Posted: Apr 27, 2024

Women's tennis celebrates senior day, No.8 MIT defeats Salve Regina 9-0

Women's tennis class of 2024: Ellysa Tancrede, Graysen Scherer, Alexa Stevens and Casey Farrell (photo by Emily Winslow).

Team Stats

MIT

Salve Regina

Score

Doubles

Alaina Kolli / Artemis Pados (MIT)
def. Stephanie Davis / Alexa Stevens (SRU)

8-0

Kimberly Liao / Anastasia Samets (MIT)
def. Madigan Murphy / Sadie Rieg (SRU)

8-3

Jay Lu / Saina Deshpande (MIT)
def. Casey Farrell / Kaydin Pinto (SRU)

8-0

Singles

K. Shepherd Johnson (MIT)
def. Alexa Stevens (SRU)

6-1, 6-0

Jay Lu (MIT)
def. Madigan Murphy (SRU)

6-0, 6-0

Alaina Kolli (MIT)
def. Elena Murdock (SRU)

6-0, 6-0

Saina Deshpande (MIT)
def. Kaydin Pinto (SRU)

6-0, 6-0

Anastasia Samets (MIT)
def. Graysen Scherer (SRU)

6-0, 6-0

Sophia Min (MIT)
def. Ellysa Tancrede (SRU)

6-3, 6-0

NEWPORT, R.I. (Saturday, April 27, 2024) - The Salve Regina University women's tennis team played its last match of the 2024 spring season against the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Engineers and yielded 9-0 at the Antone Academic Center.

Salve Regina celebrated senior day by honoring the four graduating members of the class of 2024: Graysen Scherer, Casey Farrell, Ellysa Tancrede and Alexa Stevens.

At No. 2 doubles the pair of Madigan Murphy and Sadie Rieg finished 8-3 against the visiting Engineers. At No. 1 singles Alexa Stevens went 6-1, 6-0 across two sets and at No.6 singles Ellysa Tancrede posted a competitive 6-3 first set against Sophia Min of MIT.

INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final: MIT 9, Salve Regina 0
Records: Salve Regina (3-14,1-8 NEWMAC), MIT (14-3,9-0 NEWMAC)

RESULTS

Doubles competition

1. Alaina Kolli/Artemis Pados (MIT) def. Stephanie Davis/Alexa Stevens (SRU) 8-0

2. Kimberly Liao/Anastasia Samets (MIT) def. Madigan Murphy/Sadie Rieg (SRU) 8-3

3. Jay Lu/Saina Deshpande (MIT) def. Casey Farrell/Kaydin Pinto (SRU) 8-0

Singles competition

1. K. Shepherd Johnson (MIT) def. Alexa Stevens (SRU) 6-1, 6-0

2. Jay Lu (MIT) def. Madigan Murphy (SRU) 6-0, 6-0

3. Alaina Kolli (MIT) def. Elena Murdock (SRU) 6-0, 6-0

4. Saina Deshpande (MIT) def. Kaydin Pinto (SRU) 6-0, 6-0

5. Anastasia Samets (MIT) def. Graysen Scherer (SRU) 6-0, 6-0