Providence, R.I.—Sophomore Jenna Lisi (Cranston, R.I.) was named the tourney's Most Outstanding Player as No. 1-seeded Rhode Island College defeated No. 2-seeded Plymouth State, 5-0, to claim the 2020-21 Little East Women's Tennis Championship in the tournament finals played at the RIC Tennis Center on Sunday afternoon.

 

THE BASICS
Rhode Island College 5, Plymouth State 0
Rhode Island College (9-0)
Plymouth State (7-3)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
DOUBLES
• Senior Grace Zangari (Saunderstown, R.I.) and senior Hailey Raskob (North Smithfield, R.I.) opened the match with an 8-0 win over PSU seniors Kerstin Venincasa (Sutton, Mass.) and Jenna Sundquist (Monument Beach, Mass.) at No. 2 doubles.
 
• RIC freshman Lauren Macera (Cranston, R.I.) and senior Serena Bobola (Cranston, R.I.) followed with an 8-2 victory vs. PSU sophomore Megan Marshall (Dartmouth, Mass.) and freshman Camilla Puzio (Holden, Mass.) at No. 3 doubles.
 
• Lisi and senior Victoria Vittori (New Bedford, Mass.) put the Anchorwomen in the driver's seat heading into singles play with an 8-2 win vs. PSU senior Maggie McCarthy (Marion, Mass.) and sophomore Kira Winter (Eliot, Maine) at No. 1 doubles.
 
SINGLES
• Lisi defeated McCarthy (6-1, 6-0) at No. 1 singles.
 
• Macera downed Venincasa (6-0, 6-1) at No. 4 singles to clinch the win.
 
• Zangari was leading (6-3, 3-0) over Winter at No. 2 singles
 
• Raskob was leading Marshall (6-0, 5-1) at No. 3 singles.
 
• Vittori was leading Sundquist (6-1, 5-1) at No. 5 singles.
 
• Bobola was leading junior Julie Miller (Woburn, Mass.) (6-1, 5-0) at No. 6 singles.
 
BY THE NUMBERS
• RIC has won six consecutive Little East Regular Season Championships, bringing the program's total to 12 all-time.
 
• RIC has won four straight Little East Tournament titles and 10 all-time.
 
• The Anchorwomen have won 41 consecutive matches vs. Little East opponents.


 
WHAT'S NEXT
In upcoming action, Rhode Island College has earned a bid to the 2020-21 NCAA Div. III Women's Tennis Championship.