Manchester, N.H. – The Le Moyne College women's tennis improved to 4-0 on the season with a 7-0 victory over Saint Anselm College on Saturday afternoon in Northeast-10 Conference action at the South Athletic Field Courts.
The Dolphins opened the match by sweeping the doubles competition for a 1-0 lead. Junior
Marta Nunez (Rye, N.Y./Antonio Lopez (Spain)) and sophomore
Brianna Laureti (Oneida, N.Y./Oneida) registered a 6-0 win at the third position over Parker Petruney and Josie Hulbert for the first win of the day. Sophomore
Birdem Oz (Istanbul, Turkey/TED Ankara College Foundation HS) and freshman
Francesca Lilliegren (Guayaquil, Ecuador/Colegio Alemán Humboldt Guayaquil) clinched the doubles point with a 6-1 victory over Kaitlin Hughes and Emily Jacy at the first spot. Freshman
Marta Perez Fernandez (Vigo, Spain/Northside Christian School (Fla.)) and sophomore
Brooke Fernandez (Shirley, N.Y./William Floyd) completed the sweep with a 6-3 win over Anastasia Kapothanasis and Maikah Bulpitt at the second position.
The Dolphins didn't drop a set in sweeping the singles competition. At the sixth spot, Laureti blanked Abby Parke, 6-0, 6-0, in her season debut. Perez Fernandez gave the Dolphins a 3-0 lead in the match and improved to 4-0 on the season in dual matches by recording back-to-back 6-0 wins over Kapothanasis at the third position. Lilliegren clinched the victory for the Dolphins and remained unbeaten in dual matches by downing Jacy at the second spot, 6-0, 6-1. Junior
Camila Humala (Lima, Peru/Antonio Raimondi) defeated Petruney, 6-1, 6-2, at the fifth position for her third dual match win of the year. Fernandez was a 6-0, 6-1 winner at the fourth spot over Bulpitt. Nunez completed the sweep with a 6-3, 6-2 victory at the top position over Hughes.
Le Moyne (4-0, 2-0 NE10) is back in action on Sunday at Assumption College at 12:00 p.m.