Sept. 19, 2009

Box Score

QUINCY, MA - The University of Massachusetts Boston women's tennis team was defeated by Western Connecticut State University, 8-1, today in its Little East Conference opener in a match played on the campus of Eastern Nazarene College in Quincy, MA. The Beacons fall to 2-2 overall, including 0-1 in LEC play, while the Colonials improve to 3-1 and 1-0.

UMass Boston's lone point came at number one doubles where junior Carolina Gonzalez (Bridgewater, MA) improved to a perfect 4-0 in dual match doubles action and combined with freshman Anitra Kloczewiak (Newton, MA) to take down Lauren Post (Danbury, CT) and Jenna Kosiba (Bristol, CT), 9-7.

The Beacons will be in action again on Tuesday, September 22 when they travel to North Dartmouth, MA to take on Little East Conference foe University of Massachusetts Dartmouth at 3:30 p.m., while Western Connecticut State hosts LEC rival Rhode Island College on September 22 at 4:00 p.m.

SINGLES

\#1 Lauren Post (WCSU) DEF. Anitra Kloczewiak (UMB) 6-4, 6-1 \#2 Brittany Hoynack (Old Lyme, CT) (WCSU) DEF. Emily Johnson (Saugus, MA) (UMB) 6-1, 6-0 \#3 Alyssa Hoynack (Old Lyme, CT) (WCSU) DEF. Carolina Gonzalez (UMB) 6-1, 6-0 \#4 Alison Mahony (Bristol, CT) (WCSU) DEF. Abigail Balme (North Attleboro, MA) (UMB) 6-3, 6-3 \#5 Jenna Kosiba (WCSU) DEF. Jillian Hurd (Taunton, MA) (UMB) 6-1, 7-5 \#6 Brittany DiMauro (Torrington, CT) (WCSU) DEF. Brittany Engel (Freehold, NJ) (UMB) 6-1, 6-1

DOUBLES

\#1 Gonzalez/Kloczewiak (UMB) DEF. Post/Kosiba (WCSU) 9-7 Pro-Set \#2 A. Hoynack/B. Hoynack (WCSU) DEF. Balme/Johnson (UMB) 8-2 Pro-Set \#3 Elizabeth Banacci (Danbury, CT)/Maxx Zimmer (Sandy Hook, CT) (WCSU) DEF. Hurd/Engel (UMB) 9-8 (5) Pro-Set