GORHAM, Maine – Freshman Courtney Aldrich (Lewiston, Maine) won a tough 6-3, 6-3 match at third singles to clinch a 6-3 win for the University of Southern Maine Huskies over the UMass Boston Beacons in a Little East Conference women's tennis match Tuesday afternoon at the Costello Sports Complex Courts in Gorham, Maine. The match was moved indoors due to inclement weather conditions.
The win is the second straight for the Huskies who improve to 5-2 overall and 2-1 in the Little East Conference. UMass Boston dips to 1-4 overall and 0-2 in the conference.
Aldrich defeated Beacon senior Wendy Steinman (Dudley, Mass./Shepherd Hill Regional). The Huskies led UMass Boston after doubles, 2-1, and juniors Mary Moran (Windham, Maine/Portland) and Emily Boutin (Old Town, Maine) increased the USM lead to 4-1 with wins at first and second singles respectively. Moran defeated UMB senior Hieu Nguyen (Dorchester, Mass./Archbishop Williams) in straight sets 6-0, 6-0 and Boutin downed junior Samantha Counts (Bridgewater, Mass./Bridgewater-Raynham) 6-1, 6-1, setting the stage for Aldrich.
UMass Boston freshman Stephony Reeves (Dorchester, Mass./John D. O'Bryant) defeated USM junior Monique Giroux (Troy, N.H./Monadnock Regional) 3-6, 6-4, 10-8 to score the first of two singles points for the Beacons.
Southern Maine hosts non-conference opponent Thomas College on Thursday (3:30 p.m.). UMass Boston hosts Eastern Nazarene on Thursday (3:00 p.m.) in a non-conference match.
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