Women's Tennis Easily Handles WNEC, 8-1
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. -- April 3, 2008 -- Junior Melissa Weinstein and freshman Amy Shaw won their matches at the top two singles slots, then combined to win at No. 1 doubles, to lead the Springfield College women's tennis team to an 8-1 victory at Western New England College earlier this afternoon.Springfield jumped out to an early 2-1 lead after doubles play, and then went on to win all six singles matches. Five of those six singles matches were determined in straight sets.
Doubles were played first. Weinstein (Allentown, Pa.) and Shaw (Walpole, Mass.) combined to easily defeat the Golden Bears' Meredith Hughes and Kristen Ayers, 8-1. Springfield also won easily at No. 3 doubles, 8-0, behind sophomore Funmi Olowookere (Woonsocket, R.I.) and freshman Kyla Walgren (West Hartford, Conn.). The Pride's only loss of the day came at No. 2 doubles as WNEC's Sara Peck and Aimee Schapp won 8-6.
In singles, Weinstein defeated Hughes, 7-6(3), 6-3 at No. 1. Shaw defeated Ayers, 6-1, 6-0, at No. 2. At No. 3, SC sophomore Rachel Kushma (London, England) edged Peck, 6-7(3), 6-3, then 10-8 in a super tiebreaker.
The final three singles were won by the Pride's Sara Russo, a sophomore from Amsterdam, N.Y. (7-5, 6-1), Olowookere (6-4, 6-2), and Walgren (6-1, 6-0).
Team Score: SPRINGFIELD 8, at WNEC 1
Individuals
Doubles
Weinstein/Shaw (SC) def. Hughes/Ayers (W), 8-1
Peck/Schapp (W) def. Kushma/Russo (SC), 8-6
Olowookere/Walgren (SC) def. Predella/Colleen Swan (W), 8-0
Singles
Melissa Weinstein (SC) def. Meredith Hughes (W), 7-6(3), 6-3
Amy Shaw (SC) def. Kristen Ayers (W), 6-1, 6-0
Rachel Kushma (SC) def. Sara Peck (W), 6-7(3), 6-3 (10-8)
Sara Russo (SC) def. Devon Masse (W), 7-5, 6-1
Funmi Olowookere (SC) def. Aimee Schapp (W), 6-4, 6-2
Kyla Walgren (SC) def. Kim Predella (W), 6-1, 6-0
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Head Coach Tim Losee
Tim Losee ’05, G’07 was named the head men’s and women’s tennis coach at Springfield College in August of 2009. A former four-year member of Springfield’s men’s tennis team, Losee returns to his alma mater to pilot both the men’s and women’s tennis programs. Read more.