PLYMOUTH, N.H. – Senior
Anyah Fields (San Diego, Calif.) rallied from a set down to win at No. 6 singles in a third-set, 10-point tiebreak, but Rhode Island College topped Plymouth State University, 6-1, in a Little East Conference (LEC) women's tennis match at the Holderness School Courts on Tuesday afternoon.
Fields was edged in the opening set, 6-4, but rebounded with a strong 6-2 win in the second, before securing the match with a 10-4 victory in the third-set tiebreak. The point was PSU's first against RIC since April 30, 2021, when the Anchorwomen won, 7-2.
Plymouth State slips to 6-4 (2-3 LEC), while the Anchorwomen improve to 9-2 and stay unbeaten in conference play (5-0).
The Basics:
- Plymouth State 1, Rhode Island College 6
- Plymouth State (6-4, 2-3 LEC)
- Rhode Island College (9-2, 5-0 LEC)
How it Happened:
- The Anchorwomen quickly secured the doubles point with identical 6-0 wins at Nos. 1 and 2. Fields and sophomore Leela Bakhshi (Plymouth, N.H.) were able to take a pair of games at No. 3, but fell, 6-2.
- Rhode Island College extended the margin in singles play with straight-sets wins at Nos. 1 through 5.
- Senior Chloe Ahern (Middleton, Mass.) and junior Lauryn Corrigan (Littleton, N.H.) fell by identical 6-1, 6-2 scores at Nos. 1 and 2.
- Senior Sofia Orama (Marlborough, Conn.) dropped her match at No. 3, 6-1, 6-1, while sophomore Sidney Huff (Port Orchard, Wash.) fell at No. 4, 6-0, 6-3.
- RIC extended the lead to 6-0 at No. 5 singles when Bakhshi was defeated, 6-3, 6-1.
- Fields came up just short in the opening set at No. 6 singles, 6-4, before rebounding with an impressive 6-2 win in set two and outlasting her opponent, 10-4, in the third-set tiebreak to secure the Panthers' first team point against RIC since 2021.
By the Numbers:
- Fields improves to 7-2 in singles play, matching Bakhshi for the team lead in wins.
- RIC's 12 LEC Tournament wins are the most in conference history, while the Anchorwomen have appeared in the tournament finals 12 of the last 13 years.
- RIC has won each of the last 15 head-to-head meetings.
- Plymouth State's last win in the series came in 2014.
Up Next:
- The Panthers host WestConn for a Senior Day match on Saturday (Oct. 10) at 11 a.m.
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