BIDDEFORD, Maine – The University of New England Nor'easters defeated the University of Southern Maine Huskies 5-2 on Thursday afternoon in the Biddeford. The Huskies earned the doubles point thanks to 7-5 wins by No. 1 doubles pair sophomore Alyssa Conley (Windham, Maine) and senior Abby Emerson (Gorham, Maine) and the No. 2 team of freshman Payton Thibodeau (Gorham, Maine) and fifth-year senior Hanni Johnson (Livermore, Maine/Spruce Mountain).
 
Thibodeau also earned a three-set win at No. 2 singles winning the first set 6-2 before dropping the next set 7-6 (7-4). She then won the tiebreaker 10-7. Johnson's No. 3 singles match also went three sets as she rebounded from a 7-5 loss in the first set to tie the match with a 6-1 win before falling 10-2 in the tiebreaker.
 
Today's match was the first-ever between the two local schools as UNE is in their inaugural season sponsoring women's tennis.
 
The Records:
Southern Maine: 1-4
UNE: 5-1
 
Doubles Results:
1. Alyssa Conley / Abby Emerson (USM) def. Madeline Frank / Nora Hill (UNE) 7-5
2. Hanni Johnson / Payton Thibodeau (USM) def. Sofia Salcedo Ladaga / Andie Lamontagne 7-5
3. Alyssa Fritschka / Sydney Pelletier (UNE) def. Muriel Lattin / Alexis Hayward (USM) 6-1
 
Singles Results:
1. Madeline Frank (UNE) def. Alyssa Conley (USM) 6-0, 7-5
2. Payton Thibodeau (USM) def. Nora Hill (UNE) 6-2, 6-7 (7-4), 10-7
3. Sofia Salcedo Ladaga (UNE) def. Hanni Johnson (USM) 7-5,1-6, 10-2
4. Andie Lamontagne (UNE) def. Muriel Lattin (USM) 6-0, 6-0
5. Alyssa Fritschka (UNE) def. Alexis Hayward (USM) 6-0, 6-1
6. Sydney Pelletier (UNE) def. Madison Viveiros (USM) 6-2, 6-0
 
Up Next:
The Huskies will host Western Connecticut State on Saturday morning at 10:00 am at Gorham High School.