The University’s women’s tennis captured its second big win of the fall season this past week as they took down Springfield College 8-1 on Tuesday afternoon on the Vine Street Courts. This win marks the Cardinal’s ninth victory over Springfield in the last 11 encounters, including a similar 8-1 decision the last time the two teams met three years ago.

The singles rounds started off on a high note, as the number one seed, Genevieve Aniello ’13, played a close match and managed to come away with a solid 6-4, 6-3 win. The number two player, Kiley Robbins ’14, also played a competitive match as she won her first set 6-3, but lost the 2nd set 1-6, and ultimately came out on top with a 10-5 victory. Senior captain, Linda McDougal battled it out at the number three spot. McDougal overcome a first set 2-6 loss, and came back with a vengeance and triumphed over her opponent 6-2 in both the second and third sets. The number four contender, Nicki Softness ’14, played a long, competitive match and finished up on top with a final 7-6, 7-6 tally. Holding down the number five spot, Kaitlyn Clark ’14 also fought an uphill battle, but was not so as fortunate and was ultimately defeated 1-6, 0-6. Rounding out the singles sets at the number six slot was Taylor Morales ’13, who had an impressive first showing of the season as she came away with a notable 6-2, 6-1 win.

After dominating in the singles rounds, Wesleyan also took control of the doubles rounds, picking up all three possible points. The number one duo, Aniello and Robbins dominated over their opponents 8-1, while the number two pair, McDougal and Grace Smith ’14, had a similar fate as they proceeded to finish with a strong 8-2 victory. Softness and Clark worked well together as the number three combo and closed out the successful day for the Cards with a final 8-3 win.

With two wins under their belt, the Cardinals will head to Wellesley, Massachusetts this weekend to compete in the ITA Tournament hosted by Babson College.