Anchorwomen Defeat Vikings 7-2, Startseva Remains Unbeaten in Confernece
SALEM, MASS. – Anastasia Startseva (Volgograd, Russia) remained unbeaten in the Little East Conference at No. 1 singles, improving to 6-0 on the season and 8-1 overall, but first place Rhode Island College came out on top 7-2 over the Vikings on Saturday afternoon at the RIC Tennis Center. The Anchorwomen are now 11-0 and 6-0 in conference while the Vikings slip to 5-4 and 4-2 in the LEC.
Startseva defeated Grace Zangari (Saunderstown, R.I.) 6-3, 6-0 at first singles and teamed up with Caroline Robitaille (South Hadley, Mass.) at first doubles to secure an 8-2 victory over Katherine Braganca (Pawtucket, RI) / Laurel Ten Eyck (Warwick, RI) for the only two points for Salem State.
Zangari / Hailey Raskob (North Smithfield, R.I.) defeated Meredith MacDonald (Lynn, Mass.) / Kristin Klimowicz (Ipswich, Mass.), 8-1 at second doubles while Emily Orticerio (Smithfield, R.I.) / Emily Orticerio (Smithfield, R.I.) beat Hannah Dahrouge (South Hadley, Mass.) / Liana Angelis (Tewksbury, Mass.), 8-1 at third doubles.
Rhode Island College took five-of-six singles matches all in straight sets.
Rhode Island College 7, Salem St. 2
Oct 06, 2018 at Providence, R.I. (RIC Tennis Center)
| Singles competition |
| 1. Anastasia Startseva (SSU) def. Grace Zangari (RICWT) 6-3, 6-0 |
| 2. Victoria Vittori (RICWT) def. Caroline Robitalle (SSU) 6-2, 6-0 |
| 3. Serena Bobola (RICWT) def. Meredith Macdonald (SSU) 6-0, 6-2 |
| 4. Katherine Braganca (RICWT) def. Kristin Klimowicz (SSU) 6-0, 6-0 |
| 5. Hailey Raskob (RICWT) def. Hannah Dahrouge (SSU) 6-0, 6-0 |
| 6. Laurel Ten Eyck (RICWT) def. Liana Angelis (SSU) 6-1, 6-0 |
| Doubles competition |
| 1. Anastasia Startseva/Caroline Robitalle (SSU) def. Katherine Braganca/Laurel Ten Eyck (RICWT) 8-2 |
| 2. Grace Zangari/Hailey Raskob (RICWT) def. Meredith Macdonald/Kristin Klimowicz (SSU) 8-1 |
| 3. Serena Bobola/Emily Orticerio (RICWT) def. Hannah Dahrouge/Liana Angelis (SSU) 8-1 |
| Match Notes |
| Salem St. 5-4, 4-2 LEC |
| Rhode Island College 11-0, 6-0 LEC |
| Doubles Order of Finish: 2, 1, 3 |
| Singles Order of Finish: 6, 4, 5, 3, 1, 2 |
| A-110 |