BOSTON, Mass. – Playing in their first home match of the 2022 season after two consecutive rainouts, UMass Boston Women's Tennis swept Curry College at BC High Tennis Courts on Friday afternoon, 9-0, to win their 16^th consecutive home match dating back to 2018.

THE BASICS

UMass Boston 9, Curry College 0

UMass Boston (1-0)

Curry College (0-4)

HOW IT HAPPENED
Juniors Lydia Chan and Yana Semerly made quick work of sophomore Serena Wilson and freshman Esme Lehner, dropping the first point of the match before roaring back for an 8-1 victory to start off the day in the #1 Doubles.

Freshman Ayra Shaikh and junior Meagan Carney won their first six points of the #2 Doubles before dropping a point to sophomores Grace Coopee and Cayla Osowski and then going on to win the match, 8-2.

Following suit with the other two doubles pairs, sophomores Elena Albano and Ayonna Stuppard dropped a single point along their way to an 8-1 win over senior Ellen Apotheker and sophomore Samantha Ferrara in the #3 Doubles.

In the singles, Little East Conference Rookie of the Week Ayra Shaikh defeated Osowski in two sets without dropping a point (6-0, 6-0) in the #3 Singles as did Elena Albano against Lehner in the #5 Singles (6-0, 6-0).

Yana Semerly (#1 Singles), Meagan Carney (#4 Singles), and Ayonna Stuppard (#6 Singles), each dropped just one point across their two set sweeps against senior Sophia Wiernusz (6-1, 6-0), Coopee (6-0, 6-1), and Ferrara (6-0, 6-1) respectively.

Lydia Chan defeated Wilson in the #2 Singles in straight sets, 6-1 and 6-2 to finish off the perfect 9-0 day for the Beacons.

BY THE NUMBERS

• The Beacons move to 2-0 on the year and have swept each of their first two matches, 9-0
• UMass Boston has not dropped a set in a singles match through their first two matches (12 total singles matches)
• The Beacons have now won 16 consecutive home games dating back to 2018, their last loss came on September 29^th, 2018 against Worcester State University
• Ayra Shaikh has won her first two singles matches to start her collegiate career, dropping only one point across four sets and starting 2-0 in doubles matches while dropping only one point in two matches

 
WHO'S NEXT
The Beacons jump back into Little East Conference play on Saturday with a home matchup against Plymouth State University slated to be played on the BC High Tennis Courts starting at 2:00 PM. UMass Boston looks to extend their home winning streak to 17 consecutive games dating back to the 2019 season.