BRIGHTON, Mass. – Suffolk women's tennis fell to Simmons, 6-3, in its first game of the 2022 season at Daly Field.  

THE BASICS
SCORE: Suffolk 3 | Simmons 6
RECORDS: Suffolk (0-1) | Simmons (3-1)  

HOW IT HAPPENED
The Rams and Sharks split doubles action on the top two courts and a walk-off win for Simmons in the third spot gave the host a 2-1 advantage as the match headed to singles.  

Caren Urbano and Rachel Hill partnered for a thrilling 8-7 (6-0) win as the blue-and-gold's top tandem to put Suffolk on the board.  

In singles, Simmons scored first with a win in the second spot before Hill came back to defeat Julia Perconti, 0-6, 7-5, 10-3. That decision brought Suffolk back within one, 3-2. 

Avery Salloran sealed the win for the Sharks, but that did not stop Urbano from taking down Camargo, 6-4, 7-6, 10-7, in the first position.  

Suffolk gave decisions to Simmons at No. 5 and 6, respectively, for the 6-3 final.  

RESULTS

SINGLES
1 – Caren Urbano (Suffolk) defeated Vanessa Camargo (Simmons), 6-4, 7-6, 10-7
2 – Libby Weed (Simmons) defeated Alyssa Blade (Suffolk), 6-0, 6-1
3 – Avery Salloran (Simmons) defeated Bianca Prescott (Suffolk), 7-6 (6-0), 6-3
4 – Rachel Hill (Suffolk) defeated Julia Perconti (Simmons) 0-6, 7-5, 10-3
5 – Emily Lopez (Simmons), won by walkover
6 – Mary Miller (Simmons), won by walkover

DOUBLES
1 – Caren Urbano/Rachel Hill (Suffolk) defeated Olga Zhizhin/Vanessa Camargo (Simmons), 8-7 (6-0)
2 – Leah Bonis/Sam Margolin (Simmons) defeated Bianca Prescott/Alyssa Blade (Suffolk), 8-2
3 – Sara Fucillo/Mary Miller (Simmons), won by walkover 

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

NOTEWORTHY

• Suffolk played its first match in the Drew Goldstein era. 
• Urbano and Hill made their Suffolk debut. Both are unbeaten in singles and doubles play. 

WHAT'S NEXT?
Suffolk is back in action tomorrow, Thursday, Sept. 8 with a trip to Bridgewater State on the docket. First serve is scheduled for 3 p.m.