CASTLETON, Vt. — The Vermont State University Castleton women's tennis team was defeated by Little East Conference opponent Rhode Island College, 9-0, on home court Saturday afternoon.

The Spartans (0-4, 0-2 LEC) dropped each of their doubles matches to the defending league runners-up. The Anchorwomen (2-1, 1-0 LEC) outscored VTSU Castleton by a 24-1 margin in tandem action.

Stella Forte held strong against RIC's Lauren Macera at the top slot with a pair of 6-2 sets. Madelyn Nonni and Devon Kibbey took three games away from their matchups while Natsuhi Onishi battled to a 6-1, 6-1 result at flight No. 6 in her collegiate debut.

The squad looks to rebound quickly with another home contest tomorrow, taking on VTSU Lyndon at 1 p.m.

RESULTS
Doubles
1. Macera/Botelho (RIC) def. Forte/Nonni (VTSU), 8-0
2. Devine/Sommer (RIC) def. Trevisan/Kibbey (VTSU), 8-0
3. Vygoder/Hou (RIC) def. Rutkowski/Onishi (VTSU), 8-1

Singles
1. Lauren Macera (RIC) def. Stella Forte (VTSU), 6-2, 6-2
2. Erica Botelho (RIC) def. Madelyn Nonni (VTSU), 6-1, 6-2
3. Anna Vygoder (RIC) def. Ginny Trevisan (VTSU), 6-2, 6-0
4. Amara Devine (RIC) def. Olivia Rutkowski (VTSU), 6-0, 6-1
5. Li hsiu Hou (RIC) def. Devon Kibbey (VTSU), 6-2, 6-1
6. Lauren Bilodeau (RIC) def. Natsuhi Onishi (VTSU), 6-1, 6-1