NEWPORT, R.I. (Friday, April 26, 2024) -- The Salve Regina women's tennis team fell 9-0 to the No.44 ranked Wellesley College Blue on Friday at the Antone Academic Center. 

At both No. 1 doubles and No. 3 doubles the Seahawks went 8-3. The pair of Stephanie Davis and Alexa Stevens reached 2-2 early on but Wellesley's No. 1 Melinda Alviar and Annissa Mu outlasted the host.

Alexa Stevens posted the closest match of the day for a 6-4 final at No. 1 singles against Annissa Mu. 

INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final: Wellesley 9, Salve Regina 0
Records: Salve Regina (3-13, 1-7 NEWMAC), Wellesley (12-4, 7-1 NEWMAC)
All-Time Series: Seahawks and Blue meet for the first time ever in a dual match.

RESULTS

Wellesley 9, Salve Regina 0
Apr 26, 2024 at Newport, R.I.
Singles competition
1. Annissa Mu (WEL) def. Alexa Stevens (SRU) 6-0, 6-4
2. Suzanne Xu (WEL) def. Madigan Murphy (SRU) 6-0, 6-1
3. Melinda Alviar (WEL) def. Elena Murdock (SRU) 6-0, 6-0
4. Emilee Pak (WEL) def. Kaydin Pinto (SRU) 6-3, 6-2
5. Veda Madhusudan (WEL) def. Natalia Vega (SRU) 6-0, 6-0
6. Lily Cade (WEL) def. Ellysa Tancrede (SRU) 6-0, 6-1

Doubles competition
1. Melinda Alviar/Annissa Mu (WEL) def. Stephanie Davis/Alexa Stevens (SRU) 8-3
2. Emilee Pak/Suzanne Xu (WEL) def. Madigan Murphy/Sadie Rieg (SRU) 8-2
3. Jennifer Fan/Dalia Khera (WEL) def. Kaydin Pinto/Graysen Scherer (SRU) 8-3

Match Notes
Wellesley 12-4, 7-1 NEWMAC
Salve Regina 3-13, 1-7 NEWMAC
Official: Self-officiated T-1:51 A-37

NEXT UP

Tomorrow, April 27, the team returns to action at the Antone Academic Center for senior day against Massachusetts Institution of Technology at 12 p.m.