BRIDGEWATER, Mass. (Oct. 22, 2026) – The No. 3 seed UMass Boston Beacons women's tennis team (11-3) notched a 4-1 victory over the No. 2 seed Bridgewater State Bears (10-5) in Little East Conference (LEC) semifinal action on Thursday at the Rosen Memorial Tennis Courts.
With the victory, the Beacons advance to Saturday's LEC Championship on at top-seeded Rhode Island College. The Anchorwomen advanced with a 4-0 win over No. 4 seed UMass Dartmouth on Thursday.
HOW IT HAPPENED:
The duo of
Sofia DaSilva Askew (Springfield, Mass.)/
Mila Pipkin (Bradenton, Fla.) notched a thrilling 7-6 (7-4) victory at second doubles and
Delilah Castro (Horizon City, Texas)/
Karina Khalsa (South Yarmouth, Mass.) posted a 7-6 (7-5) win at third doubles to clinch the point for the Beacons.
Zainab Patel (Ahmedabad, India) cruised to a 6-0, 6-0 win over the Bears' Morgan Smith at No. 1 singles, while DaSilva Askew added a 6-4, 6-1 victory against Aisley Kelliher at No. 2 singles.
Castro then clinched the victory for UMass Boston with a 6-4, 6-2 win over Ana Eccles in fifth singles.
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE:
This marks the fifth consecutive season that the Beacons and Anchorwomen will meet in the LEC championship match.
Patel remained unbeaten in dual matches this season with her 12
th victory and Castro has posted an impressive 11-2 record.
UP NEXT:
Saturday's championship match will get underway at 11 a.m. at the RIC Tennis Complex. Stay tuned to
beaconsathletics.com for live coverage of the match.
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