Women's Tennis | 10/3/2017 6:49:00 PM

Box Score

DUDLEY, Mass. – The Nichols College women's tennis team earned their 10th win of the season with an 8-1 victory over Gordon College on Tuesday afternoon in Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) play at the Robinson Tennis Courts in Dudley, Mass.
 
Nichols took a 2-1 lead to begin the day as sophomore Megan Nathanson (Scarborough, Maine) and senior Ashley Dallaire (East Bridgewater, Mass.) posted an 8-1 win over junior Justine Hanson (Meadow Vista, Calif.) and junior Gabrielle Brucker (Eleva, Wis.) at No. 2 doubles. Current CCC Player of the Week sophomore Amarie Settiwongse (Bangkok, Thailand) and classmate Isabelle Leonardi (North Hampton, N.H.) added an 8-3 win at No. 1 doubles against junior Kaelyn Hall (Sugar Land, Texas) and senior Maddie Berry (Paso Robles, Calif.).
 
Gordon grabbed a point at No. 3 doubles with senior Katherine Jeffreys (Parkton, Md.) and freshman Caitlin Kwok (Dana Point, Calif.) defeating sophomore Lindsey Kaplan (Boca Raton, Fla.) and sophomore Rachel McDonald (Saratoga Springs, N.Y.). 

In singles play, Settiwongse made quick work of Justine Hanson at No. 1 singles with a 6-0, 6-0 victory, while Leonardi followed with a 6-1, 6-3 win at No. 4 singles over Maddie Berry. Lindsey Kaplan clinched the match for the Bison with a 6-2, 6-2 win at No. 5 singles, with Megan Nathanson rallying for a 6-4, 6-0 win at No. 3 singles over Kaelyn Hall. Senior Alanna Judd (Westborough, Mass.) added a 6-3, 6-4 win at No. 2 singles, beating Katherine Jeffreys, and freshman Juliana Herrera (Villavicencio, Columbia) registered a 7-6 (7-1), 6-0 victory over Kwok at No. 6 singles. 

All-Time Series
Today's match was the 27th meeting between the two programs, with the Bison posting a 15-12 record in the series. Nichols has won 13 of the last 14 meetings dating back to the 2007 season.
 
Next Match
Nichols (10-1, 7-0 CCC) – Thursday, Oct. 5 at Becker/Trinity, 3:30 p.m.
Gordon (6-4, 5-3 CCC) – Monday, Oct. 9 at Assumption, 3:30 p.m.