GORHAM, Maine – The University of Southern Maine Huskies' women's tennis team earned a key Little East Conference victory with a 5-2 win over the Vermont State University Castleton Spartans on Saturday at Gorham High School. The Huskies swept the doubles portion of the match as the No. 1 team of senior Abby Emerson (Gorham, Maine) and sophomore Alyssa Conley (Windham, Maine) won 6-1 and the No. 2 pair of fifth-year senior Hanni Johnson (Livermore, Maine/Spruce Mountain) and freshman Payton Thibodeau (Gorham, Maine) won 6-3. The Huskies also picked up a win by default in the No. 3 doubles slot.
 
Emerson, Conley and senior Muriel Lattin (Litchfield, Maine/Winthrop) each won their singles match as well. Emerson defeated Stella Forte 6-1, 6-1 at No. 1 singles to move to 4-1 on the season. Conley blanked Madelyn Nonni 6-0, 6-0 to improve her singles record to 8-1 and her conference record to 6-1. Lattin earned her sixth win of the year by defeating Olivia Rutkowski 6-0, 6-3. Johnson dropped a tough No. 3 singles match to Ginevra Trevisan 7-6 (7-4), 7-6 (10-8).
 
The Records:
VTSU Castleton: 2-7 (0-6 LEC)
Southern Maine: 4-7 (3-4 LEC)
 
Doubles Results:
1. Abby Emerson / Alyssa Conley (USM) def. Ginevra Trevisan / Madelyn Nonni (VTSU) 6-1
2. Hanni Johnson / Payton Thibodeau (USM) def. Stella Forte / Olivia Rutkowski (VTSU) 6-3
3. Alexis Hayward / Muriel Lattin (USM) won by forfeit
 
Singles Results:
1. Abby Emerson (USM) def. Stella Forte (VTSU) 6-1, 6-1
2. Alyssa Conley (USM) def. Madelyn Nonni (VTSU) 6-0, 6-0
3. Ginevra Trevisan (VTSU) def. Hanni Johnson (USM) 7-6 (7-4), 7-6 (10-8)
4. Muriel Lattin (USM) def. Olivia Rutkowski (VTSU) 6-0, 6-3
5. Devon Kibbey (VTSU) def. Alexis Hayward (USM) 6-2, 6-1
6. Madison Viveiros (USM) won by forfeit
 
Up Next:
The Huskies will face UMass Boston on Tuesday at 3:00 pm at Boston College High School in their final match of the regular season. The Huskies currently are sixth in the conference standings and will be looking to make their return to the conference tournament if the current standings hold after the regular season closes next weekend.