BOSTON – In a Beantown battle, Suffolk women's tennis came out on the wrong side of an 8-1 non-conference match as UMass Boston prevailed over the Rams Tuesday night at the BC High School Tennis Courts.   

THE BASICS
SCORE: Suffolk 1 | UMass Boston 8
RECORDS: Suffolk (1-6) | UMass Boston (4-1)  

HOW IT HAPPENED
UMass Boston put the first pair of points on the board with wins on the first and third doubles court, respectively. Suffolk sprung on the scoreboard after a second doubles spot thriller as Bianca Prescott and Jordan Miller teamed up for an 8-7 (13-11) super tiebreaker triumph over Valeria Tueme and Shelby Parent.  

The Rams could not ride the momentum off that victory, however, as the Beacons put on cruise control, sweeping singles play to take the 8-1 non-conference decision.  

RESULTS

SINGLES
1 – Amy Drame (UMass Boston) defeated Ilda Ascic (Suffolk), 6-2, 6-0
2 – Katie Gauthier (UMass Boston) defeated Kendall Smith (Suffolk), 6-0, 6-0
3 – Evangelia Vassiliadis (UMass Boston) defeated Jordan Miller (Suffolk), 6-1, 6-2
4 – Meaghan Moriarty (UMass Boston) defeated Barbara Consales (Suffolk), 6-0, 6-2
5 – Valeria Tueme (UMass Boston) defeated Alyssa Blade (Suffolk), 6-1, 6-1
6 – Shelby Parent (UMass Boston) defeated Bianca Prescott (Suffolk), 8-0

DOULBES

1 – Katie Guathier/Amy Drame (UMass Boston) defeated Ilda Ascic/Kendall Smith (Suffolk), 8-4
2 – Bianca Prescott/Jordan Miller (Suffolk) defeated Valeria Tueme/Shelby Parent (UMass Boston), 8-7 (13-11)
3 – Chloe Gates/Evangelia Vassiliadis (UMass Boston) defeated Alsyaa Blade/Barbara Consales (Suffolk), 8-5 

ORDER OF FINISH | Singles (4, 1, 2, 5, 6, 3) | Doubles (1, 3, 2) 

NOTEWORTHY

• Suffolk and UMass Boston renew a rivalry, meeting for the first time since 2012 and 15th overall. 

WHAT'S NEXT?
Suffolk heads to Regis tomorrow, Wednesday, Sept. 18. The conference clash is scheduled for a 3:30 p.m. first serve.