PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Rhode Island College captured its second consecutive and conference-record 13th Little East Conference (LEC) Women’s Tennis Championship with a 4-2 victory over UMass Boston on Saturday at the RIC Tennis Center.

Arianna DeThomas secured the championship-clinching point at No. 2 singles, defeating Sofia DaSilva Askew 6-3, 3-6, 6-2. The Anchorwomen improved to 14-3, while the Beacons fell to 11-4.

Rhode Island College opened the match by claiming the doubles point with victories at the second and third positions. Addison Hadlock and Ivy Par earned a 6-1 win over Delilah Castro and Karina Khalsa at No. 3 before DeThomas and Emilia Houwers defeated DaSilva Askew and Mila Pipkin 6-2 at No. 2. The No. 1 doubles match was unfinished with RIC’s Haylie Peacock and Faith Owren leading Zainab Patel and Tatiana Malone 5-2.

The Anchorwomen carried that momentum into singles play. Houwers defeated Malone 6-0, 6-3 at No. 3, and Par followed with a 6-3, 6-2 victory over Aleyna Yilidirim at No. 6 to give Rhode Island College a 3-0 advantage.

UMass Boston answered with two straight-set victories to pull within one. Patel topped Peacock 6-1, 6-3 at No. 1 singles, while Castro defeated Hadlock 6-4, 6-2 at No. 5 to make it 3-2.

DeThomas then completed her three-set victory at No. 2 to seal the title for the Anchorwomen. The No. 4 singles match between Owren and Pipkin was unfinished, with Owren leading 5-0 in the third set after Pipkin won the opener 7-5 and Owren took the second set 6-3.