Tennis Falls to Wheaton in Season Opener

Simmons Tennis was swept by non-conference hosts Wheaton College, 9-0, during Saturday's opener for both squads at the Clark Tennis Courts. Both teams competed in the 2010 NCAA Tournament, but the Lyons got the best of the Sharks on the day. With the loss, Simmons drops to 0-1 overall, while Wheaton advances to 1-0 on the season. Powered by a doubles sweep, the Simmons tennis team topped Mount Holyoke College 6-3 this evening at the Mount Holyoke Field House. It was the Sharks? fifth consecutive win and their first over the Lyons since the 2007-08 season. Simmons Tennis served up a big win over visiting NESCAC team Colby College, 6-3, on Monday?s Senior Day match. Seniors Katy Hallinan (Maynard, Mass.) and Maile Macleod (Carlsbad, Calif.) both captured big wins at #2 and #3 singles, respectively, to help boost the Sharks past the Mules.
Simmons College
0
Wheaton College
9

Doubles

Sarah Geocaris / Catherine Teague (WHE)
def. Sabrina Salmela / Athena Lynch (SIM)
8-3
Lyndsay Cooke / Madison Hartley (WHE)
def. Maile Macleod / Maggie Taylor (SIM)
8-4
Ellen Van Faasen / Allesandra DiOrio (WHE)
def. Allison Bodek / Katy Hallinan (SIM)
8-4

Singles

Sarah Geocaris (WHE)
def. Sabrina Salmela (SIM)
6-4, 6-2
Catherine Teague (WHE)
def. Maile Macleod (SIM)
6-0, 6-2
Lyndsay Cooke (WHE)
def. Allison Bodek (SIM)
6-0, 6-0
Madison Hartley (WHE)
def. Katy Hallinan (SIM)
7-6, 6-2
Ellen Van Faasen (WHE)
def. Maggie Taylor (SIM)
7-5, 6-3
Morgan Bell (WHE)
def. Andree Sime (SIM)
6-1, 6-1
full stats
Posted: Sep 04, 2010

Simmons Tennis was swept by non-conference hosts Wheaton College, 9-0, during Saturday's opener for both squads at the Clark Tennis Courts. Both teams competed in the 2010 NCAA Tournament, but the Lyons got the best of the Sharks on the day. With the loss, Simmons drops to 0-1 overall, while Wheaton advances to 1-0 on the season.

Wheaton's regionally ranked doubles tandem of seniors Sarah Geocaris and Catherine Teague set the early tone with an 8-3 victory over Sharks junior Athena Lynch (Andover, Mass.) and sophomore Sabrina Salmela (Beverly, Mass.) in the top slot.

The Sharks turned in a pair of 8-4 losses to complete the doubles matches, with Maile Macleod (Carlsbad, Calif.) and Maggie Taylor (Yarmouth, Maine) falling to Lyndsay Cooke and Madison Hartley in the second position and Allison Bodek (Lynnfield, Mass.) and Katy Hallinan (Maynard, Mass.) dropping the #3 doubles to Ellen Van Faasen and Allesandra DiOrio. The Sharks were also bested in all six singles matches.

The Sharks will return to action on Thursday, September 9, when they host Clark at 5:00pm. The Lyons will also face Clark in their next matchup on Saturday, September 11.

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