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Katie Van Gilst
Katie Van Gilst

Women’s Tennis Stopped by Babson 7-2

MEDFIELD, Mass. – Led by three double winners, Babson posted a 7-2 non-conference win over the Bentley women's tennis team on Saturday. The Falcons' record fall to 3-2 on the season.

Babson won all three doubles matches and took four of the six singles matches.

The winners for Bentley in singles were freshman Melanie Scott (Southbury, Conn./Pomperaug) and junior Katie Van Gilst (Harwinton, Conn./Lewis S. Mills). Scott defeated Courtney Fischer in No. 5 singles 6-1, 6-4, and Van Gilst beat Victoria Lorido in No. 6 singles 6-1, 7-5.

Bentley is back in action on March 11 at Eckerd.

Box Score

At Medfield, Mass.

Babson 7, Bentley 2

Doubles

No. 1 Sarah Whitaker/Alex Freeman (BAB) def. Paulina Sotomayor/Rachael Litton (BEN) 8-3

No. 2 Ashley Lake/Rebecca Stone (BAB) def. Kara Murphy/Melanie Scott (BEN) 8-2

No. 3 Minte Tamoshunas/Alexis Ferraro (BAB) def. Brittany Harbert/Stephania Adondakis (BEN) 8-2

Singles

No. 1 Freeman (BAB) def. Sotomayor (BEN) 6-0, 6-0

No. 2 Stone (BAB) def. Murphy (BEN) 6-0, 6-2

No. 3 Tamoshunas (BAB) def. Litton (BEN) 6-0, 6-3

No. 4 Monica Mercer (BAB) def. Harbert (BEN) 4-6, 6-1, 1-0 (10-5)

No. 5 Scott (BEN) def. Courtney Fischer (BAB) 6-1, 6-4

No. 6 Katie Van Gilst (BEN) def. Victoria Lorido (BAB) 6-1, 7-5