Complete Team Effort Lifts Women's Tennis vs. Utica

UTICA, N.Y. – Each member of the Wells College women's tennis team picked up a victory en route to a 7-2 road victory over Utica College on Wednesday. The win boosts Wells to 1-2 on the year while the host Pioneers dip to 0-2.

Wells faced strong competition in doubles play to open the afternoon, but captured all three flights prior to singles. At No. 1 doubles, junior Brooke Benedetto (Williamstown, N.Y.) and freshman Kamarie Maturine (Brooklyn, N.Y.) defeated their counterparts by a 9-7 margin. The tandem of sophomores Laura Webb (Rochester, N.Y.) and Nicole Sanborn (Onondaga, N.Y.) picked up their first collegiate victory at No. 2 doubles, edging Utica by a 9-7 score. Freshman Danielle Bautista (Moorpark, Calif.) and junior Kevisha Hunt (Germantown, Md.) posted an 8-1 win at No. 3 doubles.

Benedetto dispatched Rose Zaloom at No. 1 singles by a 6-3, 6-2 score while Maturine earned her first collegiate singles win, 6-0, 6-2 in the No. 2 position. Hunt was able to sweep her No. 5 singles opponent in straight sets (6-0, 6-0) while Bautista earned the 6-1, 6-0 result at No. 6 singles.

Wells, known to play a competitive non-conference schedule in the fall semester, picks up their first fall victory dating back to Sept. 16, 2012, a 6-3 win over Daemen. Additionally, Head Coach Dan Sullivan earned his 15th collegiate victory this afternoon – he now boasts the third-highest win total in program history.

The Express travel to Fredonia State University on Saturday, Sept. 13 to partake in a 1 p.m. match.