CASTLETON, V.T. - UMass Boston Women's Tennis continued their dominance in Little East Conference play on Tuesday afternoon, walking to an 8-1 road victory over VTSU Castleton.

THE BASICS
UMass Boston 8, VTSU Castleton 1

UMass Boston (2-1, 2-0 LEC)
VTSU Castleton (1-7, 0-4 LEC)

HOW IT HAPPENED
The Beacons got off to a strong start once again on Tuesday, sweeping their doubles sets for the second straight match. The combination of Zainab Patel and Shreya Saravana Rakshana were the first to finish their matchup, winning 8-2. Kaya-Lilliana Rutkowski and Sandra Watson defeated their VTSU counterparts 8-3 before the dynamic duo of Elena Albano and Ayonna Stuppard finished off the sweep by the same score.

Needing a pair of points from singles matches to secure the victory, the Beacons got a strong start from Patel, who won in two sets while surrendering just a single point. The win was secured by Sandra Watson, who swept her second straight match to secure the sweep. Sarvana Rakshana and Stuppard dropped just one set each to secure their wins and Albano finished off the night with the team's eighth point of the match.

BY THE NUMBERS

• UMass Boston has won 10 straight conference matchups dating back to the start of the 2022-23 season
• Albano and Stuppard are 12-5 in their last 17 doubles matches and undefeated this season
• In her debut season, Patel has dropped just one set in each of her singles victories
• Also playing her first year of collegiate tennis, Watson has not surrendered a point in her two conference singles matches, and is undefeated in five total matches
• The Beacons have won five straight matchups against VTSU Castleton

WHO'S NEXT
The Beacons will travel to Bristol, Rhode Island on Thursday, September 28 for a non-conference match against Roger Williams University.