UMass Dartmouth @ Little East Conference Tournament

at Boston, MA

DAY 1

BOSTON, MA – After the first day of play at the Little East Conference Women’s Tennis Championships hosted by University of Massachusetts Boston, four teams are separated by three points for the top spot. University of Southern Maine leads the pack with 13 points, followed by Rhode Island College and Plymouth State College with 11 points each and University of Massachusetts Dartmouth with 10 and University of Massachusetts Boston with 3. The singles finals matches and the doubles semi-finals and finals matches will be played tomorrow, October 12, beginning at 9:00 a.m. at UMass Boston.

First Day Results
Team Scores
Southern Maine 13
Rhode Island College 11
Plymouth State 11
UMass Dartmouth 10
UMass Boston 3

Doubles Results, First Round

1st Flight
Denise B. Ridge & Alrette B. Peters (UMB) def. Amelia Rice & Lauren Fippinger (USM) 8-5
Jamie Hazard & Katie Olsen (PSC) bye
Donna Vongratsavay & Elizabeth Barrette (RIC) and Hannah Chavez & Coryne Preston (UMD) byes

2nd Flight
Sarah Charwick & Heather Mortimer (UMD) def. Jill Halvorson & Chidinma Okebalama (UMB) 8-1
Whitney O’Leary & Jessie Leone (PSC) bye
Samantha Hedden & Meghan Mooney (RIC) and Emily Jose & Megan Allyn (USM) byes

3rd Flight
Cassie Cash & Rachel Xavier (PSC) def. Melissa Becky Teitel & Naqibah Al-Kaleem (UMB) Forfeit
Erin Peters & Melissa Walsh (UMD) bye
Katherine Welch & Catie McCarthy (USM) and Kristin Mandsager & Sara Hebert (RIC) byes

Singles, First Round

1st Flight
Emily Jose (USM) def. Hannah Chavez (UMD) 8-2
Jamie Hazard (PSC) and Elizabeth Barrette (RIC) and Denise B. Ridge (UMB) byes

2nd Flight
Coryne Preston (UMD) def. Alrette B. Peters (UMB) 8-4
Donna Vongratsavay (RIC) and Sarah Kasuba (PSC) and Katherine Welch (USM) byes

3rd Flight
Heather Mortimer (UMD) def. Jill Halvorson (UMB) 8-3
Meghan Mooney (RIC) and April Cohen (USM) and Whitney O’Leary (PSC) byes

4th Flight
Samantha Hedden (RIC) def. Chidinma Okebalama (UMB) 8-0
Cally Thorup (PSC) and Sarah McLean (USM) and Erin Peters (UMD) byes

5th Flight
Rachel Xavier (PSC) def. Becky Teitel (UMB) 8-0
Lauren Fippinger (USM) and Melissa Walsh (UMD) and Kristin Mandsager (RIC) byes

6th Flight
Megan Allyn (USM) def. Naqibah Al-Kaleem (UMB) forfeit
Anabela Pereira (RIC) and Sarah Charwick (UMD) and Lindsay Coletti (PSC) byes

Semifinals

1st Flight
Jamie Hazard (PSC) def. Emily Jose (USM) 5-7, 6-1, 6-4
Denise B. Ridge (UMB) def. Elizabeth Barrette (RIC) 6-4, 6-3

2nd Flight
Donna Vongratsavay (RIC) def. Coryne Preston (UMD) 6-7 (3), 6-1, 7-5
Katherine Welch (USM) def. Sarah Kasuba (PSC) 6-0, 6-1

3rd Flight
Whitney O’Leary (PSC) def. Heather Mortimer (UMD) 6-3, 4-6, 6-1
April Cohen (USM) def. Meghan Mooney (RIC) 6-1, 6-7 (5), 6-1

4th Flight
Sarah McLean (USM) def. Samantha Hedden (RIC) 5-7, 6-3, 6-2
Erin Peters (UMD) def. Cally Thorup (PSC) 6-4, 6-3

5th Flight
Lauren Fippinger (USM) def. Rachel Xavier (PSC) 6-7 (4), 6-2, 6-3
Kristin Mandsager (RIC) def. Melissa Walsh (UMD) 7-5, 3-6, 6-2

6th Flight
Megan Allyn (USM) def. Anabela Pereira (RIC) 6-2, 6-1
Sarah Charwick (UMD) def. Lindsay Coletti (PSC) 6-2, 7-6 (5)

DAY 2

SOUTHERN MAINE TAKES LITTLE EAST CONFERENCE WOMEN'S TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP

BOSTON, MA – The University of Southern Maine earned five singles championships and a pair of doubles titles and compiled 22 points to capture the Little East Conference Women’s Tennis team crown. The ninth annual event was hosted by University of Massachusetts Boston. Plymouth State College was the runner-up with 14 points, while Rhode Island College, which garnered the flight one doubles championship, finished with 13 points. University of Massachusetts Dartmouth tallied 10 points and host UMass Boston collected four points, bolstered by its title at flight one singles.

