Tennis Bests Roger Williams, 8-1, in 2014-15 Finale

Tennis Bests Roger Williams, 8-1, in 2014-15 Finale

SOUTH HADLEY, Mass. – Powered by wins in five of six singles, including a second flight win by senior captain Sarah Anischik, the Mount Holyoke College tennis team defeated Roger Williams University, 8-1, on Saturday afternoon. The Lyons wrap-up the 2014-15 season with a 14-9 record, while the Hawks move to 13-7 overall.

Anischik (Tolland, Conn./Tolland) shined in her final collegiate match, posting a 7-5, 7-5 win over first year Kathryn Hughes (Westford, Mass./Westford Academy) in second singles. She and partner Amy Chen (Hilo, Hawaii/Hilo) opened the match with an 8-4 win in second doubles over sophomores Harley Kaiserman (Setauket, N.Y./Ward Melville) and Caroline McCarthy (Carver, Mass./Carver).

Also in singles action, first year Ishita Tibrewal (Kolkata, India/Modern High School for Girls) posted a 6-0, 7-5 win against Kaiserman in the third flight, while sophomore Alexa Colas (Teaneck, N.J./The Dwight-Englewood School) gutted out a 1-6, 6-1, 6-0 victory over McCarthy at four.

Junior Michelle Cai (Hong Kong, China/St. Paul's Co-Educational College) went on to claim a 6-3, 4-6, 1-0 (10-3) win against first year Ali Stankiewicz (Brunswick, Maine/Brunswick) at five, while Chen defeated first year Gabrielle Riley (Barnstable, Mass./Barnstable) at six, 6-4, 6-3.

In the other doubles flights, Tibrewal and junior Margaux Holloschutz (Franklin Lakes, N.J./Saddle River Day School) won by an 8-2 margin against junior Lauren Schmidt (South Windsor, Conn./South Windsor) and first year Julia Akerman (Greenwich, Conn./Greenwich).

Colas and Cai then notched an 8-5 victory over Riley and Hughes for the doubles sweep.

For the Hawks, Schmidt picked up the lone point, securing a first singles victory over Holloschutz. She won by a 6-3, 6-4 margin.

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