Tennis Downed By Dartmouth College 4-1

HANOVER, N.H. - Massachusetts tennis secured the doubles point; however, Dartmouth rallied back in singles play as the Big Green defeated the Minutewomen 4-1 at the Boss Tennis Center in Hanover, New Hampshire, on Friday evening.

With the loss, Massachusetts slips to 3-8 on the season. Dartmouth improved to 5-4 with the win.

The Minutewomen secured doubles with identical scores at No. 1 and No. 3 doubles. Anna Napadiy and Martina Bocchi battled by Abigail Chiu and Chidimma Okpara 7-5, while Jasmin Tripathy and Jovana Bogicevic did so at No. 3 against Catherine Cable and Emily Zhou.

Dartmouth responded with four singles victories for the team win, doing so at No. 2, No. 4, No. 5 and No. 6. Jingyi Peng provided the decisive match at No. 5 with her 6-3, 6-1 outcome over Tripathy.

Massachusetts concludes its stay in Hanover with a Sat., Feb. 22 neutral-site match against Michigan State at the Boss Tennis Center at 1 p.m.

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Massachusetts at Dartmouth • Boss Tennis Center • Hanover, N.H. • Feb. 21, 2020

Doubles
1: (UM) Napadiy/Bocchi def. (DC) Chiu/Okpara 7-5
2: (DC) Lyn/McCann def. (UM) Avery/Mezini 6-1
3: (UM) Tripathy/Bogicevic def. (DC) Cable/Zhou 7-5

Singles
1: (DC) Conard vs. (UM) Napadiy 4-6, 3-4, DNF
2: (DC) Hess def. (UM) Bocchi 6-2, 6-3
3: (DC) McCann vs. (UM) Bogicevic 6-3, 3-1, DNF
4: (DC) Guan def. (UM) Avery 6-4, 6-2
5: (DC) Peng def. (UM) Tripathy 6-3, 6-1
6: (DC) Gadalov def. (UM) Mezini 6-3, 6-1
Order of Finish: 6,4,2,5

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Players Mentioned

Martina Bocchi

Jovana Bogicevic

Anna Napadiy

Jasmin Tripathy

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