Women’s Tennis Closes Regular Season with 5-4 loss to Saint Michael’s

NORTH ANDOVER, MA – The Merrimack women’s tennis team finished the regular season 9-3 in the Northeast-10 after losing to Saint Michael’s 5-4 Saturday afternoon.

The Warriors, who will rematch with the Purple Knights in the Northeast-10 Quarterfinals on Tuesday, await Saint Michael’s match Sunday against New Haven. If Saint Michael’s defeats New Haven, who is 1-9 in conference play, the Warriors will finish fifth and will have to travel to Saint Michael’s for the quarterfinal match. If the Purple Knights lose, Tuesday’s match will be at Merrimack.

Merrimack 4, Saint Michael’s 5 (April 18, 2009 @ North Andover, MA)
DOUBLES:
Caitlin Dunn/Amanda Carroll (MC) lost to Lindsey Horne/Deahna Giguere (STM) 8-6
Cristina Lucin/ Stellina Saia (MC) def. Marran Ranks/Marybeth Ash (STM) 8-4
Courtney Garvey/Elise Dufour (MC) lost to Eileen Mullowney/Catherine Dalton (STM) 8-5

SINGLES:
Dunn (MC) lost to Horne (STM) 6-4, 6-4
Lucin (MC) def. Giguere (STM) 6-0, 6-2
Carroll (MC) def. Ranks (STM) 7-5, 7-5
Saia (MC) def. Dalton (STM) 6-3, 6-3
Dufour (MC) lost to Mullowney (STM) 6-2, 6-1
Brittany Holmes (MC) lost to Emily Ogilvy 6-2, 6-3