Gulls' depth too much for Seahawks

BEVERLY, Mass. - The Endicott women's tennis team rebounded from suffering its first loss in CCC play last weekend by defeating conference opponent Salve Regina 9-0 on Wednesday afternoon.

The Gulls will head into their Homecoming match against Wentworth on Saturday, October 5, at 1 p.m. with an 8-3 (6-1 CCC) record. Salve Regina (3-6, 3-4 CCC) ends its regular season conference schedule on Friday, October 4 with a road match against Nichols starting at 4 p.m.

Endicott managed to sweep through doubles play behind strong performances from all three of their doubles duos.  Sophomores Suzie Newman (Dighton, Mass.) and Brittany Potter (Bedford, N.H.) finished their #3 doubles match first, winning 8-1, followed by junior captain Amy Heacox (Marion, Mass.) and freshman Mackenzie Rhodes (Rye, N.H.) handled their Seahawks opposition 8-1 at #2 doubles, and junior captains Chrissy Martel (Westbrook, Conn.) and Natalie Egbert (Gorham, Maine) took top doubles position 8-3.

In singles action, all six flights went in straight sets in favor of Endicott.  Martel won the top singles flight 6-4, 6-1, Heacox took down her #2 opponent 6-4, 6-3, and Egbert won 6-0, 6-0 at the third singles spot to round out the top three.  Newman won 6-1, 6-0 at #4 singles, Rhodes was victorious 6-1, 6-2 at #5 singles, and Potter won #6 singles 6-0, 6-1.

Tennis Match Results
Salve Regina vs Endicott
10/02/13 at Beverly, Mass.
(South Campus Courts)

Endicott 9, Salve Regina 0

 Singles competition 
1. Chrissy Martel (EC) def. Gina Ciliberti (SRU) 6-4, 6-1
2. Amy Heacox (EC) def. Hayley Maxwell (SRU) 6-4, 6-3
3. Natalie Egbert (EC) def. Emma Gruber (SRU) 6-0, 6-0
4. Suzie Newman (EC) def. Elizabeth Liguori (SRU) 6-1, 6-0
5. Mackenzie Rhodes (EC) def. Lindsey Macedo (SRU) 6-1, 6-2
6. Brittany Potter (EC) def. Meg Olson (SRU) 6-0, 6-1

 Doubles competition 
1. Chrissy Martel/Natalie Egbert (EC) def. Gina Ciliberti/Hayley Maxwell (SRU) 8-3
2. Amy Heacox/Mackenzie Rhodes (EC) def. Emma Gruber/Elizabeth Liguori (SRU) 8-1
3. Suzie Newman/Brittany Potter (EC) def. Lindsey Macedo/Meg Olson (SRU) 8-1

Match Notes:
Salve Regina 3-6, 3-4 CCC
Endicott 8-3, 6-1 CCC
Order of finish: Doubles (3,2,1); Singles (3,6,4,5,2,1)
Official: Larry Conway  T-2:25  A-50