Manchester, N.H. (September 25) -- On Tuesday
afternoon in the season-opening match, the Saint Anselm women's
tennis team fell to visiting Bentley by an 8-1 final to fall to 0-1
overall and in league play.
Junior co-captain Laura Nason (Shelton, Conn.),
an All-Conference selection last season, picked up the win for the
Hawks at No. 1 singles. She defeated Bentley's Heather
Haggerty (Hanover, Mass.) by a 6-4, 6-4 final.
Saint Anselm is back in action on Sunday, October 7th when the
team hosts Bryant University in a Northeast-10 Conference
match beginning at 11 a.m. in Manchester.
Doubles
No. 1: Kelly Fleszar/Kelly Nugent (BEN) def. Laura
Nason/Ginny Dalrymple (STA): 8-2
No. 2: Heather Haggerty/Marcia Gilbride (BEN) def.
Jessie Brennan/McAul Lindermuth (STA): 8-1
No. 3: Katherine Giambalvo/Rachel Harbert (BEN)
def. Molly Gaughan/Erin Sullivan (STA): 8-3
Singles
No. 1: Nason (STA) def. Haggerty (BEN): 6-4,
6-4
No. 2: Kleszar (BEN) def. Dalrymple (STA): 6-1,
6-0
No. 3: Nugent (BEN) def. Brennan (STA): 6-0,
6-1
No. 4: Gilbride (BEN) def. Lindermuth (STA): 6-3,
6-0
No. 5: Giambalvo (BEN) def. Sullivan (STA): 6-0,
6-0
No. 6: Harbert (BEN) def. Mary Mindek (STA): 6-2,
6-1
