Endicott strong singles play leads to 5-4 win over Curry
September 29, 2010
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Beverly, Mass. – The Endicott women’s tennis team struggled in doubles action against The Commonwealth Coast Conference (TCCC) opponent Curry College on Wednesday, losing two-out-of-three doubles matches, but the Gulls rallied in singles play to edge the Colonels 5-4. The Blue and Green improved to 7-1 in conference, 7-3 overall while Curry dropped to 6-4 (4-4 TCCC).
Beverly, Mass. – The Endicott women’s tennis team struggled in doubles action against The Commonwealth Coast Conference (TCCC) opponent Curry College on Wednesday, losing two-out-of-three doubles matches, but the Gulls rallied in singles play to edge the Colonels 5-4. The Blue and Green improved to 7-1 in conference, 7-3 overall while Curry dropped to 6-4 (4-4 TCCC).
The final two crucial matches of the day were at number five and number one singles as both contests contributed to an Endicott victory over Curry. In the number five singles match, Gulls sophomore \#Ashley Sullivan\# (Concord, N.H.) earned a straight set victory over Colonels opponent Kathleen Rush (Waterbury, Conn.) by the score of 7-5, 6-3. Sullivan’s victory tied the match up at 4-4.
The last match to finish up at number one singles was a three-set thriller between Endicott’s \#Kate Cioffi\# (Essex, Vt.) and Curry’s Megan Mulrooney (South Boston, Mass.). Cioffi dropped the first set 5-7 before storming back to win set two in convincing fashion 6-1. The two competitors exchanged points throughout the third and final set, but Cioffi outlasted her opponent 6-4 for the hard fought win.
In other singles play, Colonels freshman Emily Mongello (Milton, Mass.) won in straight sets 6-3, 6-3 in number two singles and fellow freshman Lauren Chuha (Reading, Mass.) claimed the only other Curry victory in singles with a 6-4, 6-3 win at the number four spot.
Endicott’s \#Laura MacLeod\# (Mashpee, Mass.) and \#Gina Pinciaro\# (Beverly, Mass.) each won their respective matches at number three and number six singles in straight sets. MacLeod won 6-3, 6-2 and Pinciaro won 6-1, 6-1.
In doubles play, Curry battled hard to defeat Endicott’s number one and number two doubles combinations. Mongello and Chuha took down Cioffi and Annis 8-6 in number one doubles. Mulrooney and partner Kate Johnson (Beverly, Mass.) also won 8-6 at number two doubles. The only Gulls triumph was at number three doubles as MacLeod and \#Kerri Dunn\# (Middleton, Mass.) took down Elizabeth Zarkades (Beverly, Mass.) and Lauren Maloney (Feeding Hills, Mass.) 8-4.
Endicott will host TCCC rival Roger Williams as part of Homecoming Weekend on Saturday, October 2 at 12:00 pm. Curry hosts non-conference opponent Salem State University tomorrow starting at 3:30 pm.