CCC CHAMPIONSHIP: Endicott Blanks Roger Williams To Capture Conference Title, 5-0

BEVERLY, Mass. — The top-seeded Endicott women's tennis team claimed its second straight Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) Championship title on Saturday afternoon with a hard-fought win, 5-0, over No. 3 Roger Williams at the South Campus Tennis Courts.

The Gulls swept doubles for the eighth time this season to take a commanding 3-0 lead into singles and never looked back.

The doubles pairings for Endicott included Lejla Guster (Wethersfield, Conn.) / Ripley Uyeda (Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif.) at No. 1 (8-6) Justine Hoover (Wallingford, Conn.) / Fernanda Trevino (Dallas, Texas) at No. 2 (8-1), and  Shelby Henry (Lincoln, Neb.) / Ashley Keaveney (Exeter, N.H.) at No. 3 (8-1). 

From there, Endicott capitalized on the momentum in singles play with Olivia Berler (Marstons Mills, Mass.) winning convincingly at No. 6 (6-0, 6-0) before Guster clinched the championship at No. 2 (6-1, 6-2).

TOP QUOTE

"I'm so proud of all our women," said Endicott women's tennis head coach Anthony D'Angelo. "They overcame a ton of adversity this semester and they stuck with the process. Win or lose, I love this team."

BEYOND THE BOX 

• Endicott won its eighth CCC title in program history.
• The Gulls evened the all-time series against Roger Williams in the CCC Championship at 2-2 with today's victory. 
• Hoover and Trevino are a perfect 5-0 in doubles as a pairing this season. 

WHAT'S NEXT 

Endicott (9-4) will represent the CCC in the NCAA Division III Tournament later this spring. Roger Williams sees its fall season come to a close at 13-2 overall. 

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(Photo Credit- David Le '10)