NEW LONDON, Conn.--Connecticut College senior Susanna Studwell (Tucson, Ariz.) secured a 6-2, 6-3 victory at number six singles to lead the Camel women's tennis team to a 5-4 NESCAC triumph against Hamilton College in the Whaling City today.
The Camels improved their record to 7-8 while closing out their NESCAC slate with a mark of 1-6. They will wrap up the season tomorrow morning when they host the Bombers from Ithaca College in a 10:00 a.m. match.
Sophomore Emily Migliorini (North Haven, Conn.) chipped in with a 6-2, 6-1 victory at second singles for the hosts. At fifth singles, junior Angelica Warren (McLeansville, N.C.) registered a 6-1, 6-0 win for the Camels.
Migliorini and Stephanie Simon (Wellesley, Mass.) joined forces to come away with an 8-5 win at number one doubles this morning. At third doubles, senior Adrienne Sieverding (Red Hook, N.Y.) and sophomore Brinley Bartlett (Malvern, Pa.), a 2017 Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar, secured an 8-6 victory for the hosts.
Tomorrow morning, the Camels will honor the senior class comprised of Sieverding, Studwell and Jillian Brigandi (Harrington Park, N.J.) in a pre-match ceremony as they take to the courts for the final time here in Camel Country.
Hamilton College wrapped up a successful season with a record of 10-8 with a 1-6 mark in conference play. Senior Winnie Tang (Shenzhen, China) posted a 6-1, 6-0 win at number one singles to lead the Continentals in the final match of her career. Sophomore Jane Haffer (New Albany, Ohio) battled back to take a 3-6, 6-0, 6-3 win at number three singles for the visitors.
Sophomore Samantha Weeks (Tacoma, Wash.) registered a 7-5, 6-3 victory for the Continentals at fourth singles. Senior Claire Keyte (New York, N.Y.) and Weeks pulled out a 9-8 win at second doubles for the visitors.
Connecticut College 5, Hamilton College 4
April 29, 2017
New London, Conn.
Singles:
1. Winnie Tang (H) def. Aleksandra Drljaca (CC) 6-1, 6-0
2. Emily Migliorini (CC) def. Claire Keyte (H) 6-2, 6-1
3. Jane Haffer (H) def. Stephanie Simon (CC) 3-6, 6-0, 6-3
4. Samantha Weeks (H) def. Adrienne Sieverding (CC) 7-5, 6-3
5. Angelica Warren (CC) def. Claudia Morse (H) 6-1, 6-0
6. Susanna Studwell (CC) def. Iona Forrester (H) 6-2, 6-3
Doubles:
1. Migliorini/Simon (CC) def. Tang/Haffer (H) 8-5
2. Keyte/Weeks (H) def. Drljaca/A. Warren (CC) 9-8
3. Sieverding/Bartlett (CC) def. Morse/Forrester (H) 8-6
Connecticut College 7-8, 1-6 NESCAC
Hamilton College 10-8, 1-6 NESCAC