Colby-Sawyer captures 2009 TCCC title
October 24, 2009
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DARTMOUTH, N.H. – The Colby-Sawyer women’s tennis team won the 2009 The Commonwealth Coast Conference championship after defeating Endicott, 5-2 at the Boss Center in Dartmouth, NH. The title is the Chargers’ first since 1996.
Colby-Sawyer, the preseason favorite to win it all, earned their fifth TCCC title since joining the league. Endicott, the defending conference champion, was responsible for the Chargers’ only loss this season with a 5-4 victory back on September 22. The Gulls defeated the Chargers in last season’s championship match.
The Chargers took a 1-0 lead with an 8-3 win by Lauren Turenne (Reading, Mass.) and Claire Toffey (Barnstable, Mass.) at No. 3 doubles. Endicott won No. 1 and No. 2 doubles to take a 2-1 lead heading into singles matches. \#Kate Cioffi\# (Essex, Vt.) and \#Alyson Boehm\# (Lowell, Mass.) beat Jen LaChance (Killingworth, Conn.) and Hannah White (Stockbridge, Mass.), 9-7 at No. 1, while \#Nicole Breting\# (Johnston, R.I.) and \#Lori Wardner\# (Wrentham, Mass.) earned an 8-5 win at No. 2 over Mary Francis (North Steuben, Maine) and Brittany Mailman (Freedom, N.H.).
LaChance avenged the doubles loss with a 6-2, 6-0 straight sets win over Breting at the second flight to tie the match at 2-2. Francis also got redemption with a 6-4, 6-3 victory at No. 1 singles over Cioffi. Turenne gave the Chargers a 4-2 lead with a convincing 6-1, 6-1 victory against \#Kerri Dunn\# (Middleton, Mass.) at the fifth flight.
With the match and TCCC championship hanging in the balance, Colby-Sawyer freshman Claire Toffey won the most important collegiate match of her career to date. She defeated Boehm at No. 4 singles, 6-4, 6-1 to lift the Chargers to the 5-2 victory.
The Chargers finish the season with a 16-1 record, while the Gulls complete their season at 14-4.
Release courtesy of Colby-Sawyer Sports Information
DARTMOUTH, N.H. – The Colby-Sawyer women’s tennis team won the 2009 The Commonwealth Coast Conference championship after defeating Endicott, 5-2 at the Boss Center in Dartmouth, NH. The title is the Chargers’ first since 1996.
Colby-Sawyer, the preseason favorite to win it all, earned their fifth TCCC title since joining the league. Endicott, the defending conference champion, was responsible for the Chargers’ only loss this season with a 5-4 victory back on September 22. The Gulls defeated the Chargers in last season’s championship match.
The Chargers took a 1-0 lead with an 8-3 win by Lauren Turenne (Reading, Mass.) and Claire Toffey (Barnstable, Mass.) at No. 3 doubles. Endicott won No. 1 and No. 2 doubles to take a 2-1 lead heading into singles matches. \#Kate Cioffi\# (Essex, Vt.) and \#Alyson Boehm\# (Lowell, Mass.) beat Jen LaChance (Killingworth, Conn.) and Hannah White (Stockbridge, Mass.), 9-7 at No. 1, while \#Nicole Breting\# (Johnston, R.I.) and \#Lori Wardner\# (Wrentham, Mass.) earned an 8-5 win at No. 2 over Mary Francis (North Steuben, Maine) and Brittany Mailman (Freedom, N.H.).
LaChance avenged the doubles loss with a 6-2, 6-0 straight sets win over Breting at the second flight to tie the match at 2-2. Francis also got redemption with a 6-4, 6-3 victory at No. 1 singles over Cioffi. Turenne gave the Chargers a 4-2 lead with a convincing 6-1, 6-1 victory against \#Kerri Dunn\# (Middleton, Mass.) at the fifth flight.
With the match and TCCC championship hanging in the balance, Colby-Sawyer freshman Claire Toffey won the most important collegiate match of her career to date. She defeated Boehm at No. 4 singles, 6-4, 6-1 to lift the Chargers to the 5-2 victory.
The Chargers finish the season with a 16-1 record, while the Gulls complete their season at 14-4.
Release courtesy of Colby-Sawyer Sports Information