Nichols Edges Women’s Tennis, 5-4

BEVERLY, Mass. – In a rematch of last season's Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) championship, Nichols came out on top against Endicott, 5-4, on Thursday evening at the Robinson Tennis Courts.

The Gulls produced a 2-1 advantage at the conclusion of doubles, but the Bison countered with four straight wins in singles to secure the victory.

Endicott saw doubles pairings Gretta Hartman (Glastonbury, Conn.) / Maxine Bergstein (Hingham, Mass.) and Reilly Fitzgibbons (Killingsworth, Conn.) / Hayley Barnett (Marlboro, N.J.) produce wins at the No. 1 (8-0) and No. 2 (8-1) flights, respectively, while Gillian Freter (Scituate, Mass.) and Lauren Rahr (Waterford, Conn.) registered victories at the No. 4 (6-4, 2-6, 6-4) and No. 5 (4-6, 7-5, 10-2) singles spots.

TOP QUOTE

"I'm very happy with our team fight today to the very last ball, despite the end result," said Endicott women's tennis head coach Jeremy Howard. "We saw a super competitive match tonight, and an exciting start to conference play. We're now looking forward to hosting Salve Regina on Saturday."

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE

• Freter is now 25-10 in singles all-time.
• Rahr improved to 16-8 in singles action for her career.
• Hartman/Bergstein are now 2-0 on the season at No. 1 doubles.
• Fitzgibbons/Barnett are also 2-0 on the year at No. 2 doubles.
• Last season, Nichols topped Endicott, 5-0, to win the CCC title.

WHAT'S NEXT

Endicott (1-1, 0-1 CCC) hosts Salve Regina this Saturday in a league matchup at 1 PM. Nichols (3-1, 1-0 CCC) travels to Union (N.Y.) for a pair of non-conference matches this Saturday (11 AM) and Sunday (9 AM). 

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(Photo Credit - David Le '10)