BEVERLY, Mass. – The Merrimack College women's tennis continued a hot start to it's fall season as they dominate Endicott this Tuesday to stay unbeaten.
The Basics
Score: Merrimack 7, Endicott 2
Records: Merrimack (2-0) | Endicott (6-3)
Location: Beverly, Mass. | Endicott College South Campus Courts
Rapid Recap
- Merrimack battled their way through the doubles flight against Endicott. In the first match, upperclassmen Kristina Calistro and Allyson Nerf took the point, but not in easy fashion. Going up against Lejla Guster and Ripley Uyeda of Endicott, the Warrior duo finally cashed in as they won the tie-breaker 8-6, to win the match 8-7.
- Taking a step back in the next match, Mikaela Johnson Campana and Dzastina Mikhnova, were on the flip side of the first doubles match of the day. They came up just short against the Gulls by a score of 7-8.
- After losing the second match, the Warriors didn't look back as, Rosemary Campanella and Nikala Tuffanelli swept the set 8-0 against Shelby Henry and Olivia Berler of Endicott.
- Taking a 2-1 advantage into the singles flight, the Roseville, California native, Calistro, extended the Warrior lead to two as she won back-to-back set's by scores of 6-0 and 6-2.
- Next up was the junior, Nerf, who followed up her doubles partner well sweeping the match by scores of 6-2 and 6-0.
- The Warriors just kept the pressure on after that as Mikhnova, Campanella, and Tuffanelli all made quick work of their opponents by not losing a single set and winning their perspective matches to put the Warrior lead to 7-1.
- To end the day, the Gulls' Ashley Keaveney, took a point back from the Warriors Hope Salts. In a hard-fought affair, Keaveney won by scores of 2-6 and 3-6.
Up Next
Merrimack will return to action Friday, October 15
th to take on the Bryant University Bulldogs in Smithfield, RI.
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