MIDDLEBURY, Conn. – Seniors
Camilla Puzio (Holden, Mass.) and
Sarah Asciutto (Manchester Center, Vt.) and junior
Amelia Brown (Meredith, N.H.) took home multiple wins to help Plymouth State University edge out Western Connecticut State University, 5-4, in Little East Conference (LEC) women's tennis action at Middlebury Racquet Club on Saturday afternoon.
Puzio teamed up with junior
Tessa LaBarre (North Smithfield, R.I.) in No. 2 doubles to account for PSU's first win in an 8-2 result, while Ascuitto and Brown nabbed an 8-5 win at No. 3 doubles.
Puzio and Ascuitto would later go on to win their respective singles matches, with both going the distance, while Brown swept her two sets at No. 6 singles to put the Panthers ahead by the 5-4 score.
Plymouth State bumps up to 3-3 (1-2 LEC), while WestConn falls to 5-4 and 3-2 in the LEC.
The Basics:
- Plymouth State 5, WestConn 4
- Plymouth State (3-3, 1-2 LEC)
- WestConn (5-4, 3-2 LEC)
How it Happened:
- After WestConn took the first doubles match by an 8-1 score, the Panthers rebounded with LaBarre and Puzio dominating for an 8-2 win at No. 2.
- Asciutto and Brown took No. 3 doubles, 8-6, to put Plymouth State ahead 2-1.
- The Wolves bounced back with two singles wins before junior Elena Cardoso (Hudson, Mass.) held strong at No. 3 singles. Cardoso took the opening set, 7-5, but fell short in the final two sets, 6-1, 6-2.
- Ascuitto maintained the momentum from her doubles win into her singles match in a grueling three-setter. She came up just short in the opening set tie breaker but rebounded with a second set tie breaker win before clinching the victory with a third set win to go 6-7 (7-9), 7-6 (7-3), 6-4.
- Puzio battled in No. 5 singles, falling 7-6 (7-3) in the first set, but she forced a third set with a 6-3 win and claimed the match with a 7-5 third set victory.
- Brown dominated her opponent at No. 6 singles for a 6-3, 6-4 win.
By the Numbers:
- Brown is currently unbeaten, boasting a 3-0 singles mark to go with a 1-0 doubles record.
- Ascuitto and Puzio are tied for the team lead with a 3-2 record in doubles play. As a pair, they've split their four matches.
- Plymouth State holds a 21-6 record against WestConn dating back to 2001. The Panthers have won each of the last 15 meetings.
- PSU moves to 12-4 on the road against the Wolves.
Up Next:
- Plymouth State hosts VTSU Castleton at the Holderness School Courts on Wednesday (Oct. 4). First serve is set for 3:30 p.m.
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