MANCHESTER, N.H. – The Saint Anselm College women's tennis team takes on Bentley at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday in a match played at Southern New Hampshire University.

SAINT ANSELM COLLEGE HAWKS (0-2, 0-2 NE10)
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BENTLEY UNIVERSITY FALCONS (5-10, 2-8 NE10 - 2019)
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Saint Anselm remains in search of its first win through two matches while the Falcons make their season debut. No spectators of any kind will be permitted to attend the matches played at SNHU.

Results of the match will be posted on SaintAnselmHawks.com upon its conclusion.

SCOUTING THE HAWKS

• The women's tennis team's home opener against Southern New Hampshire was the first on-campus athletics event – in any sport – since Mar. 7, 2020.
• Most recently, Saint Anselm posted a 5-0 loss to Franklin Pierce over the weekend.
• With the overall match decided in favor of Franklin Pierce, junior Emily Jacy (Glastonbury, Conn.) completed her No. 1 singles bout in progress and battled to a 6-0, 6-3 loss in one of the closest fixtures of the day.
• Against the Penmen on Mar. 14, seniors Maikah Bulpitt (Cumberland, R.I.) and Dominique Bolduc (Manchester, N.H.) battled to the closest doubles result, ultimately falling by a 6-2 score to the No. 2 doubles tandem from SNHU.
• Sophomore Anastasia Kapothanasis (Westbrook, Maine) fell in the first set at No. 2 doubles, 6-3, but rallied to post a 6-1 score in set two to force a decisive third stanza before falling to Alexxa Etienne.
• Freshman Elizabeth Janiak (Nashua, N.H.) made her collegiate debut for Saint Anselm against the Penmen, playing alongside Jacy at No. 1 doubles.

FEATURING THE FALCONS

• Bentley posted a 5-10 record in 2019, battling Saint Anselm to a 5-2 victory on Sept. 11 of that season.
• Alessa Matuty and Makena Romagnano were named captains of the Bentley women's tennis team earlier this month. The duo will lead a program that was projected to finish seventh in the NE10, according to the league's preseason coaches' poll.
• Rick Edelmann is in his eighth season leading the Bentley women's tennis team and welcomed back eight student-athletes from the previous season. He also welcomes five freshmen to the program in 2021.

ALL TIME vs. BENTLEY

• Bentley holds the all-time edge in the series over the Hawks, winning 27 of the 43 matches played.
• The Falcons have claimed wins in 24 of the prior 27 contests dating back to Oct. 14, 1996, including a series-long winning streak of 14.
• The Hawks most recently won on Oct. 12, 2018, recording a 5-2 decision.