Tennis Tops Gwynedd-Mercy; Advances to NCAA Second Round

BABSON PARK, Mass.?Babson College won two of three doubles matches and swept all six matches in singles play, cruising to an 8-1 victory over Simmons College in non-conference women?s tennis action on Wednesday afternoon at Farwell Courts. CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- Simmons tennis defeated the Johnson & Wales Wildcats, 7-2 to remain undefeated in the Great Northeast Athletic Conference Sunday afternoon. WORCESTER, Mass. - Four Holy Cross women's tennis players won both of their respective singles and double matches, as the Crusaders defeated Simmons, 6-1, on Saturday afternoon at the Sinnott Family Tennis Facility. With the win, the Crusaders improve to 6-8 on the season, while the Sharks fall to 13-3 overall. AMHERST, Mass. -- Simmons Tennis defeated Gwynedd-Mercy College 5-2 in the first round of the 2014 Division III NCAA Tennis Championships Thursday afternoon at Amherst College.
Simmons
5
Gwynedd-Mercy
2

Doubles

Rachel Fein / Taylor Michener (GM)
def. Rachael Downey / Sofie Epshtein (SIM)
8-6
Gabrielle Muller / Kristen Kriebel (GM)
def. Meghan Cokely / Caroline Khoury (SIM)
8-5
Katie Crowley / Theresa Reinhard (SIM)
def. Kellie Booth / Jenna Caffarello (GM)
8-0

Singles

Theresa Reinhard (SIM)
def. Rachel Fein (GM)
6-3, 6-3
Meghan Cokely (SIM)
def. Taylor Michener (GM)
6-1, 6-1
Sofie Epshtein (SIM)
def. Gabrielle Muller (GM)
6-0, 6-3
Rachael Downey (SIM)
def. Kristen Kriebel (GM)
6-0, 6-1
Kellie Booth (GM)
def. Cathy Baker (SIM)
FINAL - UNFINISHED
Jenna Caffarello (GM)
def. Katie Crowley (SIM)
FINAL - UNFINISHED
full stats
Posted: May 08, 2014

AMHERST, Mass. -- Simmons Tennis defeated Gwynedd-Mercy College 5-2 in the first round of the 2014 Division III NCAA Tennis Championships Thursday afternoon at Amherst College.

 

The Sharks took a 2-1 lead after doubles play as sophomore Rachael Downey (Groveland, Mass.) teamed up with first year Sofie Epshtein (Newton, Mass.) to defeat Rachel Fein and Taylor Michener 8-6 in the No. 1 position, while sophomore Katie Crowley (Reading, Mass.) and first year Theresa Reinhard (Canton, Ohio) swept Kellie Booth and Jenna Caffarello 8-0 in the No. 3 spot. The Griffins took the No. 2 match as Gabrielle Muller and Kristen Kriebel defeated Meghan Cokely (Haverhill, Mass.) and Caroline Khoury (Portsmouth, Ohio) 8-5.

 

With the one-point lead heading into singles play, Simmons took the first four matches to secure the victory. Reinhard defeated Fein 6-3, 6-3 at the No. 1 position, Cokely topped Michener 6-1, 6-1 at the No. 2 spot, and Epshtein defeated Muller 6-0, 6-3 at No. 3 singles. Completing the victory for the Sharks was Downey, who defeated Kriebel 6-0, 6-1 at the No. 4 position to advance the Sharks to the NCAA second round for the first time since 2010.

 

The Sharks (14-5) will face #13 nationally ranked MIT (16-4) on Friday, May 9 at 9:00 AM at Amherst College in the second round of the tournament. The neighbors previously faced off on Apr. 25 in Cambridge, when the Engineers swept the Sharks 9-0. 

Scoreboard
  • Fri, 04/19 Women's Tennis vs. Husson L, 6-3 (Final) RC
  • 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
  • Mon, 10/09 Women's Tennis vs. Lesley L, 5-4 (Final) RC | BX | BX | R
  • Sun, 10/08 Women's Tennis vs. Colby-Sawyer L, 7-2 (Final) RC | R