BLOOMSBURG - The Bloomsburg University women's tennis team blanked Chestnut Hill College by a score of 9-0 on Wednesday. It was the first dual match of the season for the Huskies.
Bloomsburg won all three doubles matches to take a 3-0 lead. At number two doubles the team of Laura Sullivan (Dingman's Ferry, Delaware Valley) and Andrea Malatesta (Berwick, Berwick) won by a score of 8-0.
In singles play, Emily Palko (McMurray, Peters Township), Kristen Bonito (Bridgewater, MA, Coyle Cassidy Memorial), and Malatesta all posted 6-0, 6-0 wins, while Sarah Fisher (Cherry Hill, NJ, Cherry Hill West) was a 6-0, 6-1 winner at number six.
Bloomsburg (1-0) hosts Mercyhurst on Saturday at 3 p.m.
Bloomsburg 9, Chestnut Hill 0
| DOUBLES |
| 1. Palko/Carney (BU) def. Andersen/Knott, 8-3 |
| 2. Sullivan/Malatesta (BU) def. Gunuriro/Wasson, 8-0 |
| 3. Bonito/Walsh (BU) def. Doherts/Doherts, 8-1 |
| SINGLES |
| 1. Katie Hasyn (Lansdale/North Penn) (BU) def. Erin Anderson, 6-1, 6-1 |
| 2. Alison Carney (Muncy/Warrior Run) (BU) def. Danielle Knott, 6-2, 6-0 |
| 3. Emily Palko (McMurray/Peters Township) (BU) def. Kristen Wasson, 6-0, 6-0 |
| 4. Kristen Bonito (Bridgewater, MA/Coyle Cassidy Memorial) (BU) def. Karen Gunuriro, 6-0, 6-0 |
| 5. Andrea Malatesta (Berwick/Berwick) (BU) def. Sarah Doherts, 6-0, 6-0 |
| 6. Sarah Fisher (Cherry Hill, NJ/Cherry Hill West) (BU) def. Nicole Fernandes, 6-0, 6-1 |
