Facing the challenges of not only a young roster, with no upperclassmen, but a small squad as well, with just six student-athletes Suffolk had its work cut out for itself.
At first, personnel was the problem with defaults landing in the Rams’ opposition favor through the first five matches.
With a full team, Suffolk ventured to Albertus Magnus determined. That optimism paid off as the Rams swept doubles play before putting up the first pair of singles points on the board with victories on courts five and three, respectively, to seal their first victory of the season.
Momentum faded quickly after the win over the Falcons and Suffolk’s hopes of playing for GNAC glory slowly slipped from the Rams’ grasp.
At the end of the September that triumph over Albertus was the lone mark in the win column for Suffolk. In hopes to play for GNAC glory one final time, with the Rams moving to the Commonwealth Coast Conference in 2020, the blue-and-gold had powerhouse Johnson & Wales and newcomer Eastern Nazarene left on the schedule.
THROUGH THE LENS
ASCIC SCORES SINGLES SECOND-TEAM
In her sophomore season, Ilda Ascic took over the top racquet in singles play for Suffolk. The Sarajevo, Bosnia native assembled the best singles record against the toughest competition with an overall 3-9 mark and a 2-5 league ledger.
For her efforts, the Rams ace earned All-GNAC Second-Team Singles honor for the second time in as many years.
SPORTSMANSHIP SMITH
Kendall Smith, who played exclusively in the Rams’ second singles slow, was acknowledged for her outstanding dedication to sportsmanship and for her portrayal of good sportsmanship, fair play and a positive attitude.
The all-sportsmanship team was established to honor one player from each team in the conference outstanding dedication to sportsmanship and for their portrayal of good sportsmanship, fair play, and a positive attitude.