Salve Regina at Gordon in CCC quarters

Summary: Salve Regina University women's tennis enters the 2014-15 Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) Championships as the fifth seed and will face Gordon College, the fourth seed, in a quarterfinal match on Tuesday, October 7, at 4 p.m. Endicott College earned the first seed after finishing regular season unbeaten in conference play.

Match-up: #5 Salve Regina (4-4; 4-4 CCC) at #4 Gordon (6-6; 5-3 CCC)

Match date, time and site: Tue., Oct. 7, 2014; 4 p.m. @ Wenham, Mass. (lights)

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• Salve Regina and Gordon will meet for the third time in a Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) playoff round match-up and 30th all-time.
• Salve Regina holds a 21-8 lead in the all-time series, dating back to the 1986-87 season.
• The Seahawks dropped an 8-1 decision to the Scots in the regular-season meeting (Sep. 9, 2014).
• In the title match in 2005, Salve Regina defeated Gordon, 7-2, for their 13th all-time championship.
• The teams met in the semifinals the next year and Salve Regina avenged a regular-season loss to the Scots to win 7-2 and advance to the finals for the fourth straight year. Neither school has been to the finals since Salve Regina's last appearance in 2006.

• Salve Regina's Emma Gruber became the only player not from Endicott or Nichols to win a Player of the Week award for women's tennis in the Commonwealth Coast Conference. The Gulls and Bison have dominated the rookie honor as well - only Kathryn Hughes comes from a school other than the top two (Roger Williams).

• Both quarterfinal sites (#4 Gordon and #3 Roger Williams) have lighted courts so Tuesday's matches have a later start time (4 p.m.). Student-athletes at Salve Regina and Western New England can attend classes beyond 11 a.m. before departing for their road matches.

• Only six different schools have won the women's tennis championship in the Commonwealth Coast Conference.
• Salve Regina has won more titles (13) than the other five schools combined (Colby-Sawyer – 3; Roger Williams – 3; Endicott – 4; Gordon – 1; Nichols - 1).
• Salve Regina last won the title in 2005, defeating Gordon College, 7-2, at the Tennis Rhode Island East Bay indoor courts on October 29, 2005, while snow was falling outside.

• Salve Regina has won its 13 championships in three separate streaks – six (1989-1994), four (1997-2000), and three (2003-2005).
• No other school has had a streak greater than three - Endicott has won the last three titles, each championship victory coming on the road in Dudley, Mass., against Nichols.

• The first 11 CCC championships (1989-1999) in women's tennis were formatted as a flighted event, four singles and one doubles for each school entered. Salve Regina won nine of its titles in this format.
• Since 2000, the participating schools have met in dual matches with quarterfinal, semifinal and final rounds. Salve Regina won four of the first six championships held in this format.
• The Seahawks and Scots have met twice in the championships with the dual-match format. Salve Regina won both times including the title match in 2005.
• Roger Williams defeated Salve Regina, 5-4, in the championship match on October 18, 2006, earning the first automatic bid to the NCAA Championships in the history of the sport in the conference.

• Salve Regina has won twice in first-round playoff action away from Newport. The Seahawks upset the Chargers of Colby-Sawyer, 5-4, in New London, N.H. (Oct. 29, 2002). After suffering an 8-1 regular-season defeat in Newport to Western New England in 2007, the Seahawks traveled to Springfield, Mass., and knocked off the Golden Bears, 5-4, in a thrilling reversal (Oct. 16, 2007).

• Salve Regina has a 9-4 edge over Gordon in matches played on the Scots' home courts.
• Last win in Wenham – Sep. 29, 2010 – Salve Regina swept all nine matches for a 9-0 victory over Gordon.
• Two years ago the teams met at the Bass River Tennis Club in nearby Beverly, Mass., for the regular-season meeting and the Seahawks won, 7-2.

• Courtney Bailey accounted for the only Seahawk point with her three-set victory at sixth singles. Bailey has the most singles victories on the team in 2014 (five), followed by Taylor Amendola and Emma Gruber (both with four).

• Salve Regina has won eight of 10 dual matches on October 7. The Seahawks last competed on this date in 2011 and posted a 5-4 victory over Western New England.
• The Seahawks played on this date in back to back years (2000, 2001) against Colby-Sawyer and traded 5-4 victories at the opponent's home court.

• In its eight dual matches of 2014, only one had a margin less than seven. The Seahawks won their season-opener, 5-4, at Western New England. All other matches have been decided by a 9-0 or 8-1 score, win or lose.

• The winner of today's match travels to Beverly, Mass., on Thursday to face the top seed and three-time defending champion Endicott College. The Gulls and second-seeded Bison have byes in the first round.
• Salve Regina participates in the New England Women's Invitational Tennis Tournament (NEWITT) at Amherst and Mount Holyoke Colleges (October 17-19). The Seahawks have entered three pairs in the Federation Cup-style event: Emma Gruber/Taylor Amendola, Elizabeth DiFilippo/Meg Olson, and (a triple of) Courtney Bailey/Julie Grant/Isabelle Weatherby.

• Salve Regina head coach Cory Tusler has a level-headed approach to the playoffs: "Gordon has a good squad, but our players are ready to go. They feel we can get some points off this team and they're ready to play. The weather may be a factor; it's possible we may move indoors. Go Seahawks!"
• "Salve has done a tremendous job this year. With two of its top players (Kasey Walther, Hayley Maxwell) missing significant time with injuries, to reach the postseason as a fifth seed is impressive."

• With 43 matches playing doubles together, seniors Elizabeth DiFilippo and Meg Olson trail only the twin combination of Kristina and Michelle Kennedy '07 who finished their four-year career with 51 matches as a doubles pair. DiFilippo and Olson have won the most doubles matches of any 2014 Seahawk pair (five).

• Elizabeth DiFilippo, Anastasia Lara, Hayley Maxwell, and Meg Olson were honored as seniors for their contributions to the women's tennis program last Sunday.