Final Results
Team Scores
Southern Maine 22
Plymouth State 14
Rhode Island College 13
UMass Dartmouth 10
UMass Boston 4

Singles Championships

1st Flight
Championship
Denise B. Ridge (UMB) def. Jamie Hazard (PSC) 1-6, 7-6 (5), 6-1

2nd Flight
Championship
Katherine Welch (USM) def. Donna Vongratsavay (RIC) 6-1, 3-6, 7-5

3rd Flight
Championship
April Cohen (USM) def. Whitney O’Leary (PSC) 6-3, 7-5

4th Flight
Championship
Sarah McLean (USM) def. Erin Peters (UMD) 6-1, 6-1

5th Flight
Championship
Lauren Fippinger (USM) def. Kristin Mandsager (RIC) 6-2, 6-4

6th Flight
Championship
Megan Allyn (USM) def. Sarah Charwick (UMD) 6-4, 2-6,7-5

Doubles Championships

1st Flight
Semifinals
Jamie Hazard/Katie Olsen (PSC) def. Denise B. Ridge/Alrette B. Peters (UMB) 6-2, 6-3
Elizabeth Barrette/Donna Vongratsavay (RIC) def. Hannah Chavez/Coryne Preston (UMD) 6-3, 6-0
Championship
Barrette/Vongratsavay (RIC) def. Hannah Hazard/Olsen (PSC) 3-6, 6-2, 6-4

2nd Flight
Semifinals
Whitney O’Leary/Jessie Leone (PSC) def. Sarah Charwick/Heather Mortimer (UMD) 6-1, 4-6, 6-4
Emily Jose/Megan Allyn (USM) def. Samantha Hedden/Meghan Mooney (RIC) 4-6, 6-4, 6-4
Championship
Jose/Allyn (USM) def. O’Leary/Leone (PSC) 3-6, 6-2, 6-4

3rd Flight
Semifinals
Cassie Cash/Rachel Xavier (PSC) def. Erin Peters/Melissa Walsh (UMD) 6-1, 2-6, 7-6 (1)
Katherine Welch/Catie McCarthy (USM) def. Kristin Mandsager/Sara Hebert (RIC) 6-2, 6-2
Championship
Welch/McCarthy (USM) def. Cash/Xavier (PSC) 6-2, 6-2

Friday, October 11

Doubles Results, First Round

1st Flight
Denise B. Ridge & Alrette B. Peters (UMB) def. Amelia Rice & Lauren Fippinger (USM) 8-5
Jamie Hazard & Katie Olsen (PSC) bye
Donna Vongratsavay & Elizabeth Barrette (RIC) and Hannah Chavez & Coryne Preston (UMD) byes

2nd Flight
Sarah Charwick & Heather Mortimer (UMD) def. Jill Halvorson & Chidinma Okebalama (UMB) 8-1
Whitney O’Leary & Jessie Leone (PSC) bye
Samantha Hedden & Meghan Mooney (RIC) and Emily Jose & Megan Allyn (USM) byes

3rd Flight
Cassie Cash & Rachel Xavier (PSC) def. Melissa Becky Teitel & Naqibah Al-Kaleem (UMB) Forfeit
Erin Peters & Melissa Walsh (UMD) bye
Katherine Welch & Catie McCarthy (USM) and Kristin Mandsager & Sara Hebert (RIC) byes

Singles, First Round

1st Flight
Emily Jose (USM) def. Hannah Chavez (UMD) 8-2
Jamie Hazard (PSC) and Elizabeth Barrette (RIC) and Denise B. Ridge (UMB) byes

2nd Flight
Coryne Preston (UMD) def. Alrette B. Peters (UMB) 8-4
Donna Vongratsavay (RIC) and Sarah Kasuba (PSC) and Katherine Welch (USM) byes

3rd Flight
Heather Mortimer (UMD) def. Jill Halvorson (UMB) 8-3
Meghan Mooney (RIC) and April Cohen (USM) and Whitney O’Leary (PSC) byes

4th Flight
Samantha Hedden (RIC) def. Chidinma Okebalama (UMB) 8-0
Cally Thorup (PSC) and Sarah McLean (USM) and Erin Peters (UMD) byes

5th Flight
Rachel Xavier (PSC) def. Becky Teitel (UMB) 8-0
Lauren Fippinger (USM) and Melissa Walsh (UMD) and Kristin Mandsager (RIC) byes

6th Flight
Megan Allyn (USM) def. Naqibah Al-Kaleem (UMB) forfeit
Anabela Pereira (RIC) and Sarah Charwick (UMD) and Lindsay Coletti (PSC) byes

Semifinals

1st Flight
Jamie Hazard (PSC) def. Emily Jose (USM) 5-7, 6-1, 6-4
Denise B. Ridge (UMB) def. Elizabeth Barrette (RIC) 6-4, 6-3

2nd Flight
Donna Vongratsavay (RIC) def. Coryne Preston (UMD) 6-7 (3), 6-1, 7-5
Katherine Welch (USM) def. Sarah Kasuba (PSC) 6-0, 6-1

3rd Flight
Whitney O’Leary (PSC) def. Heather Mortimer (UMD) 6-3, 4-6, 6-1
April Cohen (USM) def. Meghan Mooney (RIC) 6-1, 6-7 (5), 6-1

4th Flight
Sarah McLean (USM) def. Samantha Hedden (RIC) 5-7, 6-3, 6-2
Erin Peters (UMD) def. Cally Thorup (PSC) 6-4, 6-3

5th Flight
Lauren Fippinger (USM) def. Rachel Xavier (PSC) 6-7 (4), 6-2, 6-3
Kristin Mandsager (RIC) def. Melissa Walsh (UMD) 7-5, 3-6, 6-2

6th Flight
Megan Allyn (USM) def. Anabela Pereira (RIC) 6-2, 6-1
Sarah Charwick (UMD) def. Lindsay Coletti (PSC) 6-2, 7-6 (5)