PAXTON, Mass. -- The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth women's tennis team got wins from seven different players en route to a 6-3 non-conference victory at Anna Maria College this afternoon on the clay courts at the Paxton Sports Center.
Sophomore Jillian Reichert (Marion, Mass.) was a winner in singles and doubles for the Corsairs, who improved to 2-1. Reichert teamed with sophomore Rosalie Kimba (Milford, Mass.) for a 8-0 win at No. 2 doubles and then won her third straight singles match, 6-0, 6-0 at No. 6 six singles.
UMD had three freshmen record their first college victories. Kerry Magoon (Marshfield, Mass.) defeated the AMCats Nicole Goudreau 6-3, 6-2 at No. 2 singles. Mollie McCaffrey (Taunton, Mass.) was a 6-1, 6-0 winner over Katelyn Edelson at No. 3 singles, while Molina Oung (Bourne, Mass.) teamed with classmate Kheyla Orival (Woburn, Mass.) for a 8-0 win at No. 3 doubles.
Junior captain Kristen Rose (North Dartmouth, Mass.) improved to 2-0 with a 6-0, 6-0 win at No. 5 singles.
"It was nice to have seven players earn a victory," said Corsairs head coach Doug Chapman. "It was especially nice for Kerry Magoon and Mollie McCaffrey to notch their first wins in singles for Molina Oung to get a 'W' in doubles. We had not played on clay before, but the conditions were good and the players appeared to adapt pretty well to the new surface."
For the AMCats, now 0-4, Jessica Gautieri and Callie Mulcahy were 8-2 winners at No. 1 doubles. Gautieri then edged junior Maggie LaBrun (Mattapoisett, Mass.) 6-4, 6-2 at No. 1 singles while Mulcahy defeated Orival 6-3, 6-2 at No. 4 doubles.
The Corsairs will open their Little East Conference season Tuesday, hosting Rhode Island College (7-0), the conference favorites according the preseason coaches poll. The match will start at 3:30 p.m. at the UMD Tennis Courts.
