Saint Michael's College

COLCHESTER, Vt. - The Saint Michael's College women's tennis team lost its Northeast 10 Conference opener to Southern New Hampshire University, 6-1, on Saturday at the SMC Tennis Courts.
 
RECORDS

• Saint Michael's (1-1, 0-1 NE10), Southern New Hampshire (2-0, 1-0 NE10)

SAINT MICHAEL'S LEADERS

• Sophomore Ana Maria Ricaurte (Guayaquil, Ecuador/Colegio Alemán Humboldt de Guayaquil), 1 win

THE ACTION

• The Penmen swept doubles to nab the match's opening point. Junior Lucy McPherson (Vancouver, British Columbia/Magee Secondary School) and sophomore Olivia Larsen (Riverview, New Brunswick/Riverview) had the closest decision, falling only 6-4 in the top spot against last year's NE10 All-Conference second team duo.
• Senior Emma Gredenhag (Jacksonville, Fla./Bishop Kenny) lost a 6-4, 6-1 contest at No. 3 singles before Ricaurte rallied for a 3-6, 6-1, 6-1 win at No. 4 against a Penman who was NE10 All-Conference third team at No. 3 singles last year, drawing Saint Michael's within 2-1.
• Southern New Hampshire took the final four matches, with two going the distance. Larsen was felled 6-2, 5-7, 6-3 at No. 1, while McPherson led on a Penman who was an NE10 All-Conference third team pick last season before losing a 6-7 (2-7), 6-3, 6-1 affair at No. 2.

NEXT MATCH

• Wednesday at the State University of New York at Plattsburgh, 5 p.m.