Put another tally in the win column for the men's and the women's tennis teams. While the women went to work on NESCAC rival Conn. College, topping it 6-3, the men knocked off New England foe Wheaton 5-3.
Due to inclement weather, the women played on the indoor Luce Fieldhouse courts yesterday afternoon. Coming into the match with a No. 19 ranking, the Jumbos secured wins in the No. 1 and No. 3 doubles spots with senior tri-captains Jen Luten and Kylyn Deary pairing up for the 9-7 win in the No. 1 spot and the duo of sophomore Mari Homma and freshman Erica Miller earning the dominating 8-3 win in the No. 3 spot. The women suffered their doubles loss of the day in the No. 2 spot as freshman Meghan McCooey and junior Andrea Cenko lost a close 8-6 match.
The Jumbos used the edge they earned in doubles in their singles play, picking up four of six wins. In the top match, the region's No. 3-ranked Camel senior Beret Remak came out on top of No. 5-ranked Luten in a close 3-6, 6-1, 6-2 match. The wins for the Jumbos came from McCooey, Cenko and Deary in the No. 2-4 spots, respectively, along with a strong win from Homma in the No. 6 spot. The squad improves to 11-4 with the win and builds its current winning streak to two after sustaining two tough NESCAC loses last week.
The men improved to 7-4 on the season with the win over the Lyons, snapping the Lyons' six-match winning streak that stretched back to March 25 for. They will take the court again today against NESCAC rival Amherst at 4 p.m.
-by Lauren Ebstein
