Endicott topped by regionally-ranked Wheaton
September 23, 2009
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NORTON, Mass.- Wheaton College racked up six singles sweeps and yielded a total of seven games in doubles play while rolling past Endicott College, 9-0 on Wednesday at the Clark Tennis Courts in Norton, Mass. The Lyons, who are ranked 12th in the latest Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) regional poll, improved to 4-1 with the win. The Gulls had their four-match winning streak snapped to fall to 6-3.
Wheaton picked up a trio of quick doubles wins, with juniors Sarah Geocaris (Newport Beach, Calif.) and Catherine Teague (Manchester, N.H.), the 11th-ranked tandem in the region, posting an 8-2 win in the top position.
Junior Ellen Van Faasen (Manchester, Mass.) and sophomore Rosalyn Chesky (South Hadley, Mass.) followed suit with an 8-2 triumph at three, while senior Katherine Knies (Purdys, N.Y.) and sophomore Allesandra DiOrio (Cumberland, R.I.) won 8-3 in the second slot.
During singles play, Knies blanked her fifth-position foe, while Geocaris, the 22nd-ranked player in the region, notched a 6-0, 6-1 win in the top spot. DiOrio and Chesky yielded only two games apiece at four and six, respectively, while Van Faasen notched a 6-4, 6-1 victory in the third spot. Teague, the region's 15th-ranked player, won by a 6-1, 6-4 count at two.
Wheaton heads back into New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) action on Saturday with a 1:00 p.m. match against visiting Springfield College. Endicott looks to rebound on Saturday as the Gulls travel to Milton, Mass. to face Curry College at 12:00 p.m.
Release Courtesy of Wheaton Sports Information
NORTON, Mass.- Wheaton College racked up six singles sweeps and yielded a total of seven games in doubles play while rolling past Endicott College, 9-0 on Wednesday at the Clark Tennis Courts in Norton, Mass. The Lyons, who are ranked 12th in the latest Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) regional poll, improved to 4-1 with the win. The Gulls had their four-match winning streak snapped to fall to 6-3.
Wheaton picked up a trio of quick doubles wins, with juniors Sarah Geocaris (Newport Beach, Calif.) and Catherine Teague (Manchester, N.H.), the 11th-ranked tandem in the region, posting an 8-2 win in the top position.
Junior Ellen Van Faasen (Manchester, Mass.) and sophomore Rosalyn Chesky (South Hadley, Mass.) followed suit with an 8-2 triumph at three, while senior Katherine Knies (Purdys, N.Y.) and sophomore Allesandra DiOrio (Cumberland, R.I.) won 8-3 in the second slot.
During singles play, Knies blanked her fifth-position foe, while Geocaris, the 22nd-ranked player in the region, notched a 6-0, 6-1 win in the top spot. DiOrio and Chesky yielded only two games apiece at four and six, respectively, while Van Faasen notched a 6-4, 6-1 victory in the third spot. Teague, the region's 15th-ranked player, won by a 6-1, 6-4 count at two.
Wheaton heads back into New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) action on Saturday with a 1:00 p.m. match against visiting Springfield College. Endicott looks to rebound on Saturday as the Gulls travel to Milton, Mass. to face Curry College at 12:00 p.m.
Release Courtesy of Wheaton Sports Information