COLCHESTER, Vt. - The Saint Michael's College women's tennis team capped the fall segment of its season with a 4-3 loss to Saint Anselm College during Northeast 10 Conference play on Saturday in the Tarrant Recreation Center.
 
RECORDS

• Saint Michael's (6-5, 1-5 NE10), Saint Anselm (4-3, 3-3 NE10)

SAINT MICHAEL'S LEADERS

• Junior Emma Gredenhag (Jacksonville, Fla./Bishop Kenny), 1 win
• Sophomore Lucy McPherson (Vancouver, British Columbia/Magee Secondary School), 1 win
• Sophomore Katie Rocha (Stratham, N.H./Exeter), 1 win
• Sophomore Jedidah Xu (Ellington, Conn./Ellington), 1 win
• First-year Olivia Larsen (Riverview, New Brunswick/Riverview), 1 win
• First-year Ana Maria Ricaurte (Guayaquil, Ecuador/Colegio Alemán Humboldt de Guayaquil), 1 win

MATCH FACTS

• Larsen improved to 11-2 in singles play, including 5-1 during NE10 action.
• The Purple Knights lost their second 4-3 decision to the Hawks this season.

THE ACTION

• Gredenhag and Rocha opened doubles play with a 6-2 win in the third spot during their debut outing this year. They improved to 5-0 all-time as a tandem.
• McPherson and Xu followed with a 6-3 victory at No. 1 in their first match as partners, providing the Purple Knights the doubles point and a 1-0 lead.
• Larsen and Ricaurte lost a close 7-5 decision in the second position.
• Larsen's 6-1, 6-2 win at No. 2 singles gave the hosts a 2-0 lead before the Hawks won the next three completed matches, including as Gredenhag fell 6-4, 6-2 in the third spot.
• Ricaurte's 6-1, 6-0 victory at No. 6 knotted the match and brought the final team result down to Xu's No. 4 singles match. Xu captured the opening set but suffered a 4-6, 6-4, 6-2 loss in the deciding contest.

NEXT MATCH

• Feb. 7 against Merrimack College in Haverhill, Mass.