GORHAM, Maine – The University of Southern Maine Huskies women's tennis team was defeated by Thomas College 4-3 on Thursday evening in Gorham. The Terriers won the doubles points by taking two of the three matches and then won three singles matches to clinch the win.
 
Freshman Payton Thibodeau (Gorham, Maine) and sophomore Alyssa Conley (Windham, Maine) earned a win at No. 1 doubles to avoid the doubles sweep. Each player also won their singles match, as did senior Muriel Lattin (Litchfield, Maine/Winthrop). Conley had a 6-1, 6-2 win at No. 1 singles, Thibodeau won 6-2, 6-2 in the second singles spot and Lattin won a marathon of a match 6-4, 6-3 at fifth singles to close out the contest.
 
The Records:
Thomas: 2-0
Southern Maine: 1-1
 
Doubles Results:
1. Alyssa Conley / Payton Thibodeau (USM) def. / Taylor Juhase / Lily Daigle (Thomas) 7-5
2. Keira Gilman / Gigi Bhagat (Thomas) def. Hanni Johnson / Willa Wilson (USM) 6-1
3. Kayla Bailey / Lillian Mickel (Thomas) def. Muriel Lattin / Alexis Hayward (USM) 6-4
 
Singles Results:
1. Alyssa Conley (USM) def. Taylor Juhase (Thomas) 6-1, 6-2
2. Payton Thibodeau (USM) def. Keira Gilman (Thomas) 6-2, 6-2
3. Gigi Bhagat (Thomas) def. Hanni Johnson (USM) 6-1, 6-2
4. Lily Diagle (Thomas) def. Willa Wilson (USM) 6-4, 6-1
5. Muriel Lattin (USM) def. Tracy Lopez (Thomas) 6-4, 6-3
6. Lily Mickel (Thomas) def. Alexis Hayward (USM) 6-2, 6-2
 
Up Next:
The Huskies will play their first Little East Conference match of the season on Saturday at UMass Dartmouth.