Women’s Tennis Opens with 7-2 Win over Le Moyne

NORTH ANDOVER, MA - The Merrimack women's tennis team opened the 2008 season with a 7-2 victory over Le Moyne College Saturday afternoon.

The Warriors won all three doubles matches by 8-5 scores. Freshman Kylie Waddington won her first collegiate singles match 6-1, 6-1 over Marielle Artessa.

Merrimack (1-0, 1-0 NE-10) will be at Holy Cross on September 28^th.

Merrimack 7, Le Moyne 2 (September 13, 2008)

SINGLES:

Caitlin Dunn (MC) def. Tirzah Walrath (LEM) 3-6, 6-4, 2-3 ret.

Stellina Saia (MC) lost to Ali Cohen (LEM) 7-5, 4-6, 6-3

Brittany Holmes (MC) lost to Caroline Tisdell (LEM) 6-2, 6-2

Kylie Waddington (MC) def. Marielle Artessa (LEM) 6-1, 6-1

Nora Cahill (MC) def. Molly Slifor (LEM) 6-0, 6-0

Elise Dufour (MC) def. Liz Rhode (LEM) 6-1, 6-2

DOUBLES:

Dunn/Dufour (MC) def. Walrath/Cohen (LEM) 8-5

Saia/Cahill (MC) def. Tisdell/Artessa (LEM) 8-5

Waddington/Lydon (MC) def. Slifer/Andolina (LEM) 8-5