WALTHAM, Mass. - Bentley University closed out the 2009-10
regular season with a 6-3 victory over Merrimack on Saturday
afternoon in Northeast-10 women's tennis. The Falcons head into the
NE-10 Tournament with a mark of 10-8 overall and 9-4 in the
conference.
The Falcons took the second and third flights in doubles.
Sophomores Ellen Mader
(West Linn, Ore./Jesuit) and Kara Murphy
(Worcester, Pa./Methacton) beat Mollie Fitzgerald and
Kylie Waddington 8-2 and junior Cheryl
Martin (Pittsfield, Mass./St. Joseph Central)
and sophomore Brittany
Harbert (Boxford, Mass./Masconomet) topped Erin
McMahon and Courtney Garvey 8-3.
Bentley took the third through sixth flights in singles. Murphy,
freshman Rachael Litton (Burlington,
Ontario/Nelson), Martin and B. Harbert were the
winners.
The Falcons will find out their seeding and first round opponent
for the NE-10 Tournament at the conclusion of the regular season on
Sunday. The tournament begins on Wednesday, April 21.
At Waltham, Mass.
Bentley 6, Merrimack 3
Doubles
No. 1 Caitlin Dunn/Cristina Lucin (M) def.
Kelly Fleszar/
Rachel Harbert (B) 8-6
No. 2 Kara Murphy/Ellen Mader (B) def. Mollie
Fitzgerald/Kylie Waddington (M) 8-2
No. 3 Cheryl Martin/Brittany Harbert (B) def. Erin
McMahon/Courtney Garvey (M) 8-3
Singles
No. 1 Lucin (M) def. Fleszar (B) 6-0, 6-1
No. 2 Dunn (M) def.
Paulina Sotomayor (B) 6-3, 6-0
No. 3 Murphy (B) def. Garvey (M) 6-3, 6-1
No. 4 Rachael Litton (B) def. Waddington (M) 6-0, 6-2
No. 5 Martin (B) def. Fitzgerald (M) 4-6, 7-5, 10-8
No. 6 B. Harbert (B) Allison Lydon (M) 6-2, 6-0
