WINCESTER, Mass. – The Suffolk women's tennis team picked up its first points of the 2017 slate, but it would not be enough as Bridgewater State defeated the Rams, 7-2, Thursday afternoon at the Winchester Tennis Center. 

THE BASICS
SCORE: Suffolk 2, Bridgewater State 7
RECORDS: Suffolk (0-3) | Bridgewater State (2-2) 

HOW IT HAPPENED
The Bears took a 3-0 lead out of doubles action. From there, Danyln Medou put the Rams on the board with a 6-2, 6-3, win over Olivia Sweeney in the sixth spot. A golden match by BSU's Bojana Roman against Suffolk's Elena Cisneros Garcia on the second court set up match point for the visitors, which they secured thanks to a 6-0, 6-1 victory by Alison Scagnellis versus senior captain Isabel Rathlev. 

With the match already won by the Bears, Delaney Dunlap wrapped up the night with a thrilling 2-6, 6-4, 11-9 win on court won, defeating BSU's ace Alisha Silva. 

NOTEABLES

• Dunlap recorded her first victory as a Suffolk Ram. 

COMING UP
Suffolk continues its home stretch next Thursday, Sept. 21 when the Rams entertain Wentworth at North Reading High School at 6 p.m.

RESULTS
DOUBLES
1 – Alisha Silva/Amanda Strickland (BSU) defeated Delaney Dunlap/Elena Cisneros Garcia (SUF), 8-3
2 – Bojana Roman/Alison Scangelli (BSU) defeated Isabel Rathlev/Keely Hardy (SUF), 8-2
3 – Angelique Gray/Rachel Tarantino (BSU) defeated Meagan French/Jacquelyn Nakamura (SUF), 8-2 

SINGLES
1 – Delaney Dunlap (SUF) defeated Alisha Silva (BSU), 2-6, 6-4, 11-9
2 – Bojana Roman (BSU) defeated Elena Cisneros Garcis (SUF), 6-0, 6-0
3 – Alison Scagnelli (BSU) defeated Isabel Rathlev (SUF), 6-0, 6-1
4 – Amanda Strickland (BSU) defeated Keely Hardy (SUF), 6-3, 6-0
5 - Angelique Gray (BSU) defeated Meagan French (SUF), 7-5, 6-1
6 – Danlyn Medou (SUF) defeated Olivia Sweeney (BSU), 6-2, 6-3 

ORDER OF FINISH: (D) 2, 3, 1 (S) 6, 2, 3, 4, 5, 1