MILTON, Mass. – The Curry College women's tennis team won five of six singles matches and erased a 3-0 deficit as the Colonels edged Wentworth, 5-4, in Commonwealth Coast Conference action. With the win, Curry improves to 3-2 overall and 2-1 in league play while the Leopards fall to 2-3 (0-2).
The Leopards earned their lone singles point at the number one slot as sophomore Caitlin Corcoran (Brockton, Mass.) knocked off Curry's senior Megan Mulrooney (South Boston, Mass.), 6-7, (7-5), 6-3, 6-3 before Curry went on to win the next five matches. At number two Emily Mongello (Plymouth, Mass.) defeated senior Deborah Massaro (Stony Point, N.Y.), 6-1, 6-0, at number three freshman Molly Louis (Guilford, Conn.) defeated sophomore Nicole McColgan (Tewksbury, Mass.), 6-2, 6-1, at number four senior Lauren Chuha (Reading, Mass.) bested junior Virginia Ofer (Cooperstown, N.Y.), 4-6, 6-4, 6-2. At number five sophomore Kimberly Love (Windsor Locks, Conn.) conquered junior Val Maccarone (Cranston, R.I), 6-1, 6-1 before Kayla Prete (Orange, Conn.) earned a three-set (5-7, 6-2, 6-1) victory over senior Olivia Hegner (Medford, Mass.).
Wentworth swept doubles play as Corcoran and Ofer teamed up to beat Mongello and Chuha, 8-6 at number one. At number two, Massaro and McColgan defeated Curley and senior Elizabeth Zarkades (Beverly, Mass.), 8-4, while at number three, Maccarone and Hegner bested Louis and Prete, 8-6.
Curry is back in action on Wednesday when the Colonels host Roger Williams. Wentworth returns to the court on Monday when the Leopards travel to UMass Dartmouth.
(Portions of this recap courtesy of Curry Sports Information)