Norton, Mass. - May 1, 2021 - Wheaton College women's tennis warped up their 2020-21 season with a hard-fought, 5-4 victory over Clark University on Saturday afternoon in their New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) matchup. The victory gave Wheaton their first victory of the season, improving to 1-3, while Clark fell to 1-3.

Wheaton won the doubles matches 2-1, with the victories coming from duos of Alli Burton (Hingham, Mass.) and Miriam Galindo Cerrada (Madrid, Spain) (8-4), and Lexy Acosta (Albuquerque, N.M.) and Mareieke Mueller (Amesbury, Mass.) (6-0). 

Wheaton and Clark split the singles matches at an even 3-3. Wheaton tallied victories from Galindo Cerrada (6-2, 6-1), Katie Steinberg (Cumberland, Maine) (6-0, 6-3), and Lizzy Michaud (Lewiston, Maine) (7-5, 6-2). Jordyn Paul (Belchertown, Mass.) came up short in the final set of her match, while Acosta fell in two tight sets as well. 

Wheaton Lyons Athletics congratulates seniors Allison Burton, Lizzy Michaud, Jordyn Paul and Nika Dadoly (Yarmouthport, Mass.) on outstanding athletic careers!

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