Norton, Mass. – The Clark University women's tennis team opened up NEWMAC play with an 8-1 loss at the hands of defending conference champion Wheaton on Saturday afternoon.

The Cougars lone victory came courtesy of freshman Gaby Suriano (San Salvador, El Salvador) who knocked off the Lyons' No. 1, Sarah Geocaris the nation's No. 45 player. Geocaris entered the match with a 16-7 career record at No. 1, but went down in straight sets to Suriano (6-0, 6-1).

Suriano is now 3-0 at No. 1 singles to start her career and has yet to drop a set.

All five of the other singles matches were straight set victories for Wheaton, including Lyndsay Cooke's 6-0, 6-0 win over Julia Bergeron (Lewsiton, Maine) at No. 3 singles.

The Cougars will look to bounce back into the win column on Tuesday with a home match against Emanuel College.