Lesley Blanks W Tennis
NEW LONDON, Conn. – The Mitchell College women's tennis team fell to Lesley University by a 9-0 final in a New England Collegiate Conference contest on Saturday afternoon at the Mitchell College Tennis Courts.
Lesley (5-3 overall, 5-2 NECC) dominated the contest, sweeping through the doubles competition before winning five of six singles matches in straight sets. Michelle Side paced the Lynx by picking up wins at both No. 1 doubles and singles.
The most competitive match of the day came at the top singles spot, where Side dropped the opening set to Mackenzie Flanagan but rallied back to win by scores of 4-6, 6-3, 6-3. Side has now defeated Flanagan in each of their two meetings this season, the only two singles losses on the year for the Mitchell sophomore.
Mitchell will next play at Regis College on Tuesday, October 11 at 4:30 p.m.