DARTMOUTH, Mass. – The UMass Dartmouth women's tennis team hosted their annual Corsairs Spring Fling on Saturday featuring Bridgewater State University and UMass Boston. The Bears of Bridgewater State topped the field with 13 points while the Beacons secured second overall with 10 points on the day. The Corsairs finished third overall in the Spring Fling with seven points.
In round two, graduate student
Emma Collings and sophomore
Maddie Gonzalez earned a 6-2 victory in No. 1 doubles action against the Bears. Collings went on to defeat Meghan Lotti, 6-3, in No. 3 singles play, however UMass Dartmouth fell by a final score of 4-2 to Bridgewater State.
The Corsairs split results in doubles action versus the Beacons in round three to head into singles play tied 1-1. Collings and graduate student
Kayli Langan swept their Beacons counterparts, 6-0, in No. 2 doubles to secure their first point of the contest. Senior
Sajdah Benjamin edged Lilliana Rutkowski, 6-5, in No. 4 singles to pick up the lone singles win, but UMass Boston sealed a 4-2 victory over the Corsairs in round three.
FIRST ROUND
UMass Dartmouth 3, Bearcons 3
Maddie Gonzalez/
Emma Collings, UMD, def. Elena Albano/Shreya Saravana Rakshana, 6-2
Morgan Smith/Hannah Higgins, B, def.
Zuri Walters/
Sajdah Benjamin, 6-3
Albano, B, def. Gonzalez 6-4
Smith, B, def. Walters, 6-1
Collings, UMD, def. Saravana Rakshana 6-2
Kayli Langan, UMD, def. Higgins, 6-4
Bridgewater State 4, UMass Boston 2
Maddie Von Ruden/Mackenzie Silveira, BSU, def. Sandra Watson/Tatiana Malone 6-2
Meghan Lotti/Samantha Bettencourt, BSU, def. Sima Massi/Kaya Lilliana Rutkowski 6-0
Watson, UMB, def. Von Ruden 6-4
Silveira, BSU, def. Massi 6-1
Lotti, BSU, def. Lilliana Rutkowski, 6-1
Bettencourt, UMB, def. Lilliana Rutkowski, 6-1
SECOND ROUND
Bridgewater State 4, UMass Dartmouth 2
Gonzalez/Collings, UMD, def. Von Ruden/Silveira 6-2
Lotti/Bettencourt, BSU, def. Walters/Langan 6-1
Von Ruden, BSU, def. Gonzalez 6-2
Silveira, BSU, def. Walters 6-1
Collings, UMD, def. Lotti 6-3
Bettencourt, BSU, def. Benjamin 6-3
UMass Boston 4, Bearcons 2
Watson/Malone, UMB, def. Albano/Saravana Rakshana, 6-0
Smith/Higgins, B, def. Massi/ Lilliana Rutkowski 6-1
Watson, UMB, def. Albano, 6-2
Smith, B, def Malone, 6-4
Massi, UMB, def. Saravana Rakshana 6-4
Lilliana Rutkowski, UMB, def, Higgins, 6-5
THIRD ROUND
UMass Boston 4, UMass Dartmouth 2
Watson/Malone, UMB, def. Walters/Benjamin 6-1
Collings/Langan, UMD, def. Massi/Lilliana Rutkowski 6-0
Watson, UMB, def. Gonzalez 6-0
Malone, UMB, def. Collings 6-3
Massi, UMB, def. Langan 6-1
Benjamin. UMD, def. Lilliana Rutkowski 6-5
Bridgewater State 5, Bearcons 1
Von Ruden/Silveira, BSU, def. Albano/Saravana Rakshana 6-5
Lotti/Bettencourt, BSU, def. Smith/Higgins 6-1
Von Ruden, BSU, def. Albano 6-0
Silveira, BSU, def. Smith 6-4
Saravana Rakshana, B, def. Lotti 6-4
Bettencourt, BSU, def. Higgins 6-1
TEAM STANDINGS
- Bridgewater State, 13
- UMass Boston, 10
- UMass Dartmouth 7
- Bearcons, 6
