POMFRET CENTER, Conn. – The Nichols College women's tennis team wrapped up the regular season with a 7-2 victory over Emerson College on Friday night at the Pomfret School.
 
The Bison improve to 19-2 overall while the Lions drop to 6-13. After winning the Commonwealth Coast Conference Championship in the fall, the Bison now await word on their NCAA Tournament opponent.
 
Senior Alanna Judd and sophomore Lindsey Kaplan opened doubles play with an 8-1 win over sophomore Sabrina Jacobs and freshman Meredith Stisser at No. 2 doubles. Sophomores Amarie Settiwongse and Isabelle Leonardi followed with an 8-4 win at No. 1 doubles over sophomores Alisha Parikh and Rachel Scalera.
 
The Lions grabbed their first point of the day at No. 3 doubles as freshman Cassia Burns and Jolin Cheng picked up an 8-6 win over seniors Ashley Dallaire and Tiffany Romano.
 
Nichols cruised in singles play as sophomore Rachel McDonald defeated Sarah Skeeles 8-2 at No. 6 singles followed by an 8-4 win by Judd over Jacobs at No. 2 singles. Settiwongse wrapped up the match with an 8-2 win at No. 1 singles over Parikh. Sophomore Megan Nathanson added an 8-1 win over Scalera, while freshman Juliana Herrera wrapped up the night with an 8-2 win over Cheng.
 
Emerson's final point of the day came at No. 5 singles as Stisser defeated sophomore Danielle Mandel, 8-2.
 
All-Time Series
Nichols moved to a perfect 4-0 all-time against Emerson with the win.