WESTON, Mass. – The Clark University women's tennis team (5-9, 0-6 NEWMAC) journeyed to Emerson (5-10, 1-6 NEWMAC) for a matchup between two teams looking for their first conference win. The singles were split evenly, meaning that the doubles point proved to be the difference for Emerson in the 4-3 win. 

How it Happened

Doubles: Emerson 2, Clark 1

• No. 1: Teah Login & Alisa Pimenova def. First-year Marcela Gonyea & junior Varvara Maltseva, 6-1

• No. 2: Junior Olivia Shipley & sophomore Elena Zhakov def. Abby Miner & Kendi Bispham, 6-3  

• No. 3: Jayden Beverly & Anna Matsuura def. Sophomore Larkin Gardinier & senior Merielle Kane, 6-4

Singles: Emerson 3, Clark 3

• No. 1: Login def. Maltseva, 6-2 6-4

• No. 2: Amaya Briones def. Gonyea, 7-6 6-2

• No. 3: Gardinier def. Pimenova, 7-6 6-1  

• No. 4: Shipley def. Matsurra, 6-0 6-1 

• No, 5: Kane def. Beverly, 6-3 7-6 

• No. 6: Jones def. Sophomore Amanda Keith, 6-3 6-2 

What's Next

The Cougars stay on the road, with a trip to Wellesley on Tuesday, with doubles beginning at 4:00 PM.