Bridgewater, Mass.—Rhode Island College garnered the second seed in the upcoming 2023 Little East Women's Tennis Championship by downing Bridgewater State, 8-1, in the club's regular season finale on Thursday afternoon.
THE BASICS
Rhode Island College 8, Bridgewater State 1
Rhode Island College (11-2, 7-1 LEC)
Bridgewater State (7-4, 4-2 LEC)
HOW IT HAPPENED
• RIC took all three doubles matches to post a 22-2 mark in pairs action during the regular season. Senior
Anna Vygoder (Lincoln, R.I.) and sophomore
Li hsiu Hou (Kingston, R.I.) dominated at No. 3 doubles in an 8-2 decision.
• Senior
Lauren Macera (Cranston, R.I.) won in straight sets (7-5, 6-4) at No. 1 singles, to go along with her victory at the top doubles spot, as the visitors went 5-1 in individual competition.
• The Anchorwomen were playing their seventh match in the last 10 days.
• Rhode Island College secured the No. 2 seed and will receive a bye in the first round. RIC will host a semifinal match on Thursday, Oct. 19.
