09/03/2009
Women's Tennis Drops Second Straight 8-1 Decision

Worcester, Mass. - The visiting Simmons College Sharks took all three doubles matches en route to a decisive 8-1 win over the host Clark University women's tennis team on Thursday evening.

Alexa Ebert and Julia Bergeron combined to give the Sharks their toughest doubles match of the day, falling 8-6 to freshman Sabrina Salmela and junior Malie Macleod.

Emily Schweitzer and Phoebe Livingston dropped their match at No. 2, 8-4 to Maggie Taylor and Jordan Borash.

Ebert fell at No. 1 singles to Salmela, 6-2, 6-3 and Schweitzer also dropped a straight set decision, this one to Katy Hallinan, 6-0, 6-1.

Clark's lone victory of the day came courtesy of Bergeron, who lost the first set, 6-1. She then took the second set 6-2 before dropping Macleod 10-4 in the third set tiebreaker.

The Cougars, now 0-2 on the season, travel to Becker on Saturday for a meeting with the Hawks beginning at 1 p.m.

SIMMONS-CLARK WOMEN'S TENNIS RESULTS
Doubles:
No. 1 - Salmela/Macleod (S) def. Ebert/Bergeron (C), 8-6
No. 2 - Taylor/Keroack (S) def. Schweitzer/Livingston (C), 8-4
No. 3 - Lynch/Borash (S) def. Nathan/Jakubski (C), 8-1

Singles:
No. 1 - Salmela (S) def. Ebert (C), 6-2, 6-3
No. 2 - Bergeron (C) def. Macleod (S), 1-6, 6-2, 10-4
No. 3 - Hallinan (S) def. Schweitzer (C), 6-0, 6-1
No. 4 - Borash (S) def. Nathan (C), 6-2, 6-1
No. 5 - Lynch (S) def. Livingston (C), 6-2, 6-1
No. 6 - Keroack (S) def. Cullity (C), 6-3, 6-2