Bay Path Hands Women's Tennis 8-1 Setback

Box Score

LONGMEADOW, Mass. - The Mitchell College women's tennis team lost an NECC contest at Bay Path College on Tuesday night by a final score of 8-1.

Bay Path (7-2 overall, 4-1 NECC) started the match with wins at all three doubles positions. The Wildcats then took five out of six singles matches to secure the victory.

Mitchell (0-9 overall, 0-5 NECC) saw its lone win come at No. 6 singles, where junior Kelly Walsh picked up a 6-2, 6-4 win over Kara Fox. The victory was Walsh's first of the season.

The Wildcats took four of their five singles matches in straight sets. Freshman Carly Crozer was the only Mitchell player who took her match to a third set. She won the first set 6-2, but Bay Path's Lianna Loveitt bounced back for 7-5, 6-4 decisions in the final two sets.

Mitchell returns to action on Thursday, October 8 at home against Lesley University. The match is scheduled to begin at 3:30 p.m. at New London High School.