PORTLAND, Maine – The Husson University women's tennis team saw its postseason run come to an end on Sunday afternoon, falling 6-1 to Simmons University at Apex Racket and Tennis in Portland, Maine in the North Atlantic Conference Championship.
The Eagles (8-3) battled throughout the match, highlighted by a three-set victory from freshman Julia Spencer at No. 5 singles, but the Sharks (14-1) proved too much, sweeping doubles play before claiming five of the six singles matches.
Simmons opened the afternoon by taking all three doubles matches to build a 1-0 advantage. At No. 1 doubles, senior Kayla Lockhart and junior Anah Albert fell 6-0 to Masha Shutts and Amoli Vad, while Spencer and freshman Lydia Jordan suffered a 6-1 setback against Ivy Cote and Victoria McCrann at No. 3 doubles.
Husson's closest doubles contest came at the No. 2 position, where sophomores Katelyn Cotter and Sadie May pushed Emma Parsons and Emilie Lapointe to a tiebreaker before falling 7-6 (7-3).
In singles competition, Spencer provided the Eagles with their lone point of the afternoon, earning a hard-fought three-set victory over Grace Burke at No. 5 singles. Spencer captured the opening set 6-2 before Burke responded with a 6-3 win in the second. Spencer regained control in the decisive 10-point match tiebreaker, securing a 10-7 victory.
May also put together a strong performance at No. 4 singles, taking the opening set 6-2 against Cote. After dropping the second set 6-4, May battled through a tightly contested third-set tiebreaker before narrowly falling 12-10.
Jordan was competitive at No. 6 singles, pushing McCrann in the opening set before falling 7-6, 6-3. At the top of the lineup, Lockhart dropped a 6-0, 6-1 decision to Shutts, while Albert fell 6-0, 6-0 to Lapointe at No. 2 singles. Cotter rounded out the Eagles' lineup with a 6-1, 6-0 loss to Vad at No. 3 singles.
With the loss, the season has come to an end for Husson women's tennis.
