For a third consecutive year, Lesley University's women's athletics teams captured the NECC's Champion's Cup, the league's sport-wide winnings leader board. Three of Lesley's six women's teams won NECC titles, with two more making the NECC championship game.
Lesley sophomore Brenna Donovan won the New England Collegiate Conference Flight Five singles title on Sunday, outlasting Bay Path's Lianna Loveitt 3-6, 7-6 (7-4), 6-3.
Hagar Memlies improved to 6-0 in single play in her first season, combining with Courtney Mullen for a first doubles victory in Lesley's 8-1 win over Mitchell.
With a chance to gain ground in the NECC standings, Lesley fell on the road to Becker College Friday afternoon, 5-4. Sophomore Brenna Donovan captured a singles and doubles victory for Lesley.
Hagar Memlies improved to 5-0 on her Lynx career, and Lesley won three singles decisions in all, but Marty Morrissey's team fell to Bay Path 6-3 Thursday.
Six different players scored both doubles and singles victories for Lesley, which improved to 4-2 (3-2 NECC) in a 9-0 rout of Newbury. Courtney Mullen led the Lynx with first singles and first doubles victories.
In spite of wins in the opening sets of all six singles matches, Lesley fell 5-4 to Becker. Brenna Donovan garnered victories in single and doubles play.