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Posted: Sep 11, 2021

Panthers Defeat Vikings 6-3

Panthers Defeat Vikings 6-3
Box Score
Team Stats
Doubles
Alexandria Floyd / Anastasia Startseva (SSU)
def. Megan Marshall / Kira Winter (PSU)
8-5
Tessa LaBarre / Julie Miller (PSU)
def. Samantha Tenney / Abbie Laliberte (SSU)
8-1
Sarah Asciutto / Elena Cardoso (PSU)
def. No player / No player (SSU)
FINAL - FORFEIT
Singles
Anastasia Startseva (SSU)
def. Kira Winter (PSU)
6-2, 6-0
Alexandria Floyd (SSU)
def. Sarah Asciutto (PSU)
6-4, 6-3
Tessa LaBarre (PSU)
def. Samantha Tenney (SSU)
6-0, 6-1
Elena Cardoso (PSU)
def. Abbie Laliberte (SSU)
6-0, 6-1
Julie Miller (PSU)
def. Cassie Liu (SSU)
6-3, 6-1
Amelia Brown (PSU)
def. No player (SSU)
FINAL - FORFEIT

SALEM, Mass. – Salem State received strong performances from Anastasia Startseva (Volksburg, Russia) and Alexandria Floyd (Burlington, Mass.), but Salem State lost their Little East tennis opener 6-3 to Plymouth State on Saturday afternoon at the Central Campus Tennis Courts. The Panthers improve to 2-0, 1-0 while the Vikings dip to 0-3, 0-1.

Startseva once again dominated at first singles, dispatching Kira Winter (Eliot, Maine), 6-2, 6-0. Floyd followed with an impressive win at second singles over Sarah Asciutto (Manchester, Vt.), 6-4, 6-3. However, Plymouth State swept third through sixth singles, earning a win at sixth singles by forfeit. Tessa LaBarre (North Smithfield, R.I.), Elena Cardoso (Hudson, Mass.) and Julie Miller (Woburn, Mass.) all won in straight sets for the Panthers.

Startseva / Floyd picked up the lone doubles point for Salem State with an 8-5 win over Megan Marshall  (Dartmouth, Mass.) / Winter. LaBarre /Miller won 8-1 over Samantha Tenney (Danvers, Mass.) / Abbie Laliberte (Gardner, Mass.). Plymouth State won the third doubles match by forfeit.