Saint Michael's College

COLCHESTER, Vt. - The Saint Michael's College women's tennis team lost to Franklin Pierce University, 6-1, during Northeast 10 Conference play on Saturday at the SMC Tennis Courts.
 
RECORDS

• Saint Michael's (2-4, 0-4 NE10), Franklin Pierce (2-2, 1-2 NE10)

SAINT MICHAEL'S LEADERS

• Junior Katie Rocha (Stratham, N.H./Exeter), 1 win
• Sophomore Ana Maria Ricaurte (Guayaquil, Ecuador/Colegio Alemán Humboldt de Guayaquil), 1 win
• First-year Julia Stein (Hamburg, Germany/Gelehrtenschule des Johanneums), 1 win

THE ACTION

• One break of service helped Franklin Pierce claim the opening doubles point. After Rocha and senior Emma Gredenhag (Jacksonville, Fla./Bishop Kenney) lost by a 6-2 count at No. 2, junior Lucy McPherson (Vancouver, British Columbia/Magee Secondary School) and sophomore Olivia Larsen (Riverview, New Brunswick/Riverview) were downed just 6-4 in the top spot, providing the Ravens the 1-0 lead.
• At No. 3, Ricaurte and Stein claimed a 7-5 win in their first match together.
• Franklin Pierce took the first four singles matches to clinch the win. Ricaurte narrowly lost her opening set in a 6-4, 6-0 setback at No. 4 before Gredenhag fell 7-6 (7-4), 6-1 in the third spot.
• McPherson's 6-7 (4-7), 6-2, 6-4 defeat at No. 1 was the deciding point for Franklin Pierce, and Stein lost in straight sets at No. 5.
• Rocha earned a 6-3, 6-1 victory in the sixth position before Larsen closed the match by falling 4-6, 7-5, 7-5 at No. 2.

NEXT MATCH

• Wednesday vs. State University of New York at Plattsburgh, 5 p.m.
• The match will be played in the Tarrant Recreation Center.