Tennis Advances in NCAA Tournament

Simmons Tennis will face off with Colby-Sawyer College in Friday?s NCAA Division III Tournament, held at Amherst College. The Sharks earned an automatic bid to nationals after winning the 2009 Great Northeast Athletic Conference tournament, and have won two of three spring season matches while training for the NCAA, including one 7-2 victory over Colby-Sawyer. AMHERST, MA ? Simmons Tennis earned a 5-0 win over Colby-Sawyer College Friday afternoon in the NCAA Division III Women?s Tennis Regional Championship First Round, which was held indoors at the Hampshire College Bay Road Tennis Club. The Chargers end their season at 17-6, while the Sharks improve to 15-7 and will take on regional host Amherst College Saturday at 1 p.m. AMHERST, MA ? Amherst College earned a 5-0 win over Simmons College Saturday afternoon in the NCAA Division III Women?s Tennis Regional Championship Second Round. The Sharks end their season at 15-8, while the Lord Jeffs improve to 18-2 and will host either Middlebury or Bowdoin College Sunday at 1 p.m. in the regional finals.
Colby-Sawyer
0
Simmons
5

Doubles

Sabrina Salmela / Maile Macleod (SIM)
def. Jen LaChance / Hannah White (CSC)
8-6
Melissa Keroack / Maggie Taylor (SIM)
def. Lauren Turenne / Claire Toffey (CSC)
8-5
Katy Hallinan / Jordan Borash (SIM)
def. Brittany Mailman / Carolyn Drake (CSC)
8-1

Singles

Sabrina Salmela (SIM)
def. Jen LaChance (CSC)
FINAL - UNFINISHED
Maile Macleod (SIM)
def. Hannah White (CSC)
FINAL - UNFINISHED
Katy Hallinan (SIM)
def. Claire Toffey (CSC)
6-4, 6-0
Maggie Taylor (SIM)
def. Lauren Turenne (CSC)
6-1, 6-2
Liza Pope (SIM)
def. Brittany Mailman (CSC)
FINAL - UNFINISHED
Athena Lynch (SIM)
def. Carolyn Drake (CSC)
FINAL - UNFINISHED
full stats
Posted: May 14, 2010

AMHERST, MA – Simmons Tennis earned a 5-0 win over Colby-Sawyer College Friday afternoon in the NCAA Division III Women's Tennis Regional Championship First Round, which was held indoors at the Hampshire College Bay Road Tennis Club. The Chargers end their season at 17-6, while the Sharks improve to 15-7 and will take on regional host Amherst College Saturday at 1 p.m.

Simmons, which earned a 7-2 win over Colby-Sawyer during the regular season, got off to a strong start by sweeping doubles play. Athena Lynch '12 and Liza Pope '12 were the first to give Simmons a point, earning an 8-1 win over Carolyn Drake '11 and Brittany Mailman '10 at No. 3. In the No. 2 pairing, Melissa Keroack '13 and Maggie Taylor '12 defeated Claire Toffey '13 and Lauren Turenne '12, 8-5.

The top Colby-Sawyer pair of Jen LaChance '10 and Hannah White '11 held a 6-5 lead over Maile Macleod '11 and Sabrina Salmela '13, but the Simmons duo stormed back to win the next three games for an 8-6 win that wrapped up doubles action.

Simmons took a 4-0 lead after the first singles match was wrapped up. Maggie Taylor picked up a 6-1, 6-2 win over Lauren Turenne in straight sets, putting the Sharks on the verge of victory. Shortly after, Simmons clinched the win as Katy Hallinan closed out a 6-4, 6-0 win against Claire Toffey at number three.

In a pair of matches that were in underway, Simmons and Colby-Sawyer were each in line for another win as the matches were halted with the decision clinched. The Sharks will take on the top-ranked hosts from Amherst Saturday afternoon at 1 p.m. on the Amherst campus.

Simmons : Colby-Sawyer ~ Amherst, Mass ~ Friday, May 14, 2010

Doubles
1. Maile Macleod/Sabrina Salmela (SC) def. Jen LaChance/Hannah White (CSC) 8-6

2. Melissa Keroack/Maggie Taylor (SC) def. Claire Toffey/Lauren Turenne (CSC) 8-5

3. Jordan Borash/Katy Hallinan (SC) def. Carolyn Drake/Brittany Mailman (CSC) 8-1

Singles

1. Sabrina Salmela (SC) leading Jen LaChance (CSC) 6-4, 2-2, unfinished

2. Hannah White (CSC) leading Maile Macleod (SC) 6-2, 0-6, 2-0, unfinished

3. Katy Hallinan (SC) def. Claire Toffey (CSC) 6-4, 6-0

4. Maggie Taylor (SC) def. Lauren Turenne (CSC) 6-1, 6-2

5. Brittany Mailman (CSC) leading Liza Pope (SC) 2-0, unfinished

6. Athena Lynch (SC) vs. Carolyn Drake (CSC), did not start

Scoreboard
  • Sat, 04/27 Women's Tennis vs. Lesley W, 7-2 (Final) RC | R
  • Wed, 04/24 Women's Tennis vs. Emerson L, 6-0 (Final) RC | R
  • Fri, 04/19 Women's Tennis vs. Husson L, 6-3 (Final) RC | R
  • Fri, 04/12 Women's Tennis vs. Bentley (Postponed)
  • Sat, 10/14 Women's Tennis vs. Regis (Mass.) L, 5-1 (Final) RC | R | PR