MILTON, Mass. (Sept. 29, 2026) – The UMass Boston Beacons women's tennis team dropped a 6-1 decision to the Bridgewater State Bears in a Little East Conference match on Tuesday at the Milton Academy Tennis Courts.
UMass Boston is now 5-2 (3-1 LEC) on the season, while Bridgewater State is 4-4 (2-1 LEC).
HOW IT HAPPENED:
The duo of
Zainab Patel (Ahmedabad, India) and
Tatiana Malone (South Dennis, Mass.) captured a 6-2 victory at No. 1 doubles, but the Bears won the other two matches to take the early lead.
In No. 1 singles play, Patel got the best of Bridgewater State's Morgan Smith with a 6-2, 6-1 victory.
Delilah Castro (Horizon City, Texas) fought hard at fifth singles before dropping a 6-4, 6-4 decision to the Bears' Ana Eccles.
Bridgewater State won five of the six singles matches as the Beacons suffered their first setback in LEC play.
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE:
Patel remained unbeaten in singles play and is now a perfect 6-0 on the season with all six victories coming at the No. 1 spot.
UP NEXT:
UMass Boston will compete in the ITA New England Regionals hosted by Bowdoin College beginning on Friday, Oct. 2 at 8 a.m.
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