ALBANY – The College of Saint Rose women's tennis team dropped a 9-0 decision to Northeast-10 Conference foe Merrimack Saturday afternoon at Kelton Courts on the campus of Myers Middle School.

The 1:00 pm meeting was the season opener for both teams, allowing the Warriors to come away at 1-0 overall on the day, as Saint Rose moved to 0-1.

Merrimack swept all three doubles points to start, and continued with a clean route of singles.

Senior Isabella Cubillos captured the most points for Saint Rose, and came up short to force the tie breaker at No. 2 singles with a 6-0, 7-5 decision, while Paige Southwick fell to Lauren Persson 6-0, 6-4 at third.  

The Golden Knights host Upstate Challenge foe Le Moyne on Tuesday at 4:30 pm at Kelton Courts at Myers Middle School, followed by a three-match road swing starting at NE-10 foe American International on Saturday at 1:00 pm.

Merrimack 9, Saint Rose 0

Singles

1. Grace Messina (MER) def. Averie Bowen (STR) 6-0, 6-2

2. Chealsey Giatrelis (MER) def. Isabela Cubillos (STR) 6-0, 7-5

3. Lauren Persson (MER) def. Paige Southwick (STR) 6-0, 6-4

4. Mana Seifaei (MER) def. KeriAnn Mahoney (STR) 6-0, 6-1

5. Mackenzie Blair (MER) def. Alanna Bergmann (STR) 6-0, 6-1

6. Celine Mende (MER) def. Maria Malafronte (STR) 6-0, 6-0

Doubles

1. Grace Messina/Chealsey Giatrelis (MER) def. Isabela Cubillos/Averie Bowen (STR) 8-2

2. Lauren Persson/Mackenzie Blair (MER) def. Paige Southwick/KeriAnn Mahoney (STR) 8-5

3. Mana Seifaei/Celine Mende (MER) def. Alanna Bergmann/Maria Malafronte (STR) 8-0