Tennis wins 8-1 at Salve Regina for 10th victory of the season

Kirat Kaur won 8-2 at No. 1 doubles with Annika Chai and 6-0, 6-2 at No. 2 singles in Mount Holyoke's 8-1 victory at Salve Regina University on April 20, 2024. (RJB Sports file photo)
Kirat Kaur won 8-2 at No. 1 doubles with Annika Chai and 6-0, 6-2 at No. 2 singles in Mount Holyoke's 8-1 victory at Salve Regina University on April 20, 2024. (RJB Sports file photo)

NEWPORT, R.I. -- The Mount Holyoke College tennis team reached the 10-victory plateau for the first time since 2018 on Saturday, winning 8-1 at Salve Regina University in the teams' first matchup as NEWMAC rivals.

Mount Holyoke (10-6, 4-3 NEWMAC) swept the three doubles matches and won five out of six singles matches in straight sets for the convincing victory, dropping the Seahawks to 2-12 overall, 0-6 in conference play.

The Lyons will play at MIT Tuesday at 3:30pm in their final road match of the regular season.

Mount Holyoke 8, Salve Regina 1
April 20, 2024 at Newport, R.I.

Doubles
1. Annika Chai/Kirat Kaur (MHC) def. Stephanie Davis/Alexa Stevens (SRU) 8-2
2. Cal Smith/Rachel Allen (MHC) def. Madigan Murphy/Sadie Rieg (SRU) 8-1
3. Kate Vavra/Natali Kostadinovic (MHC) def. Casey Farrell/Kaydin Pinto (SRU) 8-6

Singles
1. Chai (MHC) def. Stevens (SRU) 6-1, 6-1
2. Kaur (MHC) def. Davis (SRU) 6-0, 6-2
3. Allen (MHC) def. Murphy (SRU) 6-1, 6-2
4. Smith (MHC) def. Elena Murdock (SRU) 6-1, 6-1
5. Kaydin Pinto (SRU) def. Vavra (MHC) 6-2, 6-2
6. Kostadinovic (MHC) def. Graysen Scherer (SRU) 6-1, 6-0