Women's Tennis | 10/17/2017 5:25:00 PM

Box Score

DUDLEY, Mass. – The top-seeded Nichols College women's tennis team advanced to its second-straight Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) Championship match following a 5-1 win over No. 5-seed Eastern Nazarene College in the CCC Semifinals on Tuesday afternoon at the Robinson Tennis Courts.
 
The Bison will take on No. 2-seed Endicott College in a rematch of last year's CCC Championship match which the Bison won, 5-0. The Bison and Gulls will meet for the sixth time in the past seven season in the CCC final on Saturday afternoon at 1:00 p.m. at the Robinson Tennis Courts.
 
Nichols jumped out to an early 2-1 lead following doubles play as senior Alanna Judd (Westborough, Mass.) and sophomore Lindsey Kaplan (Boca Raton, Fla.) cruised to an 8-0 win at No. 3 doubles over senior Jordan Cressman (Bowmanstown, Pa.) and sophomore Veronica Jimenez (Lynn, Mass.). The sophomore duo of Amarie Settiwongse (Bangkok, Thailand) and Isabelle Leonardi (North Hampton, N.H.) followed with an 8-5 win at No. 1 doubles over freshman Emily Ruttkowski (Castrop-Rauxel, Germany) and junior Adele Duval (Redding, Calif.) to give the Bison a 2-0 lead in the match.
 
ENC got on the board at No. 2 doubles as sophomore Sharon Biondi (Barquisimeto, Venezuela) and senior Lindsey Steelman (Darlington, Md.) registered an 8-5 win over sophomore Megan Nathanson (Scarborough, Maine) and senior Ashley Dallaire (East Bridgewater, Mass.).
 
In singles play, Alanna Judd made quick work of Emily Ruttkowski at No. 2 singles with a 6-1, 6-1 win to put the Bison ahead 3-1 in the match. Freshman Juliana Herrera (Villavicencio, Columbia) made it a 4-1 lead for Nichols with her 6-1, 6-0 win at No. 5 singles over Jordan Cressman.
 
Megan Nathanson clinched the deciding point for the Bison with a 6-0, 6-0 win over Adele Duval at No. 3 singles to propel the Bison to their seventh CCC Championship match appearance in program history.
 
All-Time Series
Today marked the 23rd meeting between the two programs, and first ever in the CCC Tournament. The Bison improved to 21-2 all-time against the Lions in a series dating back to 1995.
 
Next Match
Nichols (13-2) – Saturday, Oct. 21 vs. Endicott (CCC Championship), 1:00 p.m.
Eastern Nazarene (10-6)