Women’s Tennis Hosts Gordon in Home Opener Wednesday

SUFFOLK vs. GORDON
Date Time Venue Series Last Meeting Last Suffolk Win Streak	Wednesday, Sept. 24 6:00 PM Belmont Hill Belmont, Mass. 0-5 Sept. 17, 2024, L, 7-0 Never Lost 5

BOSTON – Suffolk women's tennis will play on its home court, Belmont Hill, for the first time in 2025 when Gordon stops by for a 6:30 p.m. Conference of New England clash. 

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LAST TIME OUT
Suffolk women's tennis wrapped up its season-opening five-match road trip with a 6-1 Conference of New England (CNE) setback to Nichols at the Robinson Tennis Courts.  

MORE READING: Nichols Knocks Down Women's Tennis, 6-1 

RAMS RUNDOWN

• Suffolk is 0-5 on the year and 0-2 in CNE contests. 
• Suffolk's singles top ladder has not changed in Thu Nguyen (No. 1), Nia Bebb (No. 2) and Brianna Nelson(No. 3).
• Elizabeth Lassner is the only racquet with a win this season as the freshman locked up a victory at fourth singles at Simmons Sept. 10. 
• In doubles, three different partnerships have combined for the top tandem in Nguyen/Bebb (0-2), Bebb and Elene Nishnianidze (0-2) and most recent Lassner and Nguyen (0-1). 

HOME OPENERS

• Wednesday's midweek action will serve as Suffolk's home debut. 
• Suffolk is 8-9 since 2007 in its first home match of the season. 
• The Rams look to open their home schedule in the win column for the first time since Sept. 27, 2023 when it took down Curry, 5-4.
• Since 2007, Suffolk's home opener has been against a conference counterpart seven times. The Rams are 5-2 in home openers when taking on a league foe. 

FIGHTING SCOTS FACTS

• Gordon sits 3-1 on the season and 2-0 in CNE action. 
• The Fighting Scots ride momentum from back-to-back sweeps over University of New England and Hartford into Wednesday night. 
• Lucille Belval has played exclusively as the Gordon's ace and brings in a 3-1 mark, which Gianna Hallam (No. 4 and No. 6), Amanda Kim (No. 3 and No. 5) and Makayla Otey (No. 2 and No. 4) have achieved in singles play as well. 
  Chloe Hanley is the player with an unblemished singles ledger at 3-0 all in the third position.
• Otey and Serena Ross have combined forces in all four matches as the Fighting Scots No. 1 doubles duo. The pair is 3-1.  

INSIDE THE SERIES

• Suffolk sits 0-5 all-time versus Gordon. 
• Last year, Gordon swept Suffolk, 9-0, Sept. 19, 2024.
• The Fighting Scots have outscored the Rams, 34-9 all-time. 
• The Rams have hosted the Fighting Scots once, Oct. 16, 2021, a 7-2 Suffolk setback.
• Suffolk has taken on Gordon in Wenham, Massachusetts three times (0-4). 
• There has been two shutouts in the series, the last two meetings.  

SUFFOLK'S SCHEDULE
The Rams take the weekend off to prep for their Tuesday, Sept. 30 trek to the University of New England for a 3 p.m. conference tangle.