THE BASICS 
Lesley University - 8
Vermont State Johnson - 1

Records: 
Lesley Lynx (3-0, 1-0 NAC)
Vermont State Badgers (0-2, 0-1 NAC)

Location: Waltham, Mass. – Waltham Athletic Club

Date: Saturday, September 9, 2023

THE LEAD – The Lesley University women's tennis team made it three in a row to open the 2023 with a convincing 8-1 win over Vermont State Johnson in the North Atlantic Conference (NAC) opener for both squads Saturday afternoon at the Waltham Athletic Club courts.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Lynx dominated doubles play as Jessica Legendre and Mary Osucha posted an 8-0 sweep to open play at No. 1 doubles. Brooke Whitten and Jordan Blair recorded an 8-2 win in the No. 2 doubles slot followed by another 8-2 win in No. 3 doubles from Lucy Boyce and Arden Farnsworth-Moore to give the hosts a 3-0 stronghold on the match entering singles play.
• Legendre, Osucha and Whitten were perfect in singles play with 6-0, 6-0 sweeps in the top three positions while Blair and Boyce posted identical 6-1, 6-0 victories, respectively, in the No. 4 and No. 5 slots.
• The lone Badger win came in No. 6 singles as Sam Russell-Davis controlled that affair with a win over Ariane Ramos to account for the 8-1 final.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• The straight three wins to open the season matches the best start in program history.
• The doubles-win for Farnsworth-Moore marked her collegiate debut.

UP NEXT

• Both squads are back in action tomorrow in more NAC play as the Lynx host Vermont State Lyndon at 9:00 AM at the Longfellow Tennis Club in Natick, Mass. while Vermont State Johnson takes on Eastern Nazarene College at 4:30 PM at the Weymouth Club in Weymouth, Mass.