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Thomas College
10/18/2026 | 1:00 PM
Oct. 18 (Sun) / 1:00 PM
Thomas College
MANCHESTER, Conn. — The Hartford women’s tennis team fell to Conference of New England opponent the University of New England, 7-0, on Saturday, October 17th.
Rapid Recap
Hartford dropped two of its three doubles matches to open play, as graduate student Lia Gosselin (South Bend, Ind.) and junior Victalia Z. Deida (New Haven, Conn.) fell to Nora Hill and Madeline Frank, 6-0. Freshman Isabelle Simino (Franklin, Mass.) and sophomore Maddie Pearlman (New Hampton, N.Y.) were defeated by Sofia Salcedo Ladaga and Andie Lamontagne, 6-3. Graduate student Lora Acquario and Natalie Lamb earned a 7-5 victory over Grace Catalano and Leanna Matczak, but the doubles win did not count toward the team score, as the Nor’easters had already clinched the match with their singles victories.
In singles play, the Nor’easters won all six matches to secure the 7-0 team victory. Gosselin had good efforts before she fell to Frank, 6-1, 6-4, while Pearlman was defeated by Hill, 6-1, 6-0. Simino dropped her hard fought match to Lamontagne, 6-2, 6-3, and Deida fell to Catalano, 6-2, 6-1.
Lamb was defeated by Salcedo Ladaga, 6-0, 6-1, while Acquario fell to Alyssa Fritschka, 6-2, 6-3. With the result, Hartford moves to 3-5 on the season, while the University of New England improves to 12-6.
Up Next
The Hawks return to action on Sunday, October 18, for Senior Day as they celebrate Lia Gosselin, Anna Long, and Lora Acquario! Hartford will take on Thomas College at the Watkinson Tennis Courts, with first serve set for 1:00 PM.