FARMINGDALE, N.Y.—Farmingdale State University raced out to a 5-0 lead and cruised to a 7-2 victory over UMass Boston women's tennis Sunday afternoon.
THE BASICS
Farmingdale State 7, UMass Boston 2
(UMass Boston 1-1)
(Farmingdale State 1-2)
HOW IT HAPPENED
Senior Kelsey Shea (West Bridgewater, Mass.) and junior Meghan Erickson (Hubbardston, Mass.) earned the lone wins in singles for the Beacons, who finished their opening weekend 1-1.
Shea rallied from several huge deficits to improve to 2-0 on the season at number six singles. The senior won the first set 6-1, before dropping the second set 6-3. Her opponent raced out to a huge 7-1 lead in the third set super tiebreaker, before Shea cut the deficit to 9-5. Needing to win at least four-straight points to stay alive in the match, Shea struck for six-straight points and a 6-1, 3-6, 11-9 overall victory.
Erickson added the other victory in the match, as she cruised to a 6-2, 6-3 at number five singles.
Farmingdale State earned a 3-0 lead early on after sweeping the doubles. The Rams picked up wins of 8-4 and 8-5 at number one and two doubles, before holding on for a 9-8 (7-5) win at third doubles.
After earning big wins at first and second singles to clinch the match victory, the Rams struggled to put the Beacons away at the final four singles spots.
Vicky Woytowicz (Springfield, Mass.) put up a big fight at fourth singles, before falling 6-4, 6-3. At third singles, freshman Katie Gauthier (West Boylston, Mass.) went to a super tiebreaker, before falling 3-6, 6-3, 10-5.
BY THE NUMBERS
- Farmingdale State improved to 2-0 against the Beacons. The Rams earned an 8-1 win over UMass Boston on September 3, 2011.
- Freshman Maria Benatuil (Caracas, Venezuela) played her first collegiate match with an exhibition match at seventh singles.
WHO'S NEXT
UMass Boston will have five days off, before hosting Johnson & Wales University on Saturday at 1 p.m. for their home opener.
