Gulls soar past Vikings, 8-1
September 10, 2009
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BEVERLY, Mass. - The Endicott College women’s tennis team rebounded from its lone loss of the young season with an 8-1 drubbing of Salem State College on Thursday afternoon in Beverly, Mass. The Gulls improve to 3-1 (0-1 TCCC) while the Vikings dropped their season opener to fall to 0-1.
The Gulls dominated early, sweeping all of the doubles matches to start the day. At No. 1 doubles, \#Kate Cioffi\# (Essex, Vt.) and \#Alyson Boehm\# (Lowell, Mass.) teamed up to shut out Salem State’s Alicia Poore (Stoneham, Mass.) and Michelle McEwen (Billerica, Mass.), 8-0. \#Nicole Breting\# (Johnston, R.I.) and \#Lori Wardner\# (Wrentham, Mass.) continued the Gulls strong start with an 8-1 win over Jessica Distler (Pepperell, Mass.) and Carly Munz (Gloucester, Mass.) at No. 2 doubles followed by \#Rachel Layton\# (Falmouth, Maine) and \#Kerri Dunn\# (Middletown, Mass.) rounding out double play with an 8-3 win at No. 3 doubles against Patricia Quartararo (Lexington, Mass.) and Lindsey Oppedisano (Milford, Conn.).
The Gulls won five of the six singles matches as Cioffi cruised, 6-0, 6-1 over Salem State’s Poore. \#Nicole Breting\# continued her strong play with a 6-2, 6-0 win over Carly Muniz and Breting’s doubles partner \#Lori Wardner\# won in straight sets, 6-0, 6-0 over the Vikings’ Distler. \#Alyson Boehm\# won at No. 4 singles against Michelle McEwen while \#Kerri Dunn\# won at No. 5 singles over Patricia Quartararo. Salem State’s Lindsey Oppedisano picked up the lone point for the Vikings as she defeated \#Rachel Layton\#, 6-4, 6-3.
The Blue and Green return to TCCC action on Sunday afternoon as the Gulls will travel to Bristol, R.I. for a 1:00 p.m. matchup with Roger Williams University. Salem State will play again next Thursday as the Vikings will host their home opener against Worcester State at 3:30 p.m.
BEVERLY, Mass. - The Endicott College women’s tennis team rebounded from its lone loss of the young season with an 8-1 drubbing of Salem State College on Thursday afternoon in Beverly, Mass. The Gulls improve to 3-1 (0-1 TCCC) while the Vikings dropped their season opener to fall to 0-1.
The Gulls dominated early, sweeping all of the doubles matches to start the day. At No. 1 doubles, \#Kate Cioffi\# (Essex, Vt.) and \#Alyson Boehm\# (Lowell, Mass.) teamed up to shut out Salem State’s Alicia Poore (Stoneham, Mass.) and Michelle McEwen (Billerica, Mass.), 8-0. \#Nicole Breting\# (Johnston, R.I.) and \#Lori Wardner\# (Wrentham, Mass.) continued the Gulls strong start with an 8-1 win over Jessica Distler (Pepperell, Mass.) and Carly Munz (Gloucester, Mass.) at No. 2 doubles followed by \#Rachel Layton\# (Falmouth, Maine) and \#Kerri Dunn\# (Middletown, Mass.) rounding out double play with an 8-3 win at No. 3 doubles against Patricia Quartararo (Lexington, Mass.) and Lindsey Oppedisano (Milford, Conn.).
The Gulls won five of the six singles matches as Cioffi cruised, 6-0, 6-1 over Salem State’s Poore. \#Nicole Breting\# continued her strong play with a 6-2, 6-0 win over Carly Muniz and Breting’s doubles partner \#Lori Wardner\# won in straight sets, 6-0, 6-0 over the Vikings’ Distler. \#Alyson Boehm\# won at No. 4 singles against Michelle McEwen while \#Kerri Dunn\# won at No. 5 singles over Patricia Quartararo. Salem State’s Lindsey Oppedisano picked up the lone point for the Vikings as she defeated \#Rachel Layton\#, 6-4, 6-3.
The Blue and Green return to TCCC action on Sunday afternoon as the Gulls will travel to Bristol, R.I. for a 1:00 p.m. matchup with Roger Williams University. Salem State will play again next Thursday as the Vikings will host their home opener against Worcester State at 3:30 p.m.