NORTH DARTMOUTH, Mass. - Graduate student
Lesley Coronel (Danbury, Conn.) and freshman
Caroline Illescas (Danbury, Conn.) posted a thrilling victory by a score of 7-6 at third doubles, but the visiting Western Connecticut State University Wolves were beaten, 7-0, by the University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth Corsairs in Little East Conference (LEC) women's tennis action this afternoon. WestConn finishes the fall with a 5-10 overall record and a 2-7 mark in the Little East, taking seventh place in the final standings. The Corsairs earn fourth place at 5-3 in the conference and will host an LEC First Round game next week. WestConn junior
Erickah Tertulien (Norwalk, Conn.) was outlasted in a very close tiebreaker, winning the first set, 7-6, and losing the second, 6-2, before fallimg just short, 10-8, in the third.
"The ending of a season is always tough. Our team had a pretty strong finish to end the season, but it wasn't enough," said WestConn Head Coach
Shawn Stillman. "We'll continue to work during the off-season and come back stronger. Also, no one is graduating, so that's a positive. This is a great group of ladies."
