Jeremy Hayes
Journal Staff

The Johnson & Wales University women’s tennis team won 8-1 against Suffolk in the opening round of the Great Northeast Athletic Conference Championship, held at the Rhode Island College Tennis Courts on Thursday.
Suffolk’s only win was in a doubles match featuring Rebecca Copeland and Adrianna Garrett. EricaLaBlanc and Allison Weisenbach played very well in three different set battles in each of their singles game.
The women’s tennis team finished 4-7 and had an up-and-down season. The team is still young with a mix of freshmen, sophomores, and juniors. Suffolk still showed this year that they will continue to be a threat in the GNAC, but just were not fully ready this season.
The GNAC playoffs are still filled with interesting teams, at the top being Emerson and Simmons.
Seniors Rebecca Copeland, Kelly Conrad, and Chloe Oldfather wrapped up great tennis careers with Suffolk University.