Dudley, Mass- With six matches still left to be played this season, the Nichols women's tennis team has already broken the school record for wins in a season with its eighth of the year on Saturday against Eastern Nazarene, 8-1. The Bison are now 8-1 overall and 4-1 in TCCC play. Eastern Nazarene slips to 3-5 overall and 0-4 in conference action. The Bison took every match with the exception of #3 doubles.
Junior Jessica Porter (Melrose, Mass.) won her seventh match of the year by injury default. She now ranks third all-time at Nichols with 27 career singles victories. Sophomore Molly McGuire (Sandwich, Mass.) picked up her 23rd career singles victory, which ties her for fourth all-time. Also recording singles wins today were freshmen Emily Levine (Providence, R.I.), Kelsey Urbanetti (Glastonbury, Conn.) and Chelsey Cutting (Holyoke, Mass.) along with senior Katherine Bishop (Fitchburg, Mass.).
Nichols will face Western New England College this Tuesday, Sept. 25 at 3:30 p.m.
Tennis Match Results
Eastern Nazarene vs Nichols College
9/22/2007 at Dudley, Mass.
Nichols College 8, Eastern Nazarene 1
Singles competition:
1. Jessica Porter (NC) def. Rachel Bridges (ENC), by default
2. Molly McGuire (NC) def. Allison Cammarata (ENC) 6-4, 6-0
3. Emily Levine (NC) def. Amy Casey (ENC) 6-3, 6-4
4. Kelsey Urbanetti (NC) def. Jillian Farester (ENC) 6-4, 6-3
5. Katherine Bishop (NC) def. Allison Nowland (ENC) 6-2, 6-3
6. Chelsey Cutting (NC) def. Emily Metcalfe (ENC) 6-1, 6-1
Doubles competition:
1. Jessica Porter/Molly McGuire (NC) def. Rachel Bridges/Allison Cammarata (ENC) 8-1
2. Kelsey Urbanetti/Katherine Bishop (NC) def. Jillian Farester/Allison Nowland (ENC) 8-3
3. Amy Casey/Emily Metcalfe (ENC) def. Chelsey Cutting/Emily Levine (NC) 8-6
Match Notes:
Eastern Nazarene 3-4, 0-3 TCCC
Nichols College 7-1, 3-1 TCCC
T-2:30 A-47
