NEW LONDON, N.H. – The Colby-Sawyer College women's tennis team delivered another flawless team performance on Saturday afternoon, sweeping the University of Hartford 7-0 in Conference of New England (CNE) action at Kelsey Courts.
Rapid Recap:
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Colby-Sawyer took immediate control in doubles action to capture the match's opening point. First-year Sky Jara and junior Avery Nielsen breezed to a 6-1 win at No. 2 doubles, followed closely by a 6-0 shutout from sophomore Reese Montstream and junior Callie Valeri at the third flight. Junior Maria Espinosa Lopez and senior Justine Porowski wrapped up the sweep at No. 1 doubles with a 6-1 victory.
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The Chargers dominated across singles play, winning all six flights in straight sets and yielding only seven total games to the Hawks.
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Porowski sparked the singles lineup with a 6-2, 6-3 win at the second position, while Nielsen followed with a 6-2, 6-2 victory at No. 3.
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Valeri officially clinched the match for the Chargers at No. 4 singles, recording a flawless 6-0, 6-0 double-bagel over Natalie Lamb.
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Montstream (No. 5) and sophomore Matilda Macomber (No. 6) matched Valeri with 6-0, 6-0 shutouts of their own, before Jara closed out the afternoon at the top flight with a 6-0, 6-0 sweep against Lia Gosselin.
Inside the Numbers:
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With the victory, Colby-Sawyer improves to 4-0 overall and 4-0 in CNE play, securing back-to-back 7-0 conference sweeps.
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Jara, Valeri, Montstream, and Macomber each posted flawless 6-0, 6-0 scorelines in singles competition.
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Across all nine contested matches (three doubles, six singles), the Chargers dropped a total of just nine games on the afternoon.
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Jara improved her unblemished mark to 4-0 at No. 1 singles and 4-0 in doubles action on the year.
Up Next:
The Chargers (4-0, 4-0 CNE) return to action on Tuesday, September 29th, traveling to Curry College with a start time of 3:30pm.
