Women's Tennis Places Five On CNE All-Conference List

CNE RELEASE

BEVERLY, Mass. — Five members of the Endicott women's tennis team have earned Conference of New England (CNE) postseason honors, as announced by the league office earlier today.

ALL-CNE FIRST TEAM SINGLES

Lejla Guster (Wethersfield, Conn.)

Guster was 3-4 overall in singles, all at the No. 1 position, including a 2-0 record in conference play. All three victories were in straight sets and lost just four games in conference play.

The senior is just the third student-athlete in program history to earn all-conference first-team singles all four years, joining Kate Cioffi (Essex, Vt.) and Hayley Barnett (Marlboro, N.J.).

Ripley Uyeda (Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif.)

Uyeda posted a 5-3 overall record in singles play on the year and a 2-2 mark in CNE action. In dual matches the senior played matches at four different positions, going 1-0 at No. 1, 1-0 at No. 3, and 2-1 at No. 4.

This is Uyeda's third career All-Conference First Team award and fourth career All-Conference honor (third team, 2021).

ALL-CNE SECOND TEAM SINGLES

Emily Leclerc (Manchester, N.H.)

Leclerc compiled a 4-4 overall record and a 2-1 ledger in CNE play. Leclerc was 2-1 at No. 3 singles for the Gulls on the season. In CNE action, one of her wins came at No. 1 over Western New England, while her other victory occurred at No. 3 versus Roger Williams.

This is Leclerc's first career CNE All-Conference honor.

Caroline Sutliffe (Duxbury, Mass.)

Sutliffe notched a 7-2 overall record and 3-1 mark in CNE action. Sutliffe picked up victories at the top five positions for the Gulls, including a 3-1 record at No. 5. Meanwhile, all three of her league victories came at the No. 1, 2, and 5 positions.

This is Sutliffe's first career CNE All-Conference honor.

ALL-CNE FIRST TEAM DOUBLES

Guster / Uyeda

Guster and Uyeda went 3-0 overall on the season and 1-0 in league play, all at the No. 1 position. The duo picked up a victory against Division I Holy Cross and only dropped five games against CCC opponents during the regular season.

This is the pairing's fourth career All-CCC First Team award. Guster and Uyeda are the first doubles pair in program history to earn First Team All-Conference all four years.

ALL-CNE SECOND TEAM DOUBLES

Olivia Martinelli (Coral Springs, Fla.) / Sutliffe

Martinelli and Sutliffe registered an undefeated 4-0 overall record and a 2-0 showing in conference action, at the No. 2 and No. 3 flights. The pairing picked up victories against Division I Holy Cross and Division II Saint Anselm. 

This is the duo's first career All-CNE Second Team honor.

CNE COMMUNITY SERVICE TEAM

The Community Service Team replaces the Team Sportsmanship Award and highlights one student-athlete per institution who demonstrates a commitment to their community.

Uyeda and the Endicott women's tennis program worked with Habitat for Humanity during the preseason.

WHAT'S NEXT

Third-seeded Endicott hosts sixth-seeded Suffolk in the first round of the CNE Tournament today (Tuesday, October 15) at 2 PM.

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(Photo Credit - Catherine Scarantino '26)