BOSTON, Mass. – The longest winning streak in UMass Boston Women's Tennis history would come to an end on Thursday afternoon in the Beacons' final tune-up of the spring before the NCAA Tournament next month. Despite a competitive seven matches across the board, UMass Boston would fall to Wheaton College (Mass.), 7-2, on the road.
 
THE BASICS
 
UMass Boston 2, Wheaton (Mass.) 7
 
UMass Boston (12-2)
Wheaton College (Mass.) (3-13)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Lyons would sweep through the doubles as sophomores Elena Albano and Ayonna Stuppard took on freshmen Kara Greenlee and Alissa Ortiz in a tightly contested #1 Doubles matchup that went in favor of Greenlee and Ortiz, 8-5. Teaming up for the first time this season, freshman Shreya Saravana Rakshana and junior Lydia Chan were taken down, 8-2, in the #2 Doubles by junior Mareike Mueller and sophomore Izzy Kruse.

Needing a sweep in the singles matches to continue their winning streak, UMass Boston would remain competitive across all five of the singles, before ultimately falling short of the comeback. The #3 Singles would be the first to finish, which secured the win for Wheaton, as Stuppard fell to Ortiz in identical 6-1 sets.

The #2 Singles would go in favor of Greenlee over Albano in a pair of 6-4 sets while the #4 Singles saw junior Skylar Robles fall to junior Zoe West in two straight sets of 6-3 scores.

Getting the first win of the afternoon for UMass Boston, Chan would outduel Mueller in comeback fashion after dropping her first set, 6-4. The junior would come back for the 7-5 win in set two and then win the tiebreaker set, 10-3, to capture the #1 Singles.

Continuing the momentum on the backend of the singles, Rakshana notched her first collegiate singles win with her #5 Singles victory over freshman Haylee Doiron in straight sets, 7-5 and 6-3, closing out the afternoon for the Beacons with two consecutive match wins.
 
BY THE NUMBERS

• Elena Albano and Ayonna Stuppard are now 9-2 as a duo this season and 1-1 in #1 Doubles together
• Ayonna Stuppard's 11 consecutive singles win streak was snapped on Thursday after falling in the #3 Singles
• Elena Albano's nine consecutive singles win came to a close with her defeat in the #2 Singles
• Shreya Saravana Rakshana won her first collegiate singles match with her victory over Haylee Doiron in the #5 Singles

 
WHO'S NEXT
UMass Boston will await their location and opponent for their first-ever NCAA Division III Women's Tennis Tournament next month.