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2016 CCC Championship - women's tennis

Women's Tennis

Bison, Gulls meet in the CCC Championship; select matches webcast

DUDLEY, Mass. – The No. 1 Nichols College women's tennis team is set to take on No. 2 Endicott Monday afternoon in the Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) Championship at the Robinson Tennis Courts. Select matches will also be livestreamed.

WATCH: Livestream of select matches

The strongest women's tennis rivalry in the CCC will square off for the seventh time in the last eight seasons in the CCC Tournament – including the fifth time in the CCC Championship.

Endicott (11-3, 7-1 CCC) has eliminated the Bison in each of the past five seasons on its way to five-consecutive conference championships. Nichols won the title in 2010 in which they defeated Roger Williams, 5-0, to claim their only CCC Championship in program history.

The Bison defeated No. 4 Gordon in the Semifinal Round, 5-1, to advance to the championship while the Gulls took care of business against No. 3 Roger Williams, 5-1, to earn their spot.

In the regular season matchup the Bison broke their five-match losing streak to the Gulls, winning in Beverly, 5-3. Nichols led 2-1 after doubles – losing at No. 1 doubles in a tiebreaker – before sweeping through the top three singles flights to hand Endicott its first conference loss in 23 matches. It marked only the third loss in conference for 2016 CCC Co-Coach of the Year Jeremy Howard.

The Bison (13-3, 8-0 CCC) are led by a conference-best eight All-CCC student-athletes – including CCC Player and Rookie of the year freshman Amarie Settiwongse (Bangkok, Thailand). Settiwongse was also named CCC First Team-Singles as well as First Team-Doubles along with partner, freshman Danielle Mandel (Fair Lawn, N.J.). Junior Alanna Judd (Westborough, Mass.) represented the Bison on the CCC Second Team-Singles list while she and freshman Isabelle Leonardi (North Hampton, N.H.) received Second Team-Doubles accolades.

Freshman Megan Nathanson (Scarborough, Maine) and junior Daniela Saldarriaga (Medellin, Colombia) were named CCC Third Team-Singles while the duo of senior captain Cristina Szepanski (Windsor Locks, Conn.) and freshman Lindsey Kaplan (Boca Raton, Fla.) earned a spot on the CCC Third Team-Doubles.

The Gulls saw six student-athletes named All-CCC. Sophomore Hayley Barnett (Marlboro, N.J.) – CCC First Team-Singles and Second Team-Doubles – leads a talented group of Gulls looking to claim their sixth conference championship in a row. The doubles pair of junior Maxine Bergstein (Hingham, Mass.) and senior Mackenzie Rhodes (Rye, N.H.) will also be Gulls to watch as they were named CCC First Team-Doubles and provided the lone doubles win from their match with the Bison in mid-September.

The Bison and Gulls are scheduled to face-off at 2:00 p.m. on Monday at the Robinson Tennis Courts.
 
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Players Mentioned

Alanna Judd

Alanna Judd

5' 6"
Junior
Daniela Saldarriaga

Daniela Saldarriaga

5' 6"
Junior
Cristina Szepanski

Cristina Szepanski

5' 2"
Senior
Lindsey Kaplan

Lindsey Kaplan

5' 1"
Freshman
Danielle Mandel

Danielle Mandel

5' 8"
Freshman
Amarie Settiwongse

Amarie Settiwongse

5' 5"
Freshman
Megan Nathanson

Megan Nathanson

5' 9"
Freshman
Isabelle Leonardi

Isabelle Leonardi

5' 8"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Alanna Judd

Alanna Judd

5' 6"
Junior
Daniela Saldarriaga

Daniela Saldarriaga

5' 6"
Junior
Cristina Szepanski

Cristina Szepanski

5' 2"
Senior
Lindsey Kaplan

Lindsey Kaplan

5' 1"
Freshman
Danielle Mandel

Danielle Mandel

5' 8"
Freshman
Amarie Settiwongse

Amarie Settiwongse

5' 5"
Freshman
Megan Nathanson

Megan Nathanson

5' 9"
Freshman
Isabelle Leonardi

Isabelle Leonardi

5' 8"
Freshman