Rhode Island College 9, Worcester State 0
Providence, RI — Senior Julie Bannon (Narragansett, RI),
the reigning Little East Conference Women's Tennis Player of the
Week, earned a straight-set (6-1, 6-1) victory at No. 1 singles,
then teamed with sophomore Gabriela Batek (Greenville, RI) for an
8-6 win at No. 2 doubles, as Rhode Island College shut out visiting
Worcester State, 9-0, on Monday afternoon at the RIC Tennis
Courts.
RIC (9-5) wins for the third straight match and for the fourth
time in the club's last five contests. Worcester State drops to 3-7
in the loss.
The Anchorwomen picked up their second shutout win of the season
as the hosts won five of the six singles matches in straight
sets.
Freshmen Marissa Langellier (Greenville, RI) and Doris Belanger
(West Warwick, RI) increased their team-high singles win totals to
12-2 at No. 5 and 6 singles, while pairing up to earn their ninth
(9-5) win at No. 3 doubles.
The closest matches for the Lancers included second singles as
junior Courteney Blais (Paxton, MA) forced a
tiebreaker but lost 1-6, 6-4 and 7-10 while Blais and third-year
Ashley Perkins (Worcester, MA/Doherty) were handed
a 8-6 setback.
In upcoming action, Head Coach Liz Barrette's team will close out
the regular season at Little East Conference rival UMass Dartmouth
on Saturday, Oct. 17.
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Singles |
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1 |
Bannon (RIC) def Perkins (WOR) |
6-1, 6-1 |
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2 |
Eastman (RIC) def Blais (WOR) |
6-1,4-6, 10-7 |
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3 |
Batek (RIC) def Xhemollari (WOR) |
6-0, 6-1 |
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4 |
LaBarre (RIC) def Shaw (WOR) |
6-2, 6-1 |
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5 |
Langellier (RIC) def Sellner (WOR) |
6-0, 6-1 |
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6 |
Belanger (RIC) def Cain (WOR) |
6-2, 6-2 |
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Doubles |
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1 |
Bannon-Batek (RIC) def Perkins-Blais (WOR) |
8-6 |
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2 |
Eastman-LaBarre (RIC) def Xhemollari-Shaw (WOR) |
8-1 |
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3 |
Langellier-Harkins (RIC) def Sellner-Lehman (WOR) |
8-2 |