Women’s Tennis Bests Salem State 6-3 in Home-Opener

Team Stats

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Score

doubles

Adele Duval / Emily Ruttkowski (ENC)
def. Madeline Allaire / Jenna Jarman (SSU)

9-8

Sharon Biondi / Jacquelin Arretche (ENC)
def. Anastasia Startasia / Caroline Robitailli (SSU)

8-3

Meredith Macdonald / Kristin Klimowicz (SSU)
def. Veronica Jimenez / Alecia Tubbs (ENC)

8-4

Singles

Sharon Biondi (ENC)
def. Anastasia Startasia (SSU)

7-6 , 6-3

Emily Ruttkowski (ENC)
def. Madeline Allaire (SSU)

6-2 , 6-2

Adele Duval (ENC)
def. Caroline Robitailli (SSU)

6-3 , 6-4

Jenna Jarman (SSU)
def. Veronica Jimenez (ENC)

6-0 , 6-0

Jacquelin Arretche (ENC)
def. Meredith Macdonald (SSU)

6-4 , 6-2

Kristin Klimowicz (SSU)
def. Annelise Sherrill (ENC)

6-0 , 7-5

September 14, 2018

QUINCY, Mass.- The Eastern Nazarene College women's tennis team topped Salem State 6-3 in the first home match of the season Friday afternoon at the ENC Tennis Courts.

The Lions climb to 3-0 on the year with the victory while the Vikings fall to 1-1 overall.

The hosts established a 2-1 edge with a pair of wins in doubles action.

Adele Duval (Reading, Calif.) and Emily Ruttkowski (Castrop-Rauxel, Germany) clipped Madeline Allaire and Jenna Jarman 9-8 at the top doubles spot.

Sharon Biondi (Barquisimeto, Venezuela) and Jacquelin Arretche (Los Banos, Calif.) posted an 8-3 victory over Anastasia Startasia and Caroline Robitaille at the No. 2 slot.

Veronica Jimenez (Lynnfield, Mass.) and Alecia Tubbs (Rochester, N.Y.) dropped an 8-4 decision at the No. 3 position to Meredith Macdonald and Kristin Klimowicz.

Eastern Nazarene notched four singles wins to clinch its third-straight victory.

Biondi battled past Startasia 7-6, 6-3 at the No. 1 singles spot and Ruttkowski rolled to a 6-2, 6-2 victory at the No. 2 position against Allaire.

Duval downed Robitaille 6-3, 6-4 at the third slot and Arretche earned a 6-4, 6-2 win at the fifth spot over Macdonald.

Jimenez suffered a straight-sets loss at the fourth position to Jarman while Annelise Sherrill (Elk Grove, Calif.) fell 6-0, 7-5 at the No. 6 slot to Klimowicz.

Looking ahead, the Lions resume conference play September 18 as they square off against defending-GNAC champions Johnson & Wales.