Tennis Races Past Clark, 9-0
SOUTH HADLEY, Mass. (Oct. 6, 2009) – The Mount Holyoke College women’s tennis team raced past New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) foe Clark University 9-0 this afternoon at the Mount Holyoke Tennis Courts. It was the Lyons 13th straight victory over the Cougars.
Nahree Han, My-Linh Nguyen, Sarah Moore and Sarah London each secured wins at both singles and doubles for Mount Holyoke.
The Lyons dropped just five games en route to a sweep of the three doubles matches. Han and Nguyen earned an 8-3 victory at the number one slot, while Moore and Natalie Hsiang cruised to an 8-0 triumph in their number two contest. London teamed with Carly Peltier an 8-2 win at the number three position.
Mount Holyoke then finished things off with straight sets victories in each of the six singles contests. Han, Moore, London, Nguyen Heather Richardson and Elizabeth Tighe came out on top in the numbers one through six spots, respectively.
The Lyons (3-4, 2-3 NEWMAC) will return to action tomorrow, when they face off against Wesleyan University at 5:45 p.m. Meanwhile, Clark (2-9, 0-5 NEWMAC) is slated to resume its NEWMAC schedule on Saturday at Wheaton College. The Cougars second of three straight road matches will begin at 1:00 p.m.