BEVERLY, Mass. - Senior Jillian McQuiggan (Weymouth, Mass.) and junior Anna Dyakiv (Amsterdam, N.Y.) captured the second doubles flight as Nichols improved to 6-0 in Commonwealth Coast Conference play with a 5-4 decision over host Endicott in a battle of undefeated women's tennis teams. The Bison, winners of their last six, snap the Gulls nine-match winning streak and move to 9-4 on the season. Endicott dips to 10-2 overall and 6-1 in the league.
The schedule of the match was turned upside down with singles play coming before doubles due to the change in location of the match from Endicott's outdoor courts to the indoor confines of Bass River Tennis Club. The Gulls captured the first singles match of the day, a 4-6, 6-2, 6-2 victory at the #4 flight by sophomore Amy Heacox (Marion, Mass.) before Nichols won four of the next five matches to take a 4-2 lead heading into doubles.
Bison senior Megan Woodruff (Morris, Conn.) edged out Gulls senior Gina Pinciaro (Beverly, Mass.) 7-6 (7-5) in set one before taking set two 6-3 in #5 singles. Gulls sophomore Natalie Egbert (Gorham, Maine) put Endicott back on top temporarily with a 4-6, 6-4, 6-2 win at the #3 position, but Nichols grabbed #2, #1, and #6 singles to take the advantage.
Nichols sophomore Lindsay Benoit (Holden, Mass.) won 6-4, 0-6, 6-3 at the #2 singles match, Dyakiv won 1-6, 6-1, 6-0 at the top position, and sophomore Katie Malloy (Norwell, Mass.) came back to win 0-6, 7-6 (7-5), 6-4 at the #6 flight.
In doubles action, the Endicott duo of freshman Brittany Potter (Bedford, N.H.) and Heacox continued their unbeaten season with a convincing 8-2 win at #3 doubles. The Blue and Green, however, dropped #2 doubles 8-2 to Dyakiv and McQuiggan to give up the deciding fifth point.
Endicott did claim an 8-6 #1 doubles win by Egbert and sophomore Chrissy Martel (Westbrook, Conn.), as they improved to 5-1 in CCC matches this season.
Nichols hosts Roger Williams on Friday, October 5th at 4:00 pm. Endicott is back in acttion on Saturday, October 6th with a road match against North Shore Cup and CCC rival Gordon at 12:00 pm in Wenham.
Courtesy Endicott Athletics
Tennis Match Results
Nichols 5, Endicott 4
10/03/12 at Beverly, Mass. (Bass River Tennis Club)
Singles competition
1. Anna Dyakiv (NC) def. Emilie Cloutier (EC) 1-6, 6-1, 6-0
2. Lindsay Benoit (NC) def. Chrissy Martel (EC) 6-4, 0-6, 6-3
3. Natalie Egbert (EC) def. Alex Cifone (NC) 4-6, 6-4, 6-2
4. Amy Heacox (EC) def. Jillian McQuiggan (NC) 4-6, 6-2, 6-2
5. Megan Woodruff (NC) def. Gina Pinciaro (EC) 7-6 (7-5), 6-3
6. Katie Malloy (NC) def. Rachel Fenstermaker (EC) 0-6, 7-6 (7-5), 6-4
Doubles competition
1. Chrissy Martel/Natalie Egbert (EC) def. Alex Cifone/Lindsay Benoit (NC) 8-6
2. Jillian McQuiggan/Anna Dyakiv (NC) def. Emilie Cloutier/Gina Pinciaro (EC) 8-2
3. Amy Heacox/Brittany Potter (EC) def. Megan Woodruff/Erin Rivers (NC) 8-2
Match Notes
Nichols 9-4 (6-0 CCC)
Endicott 10-2 (6-1 CCC)
T-3:52 A-50
