WEYMOUTH, Mass. (Oct. 13, 2026) – The UMass Boston Beacons women's tennis team (8-3, 6-1 LEC) cruised to a 7-0 victory over the Southern Maine Huskies (0-10, 0-7 LEC) on Tuesday at the Weymouth Club.
UMass Boston is tied for second place in the Little East standings with Bridgewater State with one regular season match remaining.
The 2026 LEC Tournament will get underway on Tuesday, Oct. 20 with quarterfinal action.
HOW IT HAPPENED:
In doubles action, the duo of
Delilah Castro (Horizon City, Texas)/
Zainab Patel (Ahmedabad, India) notched a 6-0 win at the No. 1 spot and
Sofia DaSilva Askew (Springfield, Mass.)/
Mila Pipkin (Bradenton, Fla.) recorded a 6-1 victory at the second spot. At No. 3 doubles,
Kate Vivia Romero (Haverhill, Mass.)/
Kaya-Lilliana Rutkowski (Berlin, Conn.) defeated Colline Bonnet-Ethgen Mikala Jones by a score of 6-4.
Patel swept Chloe Turner 6-0, 6-0 at first singles and DaSilva Askew posted a 6-0, 6-1 win over Willa Wilson in second singles.
Other winners for the Beacons included
Tatiana Malone (South Dennis, Mass.) with a 6-2, 6-1 victory at No. 3 singles and Pipkin who posted a 6-0, 6-1 win at No. 4 singles.
Castro defeated Bonnet-Ethgen by a 6-0, 6-1 score in fifth singles, while Rutkowski added a 6-1, 6-0 victory of her own at sixth singles.
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE:
UMass Boston has won eight straight matches against the Huskies dating back to Sept. 24, 2019.
Patel remains unbeaten in dual matches this season at 9-0 and Castro also notched her ninth victory of the season.
UP NEXT:
The Beacons will host Rhode Island College to close out LEC play on Sunday, Oct. 18 with first serve at the Milton Academy Tennis Courts set for 1 p.m.
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