Nichols Takes Down Women’s Tennis, 8-1

DUDLEY, Mass. – Suffolk women's tennis fell to Nichols, 8-1, in Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) Wednesday at the Robinson Tennis Courts. 

THE BASICS
SCORE: Suffolk 1 | Nichols 8 
RECORDS: Suffolk (2-6, 1-5 CCC) | Nichols (8-2, 6-1 CCC)  

HOW IT HAPPENED
Nichols started the match with two points as Suffolk did not travel with enough players to field a third doubles team or a sixth singles slot.  

The Bison set up match point after sweeping the first and second doubles courts quickly. The hosts sealed the conference contest with a golden match by Kara Stankewitz over Giuliana Claus.  

Nichols went on to wrap up victories in singles play on courts three, one and four to take an 8-0 advantage before Alyssa Blade put the Rams on the board. The junior defeated Victoria Palkon, 7-5, 10-7, to eliminate the shutout. 

RESULTS 
SINGLES 
1 – Antonia Carrero (Nichols) defeated Kendall Smith (Suffolk), 6-1, 6-0
2 – Kara Stankewitz (Nichols) defeated Giuliana Claus (Nichols), 6-0, 6-0
3 – Johanna Schroeder (Nichols) defeated Bianca Prescott (Suffolk), 6-0, 6-0
4 – Bethany Predergast (Nichols) defeated Dyani Mosquera (Suffolk), 6-1, 6-4
5 – Alyssa Blade (Suffolk) defeated Victoria Palkon (Nichols), 7-5, 10-7
6 – Cristen McSweeney (Nichols), W Forfeit 

DOUBLES
1 – Kara Stankewitz/Kelley Carlin (Nichols) defeated Kendall Smith/Giuliana Claus (Suffolk), 8-0
2 – IsaBella Winter/Antonia Carrero (Nichols) defeated Bianca Prescott/Alyssa Blade (Suffolk), 8-1
3 – Jordan Knowles/Johanna Schroeder (Nichols), W Forfeit 

Order of Finish | Doubles (3, 1, 2) | Singles (6, 2, 3, 1, 4, 5) 

COMING UP
Suffolk wraps up its five-match road trip Saturday, Oct. 9 at Bridgewater State. The Rams and Bears will clash at 12 p.m.