Division I Stonehill Edges Women’s Tennis, 4-3

EASTON, Mass. — The Endicott women's tennis team fell to NCAA Division I Stonehill College, 4-3, on Tuesday evening at the Charles Watt Tennis Courts.

In doubles play, the pairings of Lejla Guster (Wethersfield, Conn) / Ripley Uyeda (Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif.) and Shelby Henry (Lincoln, Neb.) / Kaitlin Fitzgibbons (Nashua, N.H.) both posted 7-5 victories at No. 1 and No. 3, respectively, to put Endicott in the lead on the scoreboard, 1-0.

Stonehill countered by taking the No. 2, No. 3, No. 5, and No. 6 singles slots to win the match by a slim 4-3 margin.

Guster picked up the Gulls' second point at No. 1 (6-4, 6-3), while Ashley Keaveney (Exeter, N.H.) earned a 7-5, 6-3 triumph at No. 4 to round out the list of winners for Endicott.

TOP QUOTE

"It's great to play close matches to start the year, especially against a good opponent, while facing some uncontrollable variables like picking up a suspended match nearly two weeks later," said Endicott women's tennis head coach Anthony D'Angelo. "We will learn from today's match, move forward, and build off it." 

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE

• Today's match was played in conjunction with NCAA Division I and II rules which only award one point for winning the doubles portion of the match (best of 3, one point). This is in contrast to NCAA Division III rules which award one point for each doubles flight won by a team.
• The doubles portion of this match was completed on September 9 then rain halted play, ultimately causing the match to be suspended and restarted today.

WHAT'S NEXT

Endicott (1-1) visits Assumption on Sunday, September 24 at 12 PM. 

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(Photo Credit - Mikey Santiago '27)