TORRINGTON, Conn. -- With a Nor'easter moving into Connecticut late this weekend and lasting through the day on Monday, Post University Women's Tennis moved indoors to the Pinewoods Tennis Club in Torrington, Connecticut, on Monday afternoon to take on Goldey-Beacom College in their first of two matches in the venue over the next couple of days. 

The Eagles, needing to win out to have a chance at the CACC Tournament over their last three matches, would get swept by the Lightning, 7-0, ending their postseason hopes as Post's season will come to a close on Wednesday afternoon. This will be only the fourth time since 2015 in which the Eagles have missed the CACC Tournament, as well as their second consecutive season overall.

THE BASICS

Post University 0, Goldey-Beacom College 7 

Post University (0-11, 0-8 CACC)

Goldey-Beacom College (4-4, 4-4 CACC)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
With an injury to senior Gioia Turco as well as junior Ana Vasilis missing the match, the Eagles were down to just four players on Monday against the Lightning, automatically giving them both the #5 and #6 Singles as well as the #3 Doubles. This meant that Goldey-Beacom already held a 2-0 lead before the match started and needed just one Doubles win to clinch the Doubles point and force the Eagles to win the four Singles matches to earn their first victory of the season.

Sophomores Julie Merlin and Laura Kotala would fall in the #1 Doubles, giving the Lightning three team points, as sophomore Camilla Franzin and senior Lucia Corte won 6-1, while freshman Jenna Frank and senior Nahomi Quinonez held off freshmen Vitalina Sokoliuk and Savannah Croft, 6-4, to win the #2 Doubles.

The Lightning would take all four Singles matches in two sets each as Franzin was a 6-2 and 6-1 winner over Merlin in the #1 Singles, securing the team win for Goldey-Beacom, while Quinonez fought off Sokoliuk in the #2 Singles, 6-3 and 6-4. Rounding out the afternoon, Frank took down Kotala in the #3 Singles, 6-2 and 6-1, while Corte was a 6-4 and 6-1 winner in the #4 Singles against Croft. 

BY THE NUMBERS

• Dating back to last season, Post University has lost 14 straight matches and 19 of its last 20 matches 
• This is the first time since the 2011-12 season in which Post University has started the season at least 0-11, when they started 0-11 and finished that season with a 0-12 record
• The sweep by Goldey-Beacom College marks the second time in the last two seasons in which the Lightning have beaten Post University by a 7-0 score, and the fourth time overall
• Failing to qualify for the CACC Tournament, this will be the second consecutive season in which Post University will miss the postseason and only the third since 2015

 
WHO'S NEXT
Post University returns to the Pinewoods Tennis Club in Torrington, Connecticut, tomorrow afternoon at 12:30 PM to face undefeated Jefferson University, which is a perfect 8-0 in conference play so far this season. The Eagles were swept on the road by the Rams, 7-0, back on October 2nd.