MILTON, Mass. (Oct. 18, 2026) – The UMass Boston Beacons women's tennis team closed out the regular season with a 4-3 victory over the Rhode Island College Anchorwomen in a Little East Conference (LEC) match on Sunday at the Milton Academy Tennis Courts.
With the victory, the Beacons now sit at 9-3 (7-1 LEC) and will compete in the LEC Tournament this upcoming week. RIC falls to 12-3 (7-1 LEC).
HOW IT HAPPENED:
The No. 1 doubles duo of
Zainab Patel (Ahmedabad, India)/
Tatiana Malone (South Dennis, Mass.) notched a 6-2 victory and
Karina Khalsa (South Yarmouth, Mass.)/
Delilah Castro (Horizon City, Texas) added a 6-2 win of their own in No. 3 doubles to clinch the early point for the Beacons.
Following singles victories for the Anchorwomen at the sixth, third and fourth spots, UMass Boston rallied to win the remaining three matches and seal the 4-3 victory.
Castro posted a 6-4, 7-6 win over Addison Hadlock at No. 5 singles and
Sofia DaSilva Askew (Springfield, Mass.) evened the match at three apiece with a 1-6, 6-4, 7-6 victory at No. 2 singles.
Patel then won the match for the Beacons with a thrilling 6-4, 5-7, 6-2 win against Haylie Peacock in first singles.
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE:
DaSilva Askew is now 4-0 in singles matches on the season, while Patel is unbeaten in dual matches with 10 victories.
UMass Boston has won seven of the last nine matches against the Anchorwomen.
UP NEXT:
The Beacons earned the No. 3 seed in the LEC Tournament and will host No. 6 seed Vermont State Castleton in quarterfinal action on Tuesday, Oct. 20 at the Milton Academy Tennis Courts. Start time for the match has yet to be determined.
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