Second sweep in two days lifts Wheaton to 9-0 triumph at Simmons

BOSTON, MA- The Wheaton College women's tennis team posted its second sweep in as many days Saturday afternoon, as the Lyons delivered a 9-0 triumph over Simmons College in non-conference action on the Winsor School Courts.

Wheaton sandwiched a couple of decisive doubles wins around a hard-fought victory in the second position, where senior Katherine Knies (Purdys, NY/North Salem) and junior Ellen Van Faasen (Manchester, MA/Manchester Essex Regional) gutted out a 9-7 win.

Sophomores Rosalyn Chesky (South Hadley, MA/Wilbraham & Monson Academy) and Allesandra DiOrio (Cumberland, RI/Lincoln School) cruised to an 8-2 triumph at number-three doubles, while juniors Sarah Geocaris (Newport Beach, CA/Sage Hill School) and Catherine Teague (Manchester, NH/Central) earned an 8-4 win in the top spot.

Teague blanked her foe at second singles, Knies allowed just one game in the fifth position, while DiOrio surrendered three games in the opening set of her straight-set victory at four.  Geocaris and Van Faasen each overcame a tough opening set at first and third singles, respectively, before winning decisively in the second set, and Chesky needed a pair of tiebreakers to slip past her opponent at number six.

The Lyons return home this Wednesday to face Brandeis University at 4:00 p.m.