The Wildcats Remain Remain Undefeated in NECC Play
The Wildcats of Bay Path shut-out New England Collegiate
Conference rivals the Mariners of Mitchell 9-0 today in the final
week of league women’s tennis play.
Bay Path swept the singles action earning all five points. In the
#1 singles match, senior Raquel Babeu (North Adams, Mass.) defeated
senior Jennifer Travella (Oracle, Ariz.) 6-3, 6-4. Maroon and White
net-woman, junior Julia Bendzin (Poestenkill, N.Y.) shut-down her
opponent junior Miah Manning (Baltic, Conn.) 6-0, 6-1.
In #3 singles action, junior Kara Fox (Biddeford, Maine) won 6-2,
6-1 over sophomore Ilana Papernick (New York, N.Y.). Freshman
Wildcat , three-time NECC Rookie of the Week, Sara Costa (Tiverton,
R.I.) proved why she tops the conference winning six-love,
six-love. In #5 singles action, Wildcats’ sophomore Carolina
Ynquanzo (Springfield, Mass.) won her match 6-1, 6-1. In the final
flight, Bay Path’s junior Cristina Ruiz (Waterbury, Conn.)
easily won her match 6-0, 6-0 from junior Sarah Webster (Waterford,
Conn.).
The undefeated Wildcat teammates are now 10-0 on the season as they
plowed through the Mariners’ freshman Rebecca Ciccarone
(Malverne, N.Y.) and Papernick 8-1 in the #3 doubles action.
Babeu and Ynguanzo along with Fox and Bendzin also won their
doubles matches 8-4 and 8-0 respectively on the day.
Bay Path advances to 11-2 overall and 5-0 in the NECC , while
Mitchell falls to 1-8 on the season and 0-5 in conference play.
