North Dartmouth, Mass.—Rhode Island College downed UMass Dartmouth, 5-4, to clinch a share of the Little East Conference Women’s Tennis Regular Season Championship on Saturday afternoon. RIC, which raises its record to 10-3 overall and 6-1 in the Little East Conference, will share the honor with the Corsairs, who see their record fall to 8-3 overall and 6-1 in league play. UMass Dartmouth had been undefeated in Little East action prior to the match. The Anchorwomen, who have won the regular season title outright the past four years, have now been the top finisher in the league for five consecutive seasons.

Bridgewater State, which is the only LEC blemish on RIC’s schedule, can also clinch a share of the regular season title if it defeats Salem State today, Southern Maine tomorrow and Western Connecticut on Monday.

The Anchorwomen and Corsairs split the six singles matches with doubles action deciding the contest. Rhode Island College junior Meg Funk (Oakdale, Conn.) and senior Sasha Doonan Rodriguez (Pawtucket, R.I.) won the decisive match at No. 1 doubles, 8-6, to earn the victory. Doonan Rodriguez also won her match at No. 2 singles, while sophomore Jaclyn Eastman (Mansfield, Mass.) did the same at No. 5 singles and No. 3 doubles, respectively.

In upcoming action, Rhode Island College will close out the regular season with a non-conference match at Simmons on Monday, Oct. 15 before hosting the Little East Conference Women’s Tennis Championships on Oct. 19-20.

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