WNE Gets by Women’s Tennis, 6-3

Suffolk women’s tennis fell at Western New England, 6-3, Thursday afternoon in Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) action at the Volvo Tennis Courts.

October 6, 2022

Team Stats

Game Statistics	Suffolk University	Western New England
Score	3	6

Doubles

Aliza McLeish / Arriana Hasiuk def. Caren Urbano / Rachel Hill 8-0
Alyssa Blade / Bianca Prescott def. Gabrielle Tirkot / Sydney Shepard 8-3
Dani Martinez-Duran / Gianna Arace def. Barbara Consales / Anastasiya Zakharava 8-7 (8-6)

Singles

Caren Urbano def. Aliza McLeish 4-6 , 7-6 (7-1) , 10-7
Arriana Hasiuk def. Barbara Consales 6-0 , 6-1
Rachel Hill def. Dani Martinez-Duran 1-6 , 6-4 , 10-4
Gianna Arace def. Alyssa Blade 6-3 , 4-6 , 10-5
Gabrielle Tirkot def. Bianca Prescott 6-3 , 6-4
Sydney Shepard def. Angela Gross 6-0 , 6-4

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – Suffolk women's tennis fell at Western New England, 6-3, Thursday afternoon in Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) action at the Volvo Tennis Courts.

THE BASICS
SCORE: Suffolk 3 | Western New England 6
RECORDS: Suffolk (1-5, 0-3 CCC) | Western New England (3-2, 3-1CCC)

HOW IT HAPPENED
Doubles action finished in order. The Golden Bears won the first and third courts, respectively, while Suffolk's seniors captains teamed up for a second slot victory. Alyssa Blade and Bianca Prescott defeated Gabrielle Tirkot and Sydney Shepard, 8-3.

WNE locked up the win quickly as it took singles wins on courts two, six, four and five, in that order.

The Rams managed to grab come back triumphs on the third and firth positions for the 6-3 final.

At No. 3, Rachel Hill fell down one set to Dani Martinez-Duran, 6-1, before rallying in the second, 6-4, to force a tiebreaker, which the sophomore took, 10-4.

Caren Urbano, the blue-and-gold's ace, also lost her first set as Aliza McLeish prevailed, 6-4. Suffolk's junior battled back, 7-6 (7-1), before clinching the game, 10-7.

RESULTS

SINGLES
1 – Caren Urbano (Suffolk) defeated Aliza McLeish (WNE), 4-6, 7-6 (7-1), 10-7
2 – Arriana Hasiuk (WNE) defeated Barbara Consales (Suffolk), 6-0, 6-1
3 – Rachel Hill (Suffolk) defeated Dani Martinez-Duran (WNE), 1-6, 6-4, 10-4
4 – Gianna Arace (WNE) defeated Alyssa Blade (Suffolk), 6-3, 4-6, 10-5
5 – Gabrielle Tirkot (WNE) defeated Bianca Prescott (Suffolk), 6-3, 6-4
6 – Sydney Shepard (WNE) defeated Angela Gross (Suffolk), 6-0, 6-4

DOUBLES
1 – Aliza McLeish/Arriana Hasiuk (WNE) defeated Caren Urbano/Rachel Hill (Suffolk), 8-0
2 – Alyssa Blade/Bianca Prescott (Suffolk) defeated Gabrielle Tirkot/Sydney Shepard (WNE), 8-3
3 – Dani Martinez-Duran/Gianna Arace (WNE) defeated Barbara Consales/Anastasiya Zakharava (Suffolk), 8-7 (8-6)

ORDER OF FINISH: Singles (2, 6, 4, 5, 3, 1) | Doubles (1, 2, 3)

NOTEWORTHY

Gross made her collegiate debut.

WHAT'S NEXT?
Suffolk is set to host Salve Regina Saturday, Oct. 8. Prior to the 1 p.m. first serve the Rams will honor their graduating players, Blade, Consales and Prescott.