Westmont Women’s Tennis (3-6) hosted Vassar (N.Y.) (8-1) in a non-conference match on Wednesday at the Abbott Tennis Courts and lost to the NCAA Division III Brewers by a score of 8-1. The Warriors’ only win came at number one doubles where Ilissa Matthews and Cassie Strange earned an 8-4 victory over Nicole Pontee and Joy Backer.
In other doubles action, Jennifer Beckerman, a Santa Barbara High School alumna, and her partner Nicole Block defeated Tara Yekrang and Sarah Louie 8-3 on the number two court. At number three, Natalie Santiago and Alyssa Roush defeated Sarah Chhum and Audrey Severson 8-0.
[nggallery id=10]The Brewers swept singles action which culminated on the number two court where Beckerman defeated Mathews 6-4, 6-4. Pontee earned a 6-0, 6-2 win over Strange, while at number three, Becker defeated Yekrang 6-2, 6-1.
Santiago picked up the win at number four, defeating Louie 6-2, 6-4. The number five court went to Vassar’s Jennifer Ruther who defeated Chhum 6-1, 6-0. Block earned the win at number six with a 6-0, 6-0 victory over Hanna Day.
The Warriors are off until Saturday when they travel to Costa Mesa to take on #9 Vanguard (3-4, 2-4 GSAC) in a return Golden State Athletic Conference action. The Warriors are currently 3-3 in conference play.
Vasser (N.Y.) def. Westmont 8-1
Singles
#1 – Nicole Pontee (VC) def. Cassie Strange (WC) 6-0, 6-2
#2 – Jennifer Beckerman (VC) def. Ilissa Mathews (WC) 6-4, 6-4
#3 – Joy Backer (VC) def. Tara Yekrang (WC) 6-2, 6-1
#4 – Natalie Santiago (VC) def. Sarah Louie (WC) 6-2, 6-4
#5 – Jennifer Ruther (VC) def. Sarah Chhum (WC) 6-1, 6-0
#6 – Nicole Block (VC) def. Hanna Day (WC) 6-0, 6-0
Doubles
#1 – Cassie Strange / Ilissa Mathews (WC) def. Nicole Pontee/Joy Backer (VC) 8-4
#2 – Jennifer Beckerman /Nicole Block (VC) def. Tara Yekrang / Sarah Louie (WC) 8-3
#3 – Natalie Santiago /Alyssa Roush (VC) def. Sarah Chhum / Audrey Seversen (WC) 8-0
Order of finish: Doubles – 3,1,2; Singles – 6,5,3,1,4,2
