WEST HAVEN, Conn. – The Bentley University women's tennis team played its long-delayed Northeast-10 opener on Wednesday and came away with a 9-0 win at New Haven.
Four players won in both singles and doubles, junior Paulina Sotomayor (San Antonio, Texas/Ronald Reagan), senior Kara Murphy (Worcester, Pa./Methacton), junior Rachael Litton (Burlington, Ontario/Nelson), senior Brittany Harbert (Boxford, Mass./Masconomet) and freshman Melanie Scott (Southbury, Conn./Pomperaug).
Sotomayor defeated Lindsey Conley in number one singles 6-2, 6-4, and Murphy and Litton each won without dropping a game in number two and three singles.
Bentley is back in action on Oct. 13 at Assumption.
Box Score
At West Haven, Conn.
Bentley 9, New Haven 0
Singles
No. 1 Paulina Sotomayor (B) def. Lindsey Conley (UNH) 6-2, 6-4
No. 2 Kara Murphy (B) def. Bre Kraynak (UNH) 6-0, 6-0
No. 3 Rachael Litton (B) def. Nan Sirihorachai (UNH) 6-0, 6-0
No. 4 Brittany Harbert (B) def. Melanie Johnson (UNH) 6-1, 6-1
No. 5 Melanie Scott (B) def. Martha Petzoldt (UNH) 4-6, 6-0, 10-2
No. 6 Katie Van Gilst (B) def. Jessica MacPhee (UNH) 6-4, 6-0
Doubles
No. 1 Sotomayor/Scott (B) def. Conley/Johnson (UNH) 8-4
No. 2 Murphy/Litton (B) def. Sirihorachai/MacPhee (UNH) 8-5
No. 3 Harbert/Alyssa Hayes (B) def. Christina Santos/Brianna Salamone (UNH) 8-1
