BRIGHTON, Mass. – Simmons tennis (5-10) opened its spring season dropping a tough 6-3 decision to Husson University on Friday evening.

First-years Emilie Lapointe and Megan Baadsgaard helped the Sharks jump on the board early with a quick, 8-2 win in first doubles. But the Eagles responded, coming out with victories second and third doubles to take a 2-1 lead into singles.

The Sharks picked up a pair of wins in singles. Lapointe began singles competitions making quick work of Julia Barber in first singles, 6-2, 6-0. Baadsgaard closed out the night with a come-from-behind victory over Emily Doten in second singles. After being edged out, 6-4, in the first set, Baadsgaard tied up the match with a 7-6 win in second singles before winning a tie-breaker, 10-7 in the third set. 

In sixth singles, first-year Ainsley Foster nearly came back after dropping the first set, 4-6, with a 6-2 win in the second set to force the third set against Olivia Chandler. But Chandler was able hold off the Maine native, edging out Foster 10-4 in the tie-breaker. Senior Sara Fucillo played solid in fourth singles, taking an early 1-0 lead on Joey Ramsdell with a 6-3 win in the first set, but was edged out 7-5 in the second set then fell 10-5 in the third. 

SIMMONS RESULTS:
Doubles
1D) Emilie Lapointe/Megan Baadsgaard (S) def Molly Chicoine/Julia Barber (H) 8-2
2D) Emily Doten/Joey Ramsdell (H) def Emily Lopez/Sara Fucillo (S) 8-4
3D) Olivia Chandler/Kayla Lockhart (H) def Ainsley Foster/Emma Parsons (S) 8-3

Doubles Order of Finish:  1,3,2

Singles
1S) Lapointe (S) def Barber (H) 6-2,6-0
2S) Baadsgaard (S) def Doten (H) 4-6, 7-6 (7), 10-7
3S) Chicoine (H) def Lopez (S) 6-2,6-1
4S) Ramsdell (H) def Fucillo (S) 6-3,5-7,10-5
5S) Lockhart (H) def Parsons (S) 6-2,6-0
6S) Chandler (H) def Foster (S) 4-6,6-2, 10-4

Singles Order of Finish:  1,5,6,3,4,2

UP NEXT
Simmons returns to the court on Wednesday, April 24 hosting Emerson College at 3:30 p.m.