Site: DelCastle Tennis Center (Wilmington, Del.)
Score: Goldey-Beacom 6, Southern New Hampshire 3
Records: GBC (5-1), Southern New Hampshire (2-1)
Next GBC Event: Sept. 21-23 at ITA Regionals | Philadelphia, Pa.
GBC-Southern New Hampshire Box Score: HTML
WILMINGTON, Del. – Led by sophomore
Filipa Correia (Lisboa, Portugal), Goldey-Beacom College (5-1) won four of six singles matches en route to its fifth win of the season, a 6-3 non-conference victory over Southern New Hampshire (2-1) at the DelCastle Tennis Center on Friday morning.
After teaming with junior
Rocio Cabanillas Moreno (Sevilla, Spain) to earn an 8-1 victory at number two doubles, Correia earned a 6-0, 6-1 victory over junior
Kirsten Jean (Bedford H.S./Bedford, N.H.) at number four singles. Meanwhile, Cabanillas Moreno earned a three-set victory over sophomore
Diana Vamvakitis (Westhampton Beach H.S./Wading River, N.Y.) at number two singles by scores of 4-6, 6-3 and 6-1.
Sophomore
Stephanie Puentes Robinson (Bogota, Columbia) posted a 6-3, 6-4 victory at number one singles while senior
Blanca Sancho (Zaragoza, Spain) had a 6-2, 6-1 triumph over senior
Amanda Albuquerque (Weymouth H.S./Weymouth, Mass.) at number three singles.
Senior
Vanessa Leon (Caracas, Venezuela) and junior
Gabriela Chaves (Joao Pessoa-PB, Brazil) won at number three doubles for the Lightning in a 9-8 thriller that featured an 8-6 tiebreaker.
Sophomore
Jamie Hann (Westhampton Beach H.S./Westhampton, N.Y.) defeated Leon at number five singles with a 6-3, 6-1 victory while freshman
Yolanda Green (Longmeadow H.S./Springfield, Mass.) claimed a 6-1, 4-6, 6-1 verdict over senior
Melanie Bonomo (Maracay, Venezuela).
The Lightning will compete at the ITA Regionals this weekend in Philadelphia before returning to their dual match schedule against Holy Family on Tuesday, Sept. 25 at 3:30 p.m.
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