Box Score HARTFORD, Conn. - The Smith College tennis team fell 8-1 to host Trinity on Wednesday evening. The Pioneers move to 1-2 in dual matches this season. 

Match Highlights

In one doubles, Lili and Clara Goshgarian (Lake Forest, IL/Lake Forest) faced the #5 ranked doubles team in the region. The duo worked to disrupt play and throw the pair from Trinity off of their A game before dropping the match 8-5. 

The closest doubles match of the day came in the number three position. The Smith pair of Dayana Caluna (Planfield, NJ/College Achieve) and Miranda Gibson (Bethlehem, PA/Moravian Academy) came out strong playing aggressive doubles to give them the early lead. Baker and Brennan of Trinity slowly started to find their groove and work their way back into the match and eventually earning the doubles sweep for Trinity with their 8-6 win. 

In the first flight of singles, positions 1-3 came out strong to keep Smith in the match. 

In one singles, Lili Goshgarian (Lake Forest, IL/Lake Forest) put up a tough battle against Hartman from Trinity. After dropping the first set 6-3 and being down 5-2 in the second, L. Goshgarian made some adjustments to her game to really throw off the number one from Trinity. L. Goshgarian went on to win 5 consecutive games in a row to win the second set! At the start of the third set, Lili stayed steady, exchanging games with Hartman. After going up 2-1, Hartman won 4 straight games to go up 5-2. Lili, seeing herself in a similar position as in set 2, buckled down and disrupted momentum again to make the score 5-3. With Hartman serving, she was able to close out the match and clinch the win for Trinity. 

Marielle Sauber (The Woodlands, TX/The John Cooper School) played in the team's second three-setter of the day. After going down 4-1 in the first set, Sauber battled back to make the score even before the number three from Trinity won the first set. Sauber really found her groove going into the second and was able to take momentum and the second set 6-2 forcing a third. Shyltsyna came back strong in the third. Sauber continued to battle right until the very end until Shyltsyna secured the match. 

The one point for Smith came in the number 6 position. Ashley Felix (El Paso, Texas/Americas) played dominant and smart tennis from the baseline. After winning the first set 6-4, she only dropped two games in the second set to secure her second set and the match 6-2. 

Doubles
1. L. Goshgarian/C. Goshgarian vs I. Hartman/J. Kimball, Trinity Wins  8-5
2. M. Sauber/O. Monos vs A. Shyltsyna/A. Francis, Trinity Wins 8-4
3. D. Caluna/M. Gibson vs E. Baker/E. Brennan, Trinity wins 8-6

Singles 
1. L. Goshgarian vs I. Hartman, Trinity Wins 6-3. 5-7, 6-3
2. C. Goshgarian vs J. Kimball, Trinity Wins 6-2. 6-3
3. M. Sauber vs A. Shyltsyna, Trinity Wins 6-4, 2-6, 6-1
4. O. Monos vs E. Baker, Trinity Wins 6-0, 6-0
5. A. Monos vs A. Francis, Trinity Wins 6-1, 6--0
6. A. Felix vs E. Brennan, Smith Wins 6-4, 6-2

Up Next
The Pioneers will host Endicott College on Thursday, March 23 for a 4 pm match. 

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