BERGIN, PURPLE KNIGHTS CRUISE PAST AIC, 8-1

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March 27, 2004                                                                          Contact: Seth Cole
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SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – Freshman Monique Salmon (Windsor, Conn.) posted a singles victory for the American International College women’s tennis team at No. 3 but the Yellow Jackets dropped an 8-1 decision to visiting Saint Michael’s College Saturday afternoon. AIC is now 0-2 on the year while the Purple Knights improve to 4-1.

Salmon posted a 7-5, 2-6, 7-5 win at No. 3 over SMC’s Heidi Murphy (Norfolk, Mass./King Philip Regional). The Yellow Jackets were swept in the remainder of their singles matches as well as all three doubles matches, as junior Shannon Bergin (Milford, Conn./Lauralton Hall) recorded a 6-0, 6-0 singles win and an 8-0 doubles victory.

AIC returns to action Sunday, March 28, when it hosts Saint Anselm at 1:00 p.m. Saint Michael's visits Assumption College on Sunday at 1 p.m. and Franklin Pierce College on Wednesday before hosting Bentley College at the Tarrant Recreation Center on Thursday at 3 p.m.

Singles
No. 1: Shannon Bergin (SMC) def. Shannon Bristol (AIC) 6-0, 6-0
No. 2: Cailie Burns (SMC) def. Pam Bouchard (AIC) 6-1, 6-0
No. 3: Monique Salmon (AIC) def. Heidi Murphy (SMC) 7-5, 2-6, 7-5
No. 4: Cara Bednar (SMC) def. Beverly Newkirk (AIC) 6-0, 6-0
No. 5: Courtney Murphy (SMC) def. LaSharie Randall (AIC) 6-1, 6-1
No. 6: Anna Young (SMC) def. Makaria Martin (AIC) 6-2, 6-0

Doubles
No. 1: Bergin/Burns (SMC) def. Lauren Sulmon/Sarah Bauver (AIC) 8-0
No. 2: H. Murphy/Liz Clemente (SMC) def. Viki Lewis/Taylor Musselman (AIC) 8-2
No. 3: C. Murphy/Young (SMC) def. Kristen Vogt/Zane Berzina (AIC) 8-0

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