Tennis falls at Worcester State 7-2
Kristen Banks and Carrie Richards both earned singles victories, but it was not enough as Worcester defeated MCLA 7-2 in tennis action in Leicester.
Leicester, MA --- Worcester State took four of six singles matches and swept all three doubles sets to take home a 7-2 win this afternoon over MCLA at Becker College.
The Lancers (2-5) were led by Albana Xhemollari (Worcester, MA /North), Jaqueline Shaw (Uxbridge, MA), Nicole Sellner (N. Attleboro, MA) and Lauren Cain (Framingham, MA) each posted triumph's in third, fourth, fifth and sixth singles. In doubles action, Ashley Perkins (Worcester, MA) and Courteney Blais (Paxton, MA) won first, 8-3, and then Xhemollari teamed with Shaw to win, 8-1, before Sellner and Danielle Lehman (Westminster, MA) earned the third victory, 8-1.
MCLA's (0-5) lone victories were from Kristen Banks (Norton, MA) who defeated Blais in first singles, 7-5 (9-7) while Carrie Richards earned a win at number three singles.
Both teams continue their season with home matches next week at 3:30. Worcester State entertains UMass-Dartmouth on Tuesday while MCLA hosts Sage College on Monday.
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Singles
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1
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Banks (MCL) def Perkins (WOR)
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7-5 (9-7)
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2
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Blais (WOR) def. Bodnar
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10-3
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3
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Richards (MCL) def. Xhemollari
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6-3, 7-5
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4
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Shaw (WOR) def Marchand (MCL)
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6-3, 6-7 (7-0)
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5
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Sellner (WOR) def Laureano (MCL)
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6-1, 6-2
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6
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Cain (WOR) def Minns (MCL)
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6-1, 6-3
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Doubles
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1
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Perkins-Blais (WOR) def Banks-Bodnar (MCL)
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8-3
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2
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Xhemollari-Shaw (WOR) def Richards-Marchand (MCL)
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8-1
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3
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Sellner-Lehman (WOR) def Laureano-Minns (MCL)
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8-1
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