Katz, Trainor double winners for Wheaton

NEWPORT, R.I. – The Wheaton College women's tennis team claimed a 5-4 non-conference victory over Salve Regina University on Tuesday evening at the Leroy Avenue Tennis Courts.

Wheaton held a 2-1 advantage after doubles play as junior Stassy Furber (Montpelier, Vt./Montpelier) and senior Kathryn Burleson (Osterville, Mass./Cape Cod Academy) earned an 8-2 triumph at No. 2 and first-year Jodi Katz (Needham, Mass./Needham) and sophomore Michelle Trainor (Amesbury, Mass./Saint Thomas Aquinas) produced an 8-4 win at the No. 1 position.

In singles action, Katz defeated Salve Regina sophomore Emma Gruber (New Canaan, Conn./New Canaan) by a 6-4, 6-3 score for her first ever collegiate victory at No. 1. Trainor cruised to a 6-1, 6-2 decision at No. 2 against senior Elizabeth DiFilippo (West Chester, Pa./Sanford School) and junior Caroline Stanclift (Camden, Maine/Cushing Academy) locked up the victory at No. 5 singles with a 6-1, 6-1 win over first-year Cristina Marsocci (North Scituate, R.I./Bay View Academy).

Wheaton (7-8) closes out its season against RPI on the road this Saturday at 12 p.m. Salve Regina concludes it season at 5-9 overall.

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