NEWPORT, R.I – The Endicott College women's tennis team defeated Salve Regina University, 7-2, on Tuesday afternoon in Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) action at the Antone Academic Center.
Endicott swept doubles as the pairings of Lejla Guster (Wethersfield, Conn.) / Fernanda Trevino (Dallas, Texas), Shelby Henry (Lincoln, Neb.) / Justine Hoover (Wallingford, Conn.), and Ripley Uyeda (Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif.) / Olivia Berler (Marstons Mills, Mass.) notched victories at No. 1 (8-0), No. 2 (8-1), and No. 3 (8-0), respectively.
Meanwhile, in singles play, Ana Mar Molina (Sachse, Texas) registered a quick 6-2, 6-0 win at No. 5 to give the Gulls a 4-0 advantage and Guster clinched the match at No. 2 with a 6-2, 6-1 triumph.
Endicott also saw Hoover (No. 1, 6-4, 6-1) and Yolanda Mendonca (Albany, N.Y.) post victories (No. 4, 6-3, 6-4) in singles action to round out the highlights.
Salve Regina sophomore Ellysa Tancrede (Chepachet, R.I.) won her third consecutive decision at sixth singles (6-3, 6-2) and graduate student Annemarie Haas (Whitinsville, Mass.) held on for a third-set tiebreak (10-4) to get the victory at third singles.
DOUBLES
- Lejla Guster / Fernanda Trevino (EC) def. Sailor Nordstrom / Alexa Stevens (SRU) 8-0
- Shelby Henry / Justine Hoover (EC) def. Annemarie Haas / Elena Murdock (SRU) 8-1
- Olivia Berler / Ripley Uyeda (EC) def. Graysen Scherer / Ellysa Tancrede (SRU) 8-0
SINGLES
- Justine Hoover (EC) def. Sailor Nordstrom (SRU) 6-1, 6-4
- Lejla Guster (EC) def. Alexa Stevens (SRU) 6-2, 6-1
- Annemarie Haas (SRU) def. Kaitlin Fitzgibbons (EC) 7-5, 0-6, 1-0 (10-4)
- Yolanda Mendonca (EC) def. Elena Murdock (SRU) 6-1, 6-4
- Ana Mar Molina (EC) def. Graysen Scherer (SRU) 6-2, 6-0
- Ellysa Tancrede (SRU) def. Brittany Dupuis (EC) 6-2, 6-3
Next Up
Endicott (2-1, 2-1 CCC) will hit the road again and travel to Holy Cross (2-0) on Wednesday, September 22 at 3:30 p.m. Salve Regina (1-3, 1-2 CCC) will also play away from home when it pays a visit to Curry (2-3) on Wednesday, September 29 at 3:30 p.m.
