W Tennis Falls 8-1 to Bay Path
NEW LONDON, Conn. – The Mitchell College women's tennis team dropped a conference match to Bay Path College by an 8-1 final on Friday afternoon at the Mitchell College Tennis Courts.
Bay Path (6-2 overall, 3-1 NECC) started the match by sweeping all three doubles points. The duo of Sarah Costa and Symone Watson won at the No. 1 spot by a convincing 8-0 final to set the pace.
The Mariners salvaged one point in the singles portion of the competition thanks to the play of sophomore Mackenzie Flanagan, who faced off with Costa at the top spot. Flanagan captured the first set 6-4 but fell 5-7 in the second. The pair then played a 10-point tiebreaker in lieu of a third set, with Flanagan pulling out the win behind a 12-10 advantage.
The Wildcats took the remaining five singles matches in straight sets. Lianna Loveitt won at fifth singles without even dropping a game while Teanna Montoya and Tara Mullane each won by 6-1, 6-1 finals.
Mitchell (1-6 overall, 0-5 NECC) returns to the court on Saturday, October 9 against Lesley University.