Boston, MA (Sep. 26, 2024) --- The UMass Boston women's tennis team will look to rebound from their 6-1 loss vs Simmons University when they travel to North Dartmouth, Massachusetts to take on LEC opponent UMass Dartmouth before traveling to Dudley, Mass to compete against non-conference foe Nichols College.
The Basics
UMass Boston
The Beacons were voted unanimous favorites to repeat as LEC Women's Tennis Champions in the LEC Coaches' Preseason Poll. The Beacs defeated Plymouth State University 7-2 to start the season and picked up the win over Vermont State University Castleton 7-2 as well.
UMass Dartmouth
The Beacons will travel to Dartmouth, Massachusetts Saturday, September 28th for a 12pm start. The Corsairs of UMass Dartmouth were picked to finish 4th out of 9 in the LEC Preseason Coaches' Poll collecting 42 points. In Little East Conference play they defeated Vermont State Castleton (7-2) and Plymouth State University (5-4). They are on a three-match losing streak heading into this matchup.
Nichols
The Beacons will travel to Nichols on Monday for a 3:30pm start time. Their one loss was from Wellesley College where they were shutout 7-0. Nichols University was picked to finish 2nd in the Conference of New England 2024 Women's Tennis Preseason Coaches' Poll collecting 2 first place votes and expected to finish behind Endicott. They have conference victories over Roger Williams University (6-1) and Western New England University (6-1). Kamora Helton has seen success in both of those matchups in #1 Doubles and #1 Singles.
