DARTMOUTH, Mass. – Suffolk women's tennis another 4-3 heartbreak as the Rams slipped to UMass Dartmouth in their regular-season finale Thursday afternoon on the Corsairs' Tennis Courts.  

THE BASICS
SCORE: Suffolk 3 | UMass Dartmouth 4
RECORDS: Suffolk (1-10) | UMass Dartmouth (7-7) 

HOW IT HAPPENED
The partnership of Chloe Pszenny and Megha Tenneti bested Zuri Walters and Saige Croce on the second court. It was UMass Dartmouth that took the doubles point though as it captured victories on the first and third doubles slots around the Rams win.  

Pszenny leveled the playing field at 1-all when the sophomore blanked Croce, 6-0, 6-0, in the fourth position. 

Jaylin Hills gained the edge for the blue-and-gold as the junior downed Lauren Burgees, 6-1, 6-3, in the sixth spot to give Suffolk a 2-1 advantage. 

The Corsairs regained the upperhand with triumphs at the top two courts.  

Now down 3-2, Rachel Hill evened things at 3-all behind her 7-5, 6-2 victory over Sofia Beltran. 

The match would come down to the fifth position where Nishnianidze faced Kayli Langan. Suffolk's junior won the first set, 6-4, but fell in the next two, 6-3, 6-3, which allowed UMD to seal the Rams' 4-3 setback. 

RESULTS
DOUBLES
1 – Maddie Gonzalez/Emma Collings (UMass Dartmouth) defeated Nia Bebb/Rachel Hill (Suffolk), 6-2
2 – Chloe Pszenny/Megha Tenneti (Suffolk) defeated Zuri Walters/Saige Croce (UMass Dartmouth), 6-4
3 – Lauren Burgess/Sofia Beltran (UMass Dartmouth) defeated Jaylin Hills/Elene Nishnianidze (Suffolk), 6-3 

SINGLES
1 – Zuri Walters (UMass Dartmouth) defeated Megha Tenneti (Suffolk), 6-2, 6-1
2 – Emma Collings (UMass Dartmouth) defeated Nia Bebb (Suffolk), 6-1, 6-4
3 – Rachel Hill (Suffolk) defeated Sofia Beltran (UMass Dartmouth), 7-5, 6-2
4 – Chloe Pszenny (Suffolk) defeated Saige Croce (UMass Dartmouth), 6-0, 6-0
5 – Kayli Langan (UMass Dartmouth) defeated Elene Nishnianidze (Suffolk), 4-6, 6-3, 6-3
6 – Jaylin Hills (Suffolk) defeated Lauren Burgess (UMass Dartmouth), 6-1, 6-3

Order of Finish: Doubles (1, 3, 2) | Singles (4, 6, 2, 1, 3, 5) 

NOTEWORTHY

• Pszenny pieced together the first golden match of her collegiate career. 
• Tenneti competed as the Rams' ace for the first time. 
• Hill produced her first singles win. 
• Hill and Pszenny stretched their respective single win streaks to four. 
• Bebb and Hill were the blue-and-gold's top tandem for the first time. 
• Pszenny and Tenneti teamed up in doubles for the first time. 
• Nishniandize and Hills played as a doubles team for the first time.  

WHAT'S NEXT?
Suffolk preps for the 2024 Conference of New England (CNE) Tournament, which opens with First Round play Tuesday, Oct. 15. The sixth-seeded Rams will take on third-seed Endicott in Beverly at 2:00 p.m.