MIDDLEBURY, Conn. -- Following their 4-3 loss to Assumption University on Tuesday, Post University Women's Tennis knew their performance was not a reflection of what they were capable of and they showed that on the court Thursday afternoon against Bentley University, roaring back with a sweeping 7-0 victory over the Falcon to get their first victory of the 2023 season as they head into conference play this Saturday at Goldey-Beacom College.

THE BASICS
Post University 7, Bentley University 0

Post University (1-1)

Bentley University (0-1)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
Winning their second straight #1 Doubles to start the season, junior Megan Lombardt and sophomore Micaela Rosignuolo cruised to a 6-4 victory over junior Maria Mella and senior Adriana Hiraldo, 6-4, while graduate student Annunciata De-Souza and sophomore Natalia Gonzalez Ramos were able to move to 2-0 in #2 Doubles this year with a resounding 6-1 win over seniors Remi LaSage and Anna Lang.

Bouncing back from their doubles loss the other day, the duo of graduate student Julia D'Occhio and junior Nina Langenfeld teamed up once again, this time coming away with the win, 6-2, over freshman Catalina Borrero and senior Libby Keefe as the Eagles picked up the one doubles point.

Sweeping through the singles, it was Gonzalez Ramos who finished first with a quick 6-2 and 6-1 victory over Lang in the #5 Singles, earning her first solo win of the season. A short while later, Rosignuolo powered past LeSage after a short battle in the first set before the sophomore pulled away to win 6-3 and then take set two, 6-2 in the #2 Singles.

Then came the first singles win of the season for senior Oceane Mallevre in the #4 Singles who fell behind 3-0 in set one but stormed back for the 6-3 win and then a 6-4 second set victory which ultimately secured the match for the Eagles.

Capping off the sweep would be Langenfeld with her 6-4 and 6-2 win against Hiraldo in the #3 Singles followed by De-Souza in the #1 Singles against Mella with identical 6-4 sets, and then a fitting sweep to cap off the day from D'Occhio over Keefe with a pair of 6-0 wins to secure the #6 Singles and a 7-0 win for Post University 

BY THE NUMBERS

• Annunciata De-Souza has now won six consecutive doubles matches and six consecutive singles matches dating back to last year 
• Nina Langenfeld has started the year 2-0 in Singles matches 
• As a duo, Megan Lombardt and Micaela Rosignuolo have won five straight matches following the win today
• Post University improves to 3-1 all-time against Bentley, winning their last two matchups with 7-0 sweeps 

 
WHO'S NEXT
Post University has tomorrow off before they face Goldey-Beacom College in their first conference match of the 2023 season on Saturday afternoon at 12:00 PM. The Eagles are 2-16 all-time against the Lightning, but snapped a seven-game skid against them last year, winning 4-3.