Women’s Tennis Battles UMass Dartmouth in LEC Match

NORTH DARTMOUTH, Mass. — The Vermont State University Castleton women’s tennis team dropped a 6-1 decision to Little East Conference opponent UMass Dartmouth on Saturday. The Spartans came up short in all three doubles matches this afternoon. Olivia Rutkowski and Brooke Hecker narrowly fell at the first spot, 4-6. Grace Pluff and Andrea Rodriguez dropped the second match, 3-6, while Maggie McKearin and Halle Hipple came up short at the third spot, 6-7, 2-7. In singles play, McKearin earned Castleton’s lone point with a 6-3, 6-1 victory. Hecker fell at the first spot, 0-6, 0-6, while Rutkowski dropped the second…