COLCHESTER, VT – The Merrimack women’s tennis team
was eliminated Tuesday, losing to fourth-ranked Saint
Michael’s 5-4 in the Northeast-10 Quarterfinals.
With the win, the Purple Knights advance to the Northeast-10
Semifinals where they will battle top-ranked Stonehill Thursday at
3 p.m. The loss eliminates the fifth-ranked Warriors as they finish
the season 10-8.
Similar to last Saturday’s match, a 5-4 victory for Saint
Michael’s at Merrimack, the Purple Knights took two of three
doubles matches, before Christina Lucin, Amanda
Carroll, and Stellina Saia took charge in
#2-4 singles to get the Warriors back in the match.
Emily Ogilvy, as she did on Saturday, won the decisive match at #6
singles 7-5, 6-4 over Courtney Garvey. The
Warriors led 4-3 with two singles matches left before Eileen
Mullowney and Ogilvy rounded out the competition with Purple Knight
victories.
Carroll won two matches on the day, also teaming with
Caitlin Dunn for an 8-2 victory in #1 doubles.
Saint
Michael’s 5, Merrimack 4 (@ Colchester,
VT)
Singles
1. Lindsay Horne (SMC) def. Caitlin Dunn (MER)
6-1, 4-6, 7-6 (3)
2. Cristina Lucin (MER) def. Deahna Giguere (SMC)
6-3, 6-1
3. Amanda Carroll (MER) def. Marran Ranks (SMC)
6-4, 6-3
4. Stellina Saia (MER) def. Catherine Dalton
(SMC) 6-4, 7-5
5. Eileen Mullowney (SMC) def. Elise Dufour (MER)
6-4, 6-2
6. Emily Ogilvy (SMC) def. Courtney Garvey (MER)
7-5, 6-4
Doubles
1. Dunn/Carroll (MER) def. Horne/Giguere (SMC)
8-2
2. Ranks/Marybeth Ash (SMC) def. Lucin/Saia (MER)
8-3
3. Dalton/Mullowney (SMC) def. Dufour/Garvey
(MER) 9-8 (3)