Women's Tennis Picks Up First Win Against Lesley
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NEW LONDON, Conn. - The Mitchell College women's tennis team picked
up its first win of the season on Thursday afternoon, defeating
conference foe Lesley University by a 5-4 final at New London High
School.
The outcome was decided in the final match of the day between
Mitchell's Erica Fazio and Lesley's Michelle Side at No. 2 singles.
Fazio took the first set 7-5 to gain the advantage and then held on
for a 7-5 decision in the second set. The singles win was the
team-leading third for Fazio this season.
Mitchell (1-9 overall, 1-5 NECC) started the match with a 2-0 lead
thanks to walkovers at No. 3 doubles and No. 6 singles. Lesley (5-5
overall, 2-4 NECC), which played with only five players instead of
six, clawed its way out of the early hole by winning the remaining
doubles matches.
With the score tied at 2-2 at the start of singles play, the Lynx
took the lead behind a 6-0, 6-2 win by Nicole Smith over Miah
Manning at the No. 3 spot. The Mariners regained the lead with wins
by Kelly Walsh and Carly Crozer at the fifth and sixth spots,
respectively, to go up 4-3.
Lesley's Courtney Mullen tied the match at 4-4 with a victory over
Julie Felts at No. 1 singles. Mullen took the first set 6-1 and
then held off Felts by a 7-5 margin in the second set, setting the
stage for a dramatic finish with the final singles point still in
contention.
Mitchell returns to action on Saturday, October 10 at Newbury
College at noon. Lesley will next host Bay Path College on Saturday
at noon.
