Recap
Juniors Megan Nathanson and Rachel McDonald captured the Flight B Doubles Championship at the Grass Court Doubles Championship Friday afternoon at the International Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport, R.I.
 
The pair knocked off a team from Mount Holyoke 8-3 in the Quarterfinals before scoring an 8-3 win over a duo form Johnson & Wales (RI) in the Semifinals. In the championship match, Nathanson and McDonald defeated Molly McGuire and Sophia Papa of Holy Cross, 8-3.
 
Three things you need to know...
                -Juniors Amarie Settiwongse and Isabelle Leonardi advanced to the Flight A Semifinals with an -4 win over a pairing from Colby-Sawyer before they bowed out in the next round.
                -Junior Lindsey Kaplan and sophomore Juliana Herrera moved on the Flight C Semifinals by upending a team from Salve Regina, 8-0.
                -Mount Holyoke won the Flight A Championship while Holy Cross took home the Flight C Championship.

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"Overall, the doubles teams played well. It was good to see them adjust to the grass surface, which they do not usually complete on. I am really proud of Megan and Rachel. They played one of the best women's doubles finals that I've ever seen to win Flight B! " -Nichols associate head coach Eduardo Irizarry
 
Next match
Saturday, September 22 vs Wentworth, 12:00 p.m.