CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Powered by a strong singles effort, Lesley University posted a 6-2 win over UMass Dartmouth in women's tennis action on Wednesday afternoon. The Lynx move to 1-1, while the Corsairs are also 1-1 on the young season.
Doubles action opened with the first flight duo of Jessica Legendre and Mary Osucha posting an 8-1 victory over senior captain
Ailey Riddick and sophomore
Zuri Walters. Next saw the Corsairs duo of rookie
Saige Croce and junior
Sajdah Benjamin best Lucy Boyce and Ariane Ramos by an 8-4 margin from three.
The Lynx earned the doubles win at two, as Brooke Whitten and Jordan Blair won a tight 8-7 (7-5) match against sophomore
Bailey Clarke and senior
Caroline Lemieux.
In singles, Croce helped pull the match to a 2-2 margin with a 6-0, 6-0 defeat of Ariane Ramos at six. Two's were next off court as Osucha posted a 6-0, 6-0 win over Clarke. From three, Whitten was a 6-1, 6-0 winner against Riddick, while Legendre recorded a 6-0, 6-2 victory against Walters from one.
The fifth flight saw Boyce and Benjamin battle hard as the Corsairs junior opened with a 6-3 win. Boyce countered, winning second set 7-6 (7-5) and went on to earn a 10-4 win for the overall victory.
UMass Dartmouth returns to the courts on Friday, traveling to Albany Academy for a 4pm match against Russell Sage College.
