COLCHESTER, Vt. - The Saint Michael's College women's tennis team lost to Southern New Hampshire University, 6-1, on Saturday during Northeast 10 Conference play at the SMC Tennis Courts. In a close contest, the Purple Knights lost the doubles point by virtue of a tiebreaker and saw two singles players fall in three sets.
 
RECORDS

• Saint Michael's (6-3, 1-3 NE10), Southern New Hampshire (4-2, 3-2 NE10)

SAINT MICHAEL'S LEADERS

• First-year Olivia Larsen (Riverview, New Brunswick/Riverview), 2 wins
• First-year Ana Maria Ricaurte (Guayaquil, Ecuador/Colegio Alemán Humboldt de Guayaquil), 1 win

MATCH FACTS

• Larsen improved to 9-2 in singles play, while she and Ricaurte are now 6-3 as a tandem.

THE ACTION

• Larsen and Ricaurte opened doubles play with a 6-4 win at No. 2 before sophomores Annabelle Aldrete (Wichita, Kan./Andover eCademy) and Jedidah Xu (Ellington, Conn./Ellington) narrowly lost a 7-5 decision in the third spot.
• With the doubles point down to the contest at No. 1, junior Emma Gredenhag (Jacksonville, Fla./Bishop Kenny) and sophomore Lucy McPherson (Vancouver, British Columbia/Magee Secondary School) lost in a tiebreaker, 7-6 (7-4).
• Larsen leveled the teams thanks to a 6-4, 7-5 win at No. 2 singles.
• Xu lost 6-2, 6-4 at No. 4 and Gredenhag fell by a 7-6 (7-1), 6-3 count in the third spot.
• In the top position, McPherson lost a back-and-forth 7-5, 4-6, 6-4 affair, as the Penmen clinched the win.
• After the visitors went ahead 5-1, Ricaurte closed the match with a 3-6, 7-6 (8-6), 10-6 loss at No. 6.

NEXT MATCH

• Wednesday vs. Franklin Pierce University, 2 p.m.