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Posted: Oct 21, 2025

LEC TOURNAMENT FIRST ROUND: No. 5 Salem State Bows Out in Opening Round vs. No. 4 UMass Dartmouth

LEC TOURNAMENT FIRST ROUND: No. 5 Salem State Bows Out in Opening Round vs. No. 4 UMass Dartmouth
Box Score
Team Stats
Doubles
  • Madison Sartori / Kenzie McLaren def. Zuri Walters / Saige Croce 7-6 (7-1)
  • Mya Dean / Sofia Beltran def. Samantha Bidzerkowny / Delaney Cox 6-3
  • Ryann Tripp / Sophie Games def. Gianna Doiron / Ava Aguiar 6-3
Singles
  • Zuri Walters def. Madison Sartori FINAL - UNFINISHED
  • Mya Dean def. Kenzie McLaren 6-0, 6-0
  • Sofia Beltran def. Samantha Bidzerkowny 6-2, 6-3
  • Ryann Tripp def. Alyson Tobias 6-2, 6-3
  • Gianna Doiron def. Delaney Cox 6-3, 6-4
  • Ava Aguiar def. Sophie Games 6-1, 6-1

THE BASICS 
Salem State University - 2
UMass Dartmouth - 4

Records: 
Salem State Vikings (5-5, 4-4 LEC)
UMass Dartmouth Corsairs (9-5, 5-2 LEC)

Location: Dartmouth, Mass. – Corsairs Tennis Courts

Date: Tuesday, October 21, 2025

THE LEAD – The No. 5-seeded Salem State women's tennis team saw its 2025 season come to an end after falling to No. 4 seed UMass Dartmouth, 4-2, Tuesday afternoon in the first round of the Little East Conference (LEC) Women's Tennis Championship. 

HOW IT HAPPENED

  • The Vikings picked up the doubles point as Madison Sartori (Amesbury, Mass.) and Kenzie McLaren (Lynn, Mass.) earned a hard-fought 7-6 (7-1) win in the No. 1 pairing, while Sophie Games (London, GBR) and Ryann Tripp (Wareham, Mass.) grabbed a 6-3 win at No. 3 doubles.
  • However, in singles action, UMass Dartmouth evened things at one by grabbing a win in No. 2 singles, and eventually the Corsairs earned their first lead with a win in No. 6 singles. 
  • UMass Dartmouth continued its momentum by earning a win at No. 5 singles and went up 3-1. However, Tripp made it a one-point game thanks to her 6-2, 6-3 win at No. 4 singles. Despite the win, the hosts secured the playoff victory by earning a victory in No. 3 singles for an overall 4-2 win.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

  • Sartori and McLaren capped off the year by winning their last two doubles matches. Overall for the year, the duo finished with six wins in doubles action.
  • By earning the win in doubles with Tripp, Games notched her first career win. 
  • Tripp finished the season with seven wins in singles action while just losing twice.
  • Salem and UMass Dartmouth have now met 20 times, and the Corsairs currently lead the series, 13-7.