HARTFORD-- The Williams women's tennis team concluded their 2012-2013 regular season with a road win over Trinity College on Saturday.
Williams got off to a 3-0 start after doubles thanks to a tight 9-7 win at number three from Nancy Worley and Veronika Li. The other two pairs cruised to 8-1 and 8-3 wins.
Williams won five of six singles matches, but needed to win several tight sets in order to to do so. Kara Shoemaker and Kathleen Elkins each needed a tiebreak to win one set in their straight set victories. Alex Stone won her first set 7-5 before pulling away in the second, 6-1. Monica Pastor crusied to a 6-2, 6-0 win and Worley led her opponent, Regan Cherna, 6-1, 1-0 before Cherna retired.
Williams will begins postseason play as five time defending national champion.
Individual Results
1. Shoemaker/Curran (W) def Ferjanic/Hoyt 8-1
2. Elkins/Pastor (W) def Feldman/Maphisa (T) 8-3
3. Worley/Li (W) def Cherna/Gerber (T) 9-7
1. Shoemaker (W) def Ferjanic (T) 7-6 (7), 6-3
2. Elkins (W) def Hoyt (T) 6-4, 7-6 (1)
3. Feldman (T) def Curran (W) 6-4, 6-0
4. Worley (W) def Cherna (T) 6-1, 1-0 (ret)
5. Stone (W) def Maphisa (T) 7-5, 6-1
6. Pastor (W) def Cameron (T) 6-2, 6-0
