Saint Michael's College

COLCHESTER, Vt. - The Saint Michael's College women's tennis team downed Saint Anselm College, 6-1, during Northeast 10 Conference play on Saturday at the SMC Tennis Courts in its fall finale.
 
RECORDS

• Saint Michael's (5-4, 1-4 NE10), Saint Anselm (0-6, 0-4 NE10)

SAINT MICHAEL'S LEADERS

• Junior Katie Rocha (Stratham, N.H./Exeter), 2 wins
• Sophomore Olivia Larsen (Riverview, New Brunswick/Riverview), 2 wins
• Sophomore Ana Maria Ricaurte (Guayaquil, Ecuador/Colegio Alemán Humboldt de Guayaquil), 2 wins
• Senior Emma Gredenhag (Jacksonville, Fla./Bishop Kenny), 1 win
• Junior Annabelle Aldrete (Wichita, Kan./Andover eCademy), 1 win
• Junior Kasey Johnson (Naples, Maine/Lake Region), 1 win
• Junior Lucy McPherson (Vancouver, British Columbia/Magee Secondary School), 1 win
• First-year Julia Stein (Hamburg, Germany/Gelehrtenschule des Johanneums), 1 win

MATCH FACTS

• The Purple Knights defeated the Hawks for the first time since Sept. 14, 2019, and for the first time at home since Sept. 7, 2016.

THE ACTION

• In their debut as a duo, Johnson and McPherson blanked their foes at No. 3 doubles before Ricaurte and Rocha earned a 6-2 win in the second spot, improving to 2-0 together in their first match of the season.
• Aldrete and Larsen, another new tandem, took a 6-3 decision at No. 1.
• Larsen (No. 2), Gredenhag (No. 3), Rocha (No. 5) and Stein (No. 6) did not drop any games during straight-set singles wins, and Ricaurte captured a 6-2, 6-2 contest in the fourth spot.
• McPherson narrowly lost at No. 1, 6-2, 3-6, 13-11, for the visitors' lone point.

NEXT MATCH

• Feb. 6 at Division I Merrimack College.