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Women's Tennis Falls to Regis in NECC Championship

Women's Tennis Falls to Regis in NECC Championship
Posted: Oct 19, 2014

WESTON, Mass. – The Lesley University women's tennis team finished their strong 2014 campaign as New England Collegiate Conference Runners-Up as Regis College defeated the Lynx 7-2 to claim their third consecutive NECC Championship. The Lynx finish their season with an 11-4 overall record while the Pride end with an 11-1 mark.

Lesley freshman Caroline Kiddie (Scituate, Mass.) and senior Carissa Iverson (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) were both named to the All-Tournament Singles Team while Carlyn Barker (Murrieta, Calif.) and Kiddie were named to the All-Tournament team for their doubles play.

Regis junior Emily Rice (Pittsfield, Mass.) was named the NECC Tournament Most Valuable Player and was named to the All-Tournament Singles Team. She was joined by her doubles partner Erica Murphy (Portsmouth, N.H.) on the All-Tournament Singles Team, while Kendall Kolb (Plymouth, Mass.) and Amy DiPace (Cambridge, Mass.) as well as Emily Morgenbesser (Bayport, N.Y.) and Jessie Lord (Fall River, Mass.) were named to the All-Tournament Doubles Team. Becker's Jennifer Lord (Fall River, Mass.) and Bay Path's Abigail Janneke (Waterbury, Conn.) rounded out the All-Tournament Singles team.

The Lynx jumped out to an early 2-1 lead following doubles play as Kiddie and Barker defeated Rice and Murphy, 8-6, at No. 1 doubles. Carissa Iverson and Victoria Bunker (Auburn, Maine) added a win at No. 3 doubles with an 8-5 win over Kendall Kolb and Amy DiPace. The Pride's lone point in doubles play came from Jessie Lord and Emily Morgenbesser, who defeated Emma True (Lee, N.H.) and Molly Phelps (Durham, N.H.), 8-3.

Regis answered in singles play, winning all six matchups to take home the 7-2 victory. Emily Rice's 6-4, 6-4 win over Emma True at No. 4 singles sealed the decision for the Pride. Jessie Lord defeated Caroline Kiddie, 6-7 (6-8), 6-5, 10-5, at No. 1 singles, with Erica Murphy adding a 7-6 (6-3), 7-5 win over Carissa Iverson. Emily Morgenbesser posted a 6-2, 6-1 win at No. 3 singles, with Jewel Medeiros (Rochester, Mass.) and Amy DiPace adding wins at No. 5 and No. 6 singles, respectively.