Haas has a final moment on the courts

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BIDDEFORD, Maine – Both top seeds in the Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) Women's Tennis Tournament Quarterfinals were victorious on Tuesday (Oct. 19) afternoon as No. 3 seed Roger Williams defeated No. 6 seed Western New England and No. 4 seed Gordon defeated No. 5 seed Salve Regina.

Roger Williams picked up a 6-0 sweep, while Gordon advances thanks to a 5-3 result.

The Hawks and the Fighting Scots advance to the CCC Tournament Semifinals, which will take place on Thursday, Oct. 21. No. 1 seed Endicott will host Gordon and No. 2 seed Nichols will host Roger Williams. Both matches are scheduled for 2 p.m.

The two semifinal winners will advance to the CCC Championship match, which is scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 23. The winner of the CCC Championship match will be named the 2021 CCC Women's Tennis Tournament Champion and will earn the league's automatic qualifier in to the 2022 NCAA Division III Women's Tennis Championship Tournament in the spring.

DOUBLES

1. Jordyn Maddex / Annette Kim (GC) def. Sailor Nordstrom / Alexa Stevens (SRU) 8-2
2. Casey Farrell / Annemarie Haas (SRU) def. Madison West / Kristin Kendall (GC) 8-2
3. Graysen Scherer / Ellysa Tancrede (SRU) def. Abbigail Fournier / Allyson Fournier (GC) 8-3

SINGLES

1. Jordyn Maddex (GC) def. Sailor Nordstrom (SRU) 6-3, 6-3
2. Annette Kim (GC) def. Alexa Stevens (SRU) 6-2, 6-1
3. Madison West (GC) def. Casey Farrell (SRU) 5-7, 6-2, 6-2
4. Annemarie Haas (SRU) vs. Kristin Kendall (GC) 5-7, 7-6 (7-3), FINAL - UNFINISHED
5. Abbigail Fournier (GC) def. Graysen Scherer (SRU) 6-2, 6-4
6. Ellysa Tancrede (SRU) def. Stephanie Trolice (GC) 6-2, 6-2

WENHAM, Mass. – Kicking off Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) postseason play this afternoon at the Brigham Athletic Complex, No. 4 Gordon College women's tennis welcomed the No. 5 Seahawks of Salve Regina University in the CCC quarterfinals. The Fighting Scots defeated their counterparts, 5-3. With today's thrilling victory, the Scots advance to the conference semifinals where they will face cross town rivals Endicott College Gulls on Thursday, October 21 at 2 p.m.

The unstoppable No. 1 doubles partners, Jordyn Maddex (Andover, Kan.) and Annette Kim (Andover, Mass.) recorded the first victory of the day for the Scots (8-2). While over on Court Three, the Fournier sisters battled to the last moment, finishing as the final doubles match, but were ultimately overcome by the Seahawks' duo of Graysen Scherer (Mystic, Conn.) and Ellysa Tancrede (Chepachet, R.I.), 8-3, in the matchup. Graduate student Annemarie Haas (Whitinsville, Mass.) and junior Casey Farrell (Cumberland, R.I.) had won their match on Court Two, 8-2, and Salve Regina had a 2-1 lead heading into singles.

Starting off singles play on a positive note, Kim quickly secured another win by sweeping her opponent in the No. 2 slot to even out the overall score 2-2. Kim then passed off her hot racket to classmate Abbigail Fournier (Biddeford, Maine) in the No. 5 spot where she came out on top, besting her opponent (6-2, 6-4). Next to finish was Maddex at No. 1 singles, giving the Scots a 4-2 lead. After a back-and-forth battle on court No. 3, Madison West (Southampton, N.Y.) made a tremendous comeback to seal the deal for the Scots (5-7, 6-2, 6-2), securing the 5-3 win to lock in their trip to the CCC Semifinals.

Tancrede won her team-leading eighth singles match for the Seahawks. Haas rallied for a tiebreak win in her second set before the match was halted with Gordon picking up its fifth point.