Women's Tennis Defeats Pace 8-1 Saturday

PLEASANTVILLE, NJ – The Merrimack tennis teams opened the spring season with a pair of wins Saturday over Pace University.

The women downed the Setters 8-1 and are now 3-0 overall and in the conference. The doubles team of Stellina Saia and Christina Lucin won their doubles match 8-0 as the Warriors swept the doubles competition.

Both teams are idle until their spring trips begin on March 16 in Orlando, Florida.


Women's Match
Final Score: Merrimack 8, Pace 1
Doubles:
1. Caitlyn Dunn/Amanda Carroll (MC) def. Natalija Subotic/Joana Augustine (Pace) 8-3
2. Stellina Saia/Cristian Lucin (MC) def. Kaylee Andersen/Carla Gross (Pace) 8-0
3. Courtney Garvey/Nora Cahill (MC) def. Rebecca Aaron-Albanese (Pace) 8-3

Singles:
1. Subotic (Pace) def. Dunn (MC) 6-0, 6-0
2. Lucin (MC) def. Augustine (Pace) 6-1, 6-0
3. Carroll (MC) def. Andersen (Pace) 6-1, 1-6, Tiebreak for 3rd set 10-7
4. Saia (MC) def Gross (Pace) 6-2, 6-1
5. Garvey (MC) def. Aaron-Albanese (Pace) 10-7
6. Brittany Holmes (MC) def Dembeck (Pace) 10-7