BOSTON, Mass. – UMass Boston Women's Tennis continued their hot start to the 2022-23 season with another sweeping victory, 9-0, this time over Plymouth State University to earn their second Little East Conference victory, 17^th consecutive win at home, and their third consecutive sweep to begin the year.

THE BASICS

UMass Boston 9, Plymouth State University 0

UMass Boston (3-0, LEC 2-0)

Plymouth State University (1-2, 1-1 LEC)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
With Plymouth State carrying only five players into the match, the Beacons earned wins in the #6 Singles and #3 Doubles to start the day, going up 2-0 in the match.

Sweeping through the #1 Doubles and #2 Doubles were the pairings of juniors Lydia Chan and Meagan Carney as well as sophomores Elena Albano and Ayonna Stuppard who took their matches 8-2 and 8-3 respectively.

After a back and forth first set against senior Megan Marshall (6-3 in favor of Lydia Chan), Lydia Chan took set two in the #1 Singles by a score of 6-0 to cap off her victory. Freshman Ayra Shaikh continued an impressive start to her collegiate career with 6-0 and 6-1 victories over junior Sarah Asciutto for her third singles win of the season in the #2 Singles.

Meagan Carney swept through sophomore Tessa Labarre with back-to-back 6-0 victories in the #3 Singles while Elena Albano squeaked out a 6-4 victory over freshman Alyssa Cragie in set one before sweeping Cragie, 6-0, in set two to earn her win in the #4 Singles.

Ayonna Stuppard closed out the perfect day for the Beacons with 6-1 and 6-2 wins over sophomore Elena Cardoso to cap off the 9-0 victory for UMass Boston as a team.

BY THE NUMBERS

• Across three singles matches to start her career, Ayra Shaikh has dropped only three points across six sets played and one point across two doubles matches played in four sets
• As a team, the Beacons are 17-0 in singles matches this year and 8-0 in doubles, making them a perfect 25-0 in matches this year
• The Beacons have won 9-0 in three consecutive matches for the first time in program history, the record for most 9-0 victories in a single season stands at five
• UMass Boston has now won 17 consecutive home matches dating back to the 2018 season

 
WHO'S NEXT
The Beacons come home for their 2022-23 home opener against Regis College on Tuesday afternoon at 4:00 PM to begin their first of three consecutive home matches. UMass Boston has won 15 consecutive matches at BC High School Tennis Courts dating back to 2019.