Waltham, Mass. – Powered by three double winners, Bentley defeated Franklin Pierce 7-2 on Wednesday afternoon in Northeast-10 women's tennis action. It was the third straight victory and fourth in five matches for the Falcons.

Rachael Litton (Burlington, Ontario/Nelson), Kara Murphy (Worcester, Pa./Methacton) and Brittany Harbert (Boxford, Mass./Masconomet) each won two matches.

Bentley is now 8-3 in the NE-10 with two matches left, which are Friday at home against Saint Anselm and Saturday on the road against Southern New Hampshire.

Box Score

At Waltham, Mass.

Bentley 7, Franklin Pierce 2

Doubles

1. Rachael Litton/Paulina Sotomayor (BEN) def. Natasha McCarthy/Kaitlin Krolikowski (FP) 8-4

2. Melanie Scott/Kara Murphy (BEN) def. Melissa Cohen/Nikki Chalifoux (FP) 8-1

3. Brittany Harbert/Alyssa Hayes (BEN) def. Mariama Bonetti/Leslie Rodgers (FP) 8-1

Singles

1. Natasha McCarthy (FP) def. Paulina Sotomayor (BEN) 6-1, 6-3

2. Kara Murphy (BEN) def. Kaitlin Krolikowski (FP) 6-0, 6-1

3. Rachael Litton (BEN) def. Melissa Cohen (FP) 6-1, 6-0

4. Brittany Harbert (BEN) def. Nikki Chalifoux (FP) 8-2

5. Katie Van Gilst (BEN) def. Mariama Bonetti (FP) 8-2

6. Leslie Rodgers (FP) def. Stephania Adondakis (BEN) 8-5

Match Notes:

Franklin Pierce 3-10, 3-9 NE-10

Bentley 8-10, 8-3 NE-10