Women’s Tennis Blanks Simmons To Conclude 2016-17 Season

BOSTON, Mass. – The Endicott women's tennis team shut out Simmons College, 9-0, in non-conference action on Sunday afternoon at the Daly Courts. 

Doubles play featured wins from Hayley Barnett (Marlboro, N.J.) and Reilly Fitzgibbons (Killingworth, Conn.) at No. 1 (8-6), Lauren Rahr (Waterford, Conn.) and Margot Andreasen (Portland, Maine) at No. 2 (8-1), and Alexi Losano (Saugus, Mass.) and Alexandra Barmore (Southington, Conn.) at No. 3 (8-1). 

In singles action, Rahr gave the Gulls a 4-0 advantage in the match with a clean sweep at the No. 3 position (6-0, 6-0), while Losano clinched the victory with a 6-1, 6-1 triumph at No. 6. 

Endicott also saw Barnett post a 6-4, 6-0 win at No. 1, Fitzgibbons breeze to a 6-0, 6-1 decision at No. 2, Andreasen claim a 6-1, 6-2 triumph at No. 4, and Gillian Freter (Scituate, Mass.) come away with a decisive 6-0, 6-0 victory at No. 5. 

TOP QUOTE 

"Today's win was a great way to end the 2016-17 campaign for us," said Endicott women's tennis head coach Jeremy Howard. "With our season now being over, I'd like to thank our seniors Mackenzie Rhodes and Jamie Zompa one last time for all their contributions over their four years to our program and the Endicott Community." 

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE 

• Freter and Rahr finished tied for the team-lead in wins with 12 apiece.
• Losano/Barmore, and Barnett/Fitzgibbons picked up their first career victories as a doubles pairing today.
• As a team, Endicott has won 10 or more matches in six straight season. 

WHAT'S NEXT

Endicott sees its 2016-17 season come to a close at 12-7 overall. Simmons (7-10) will return to action at the NCAA Tournament in mid-May. 

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