Women's Tennis | 9/23/2017 5:36:00 PM

Box Score: Nichols 8, Curry 1
Box Score: Nichols 9, Salem State 0
 
DUDLEY, Mass. – The Nichols College tennis team went a perfect 2-0 on Saturday afternoon, picking up an 8-1 win over Curry College in Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) play as well as a 9-0 victory against Salem State University in non-league action.
 
In doubles play against the Colonels, freshman Juliana Herrera (Villavicencio, Columbia) and sophomore Rachel McDonald (Saratoga Springs, N.Y.) registered an 8-2 win at No. 1 doubles over freshman Sidara Cash-Sortwell (South Portland, Maine) and sophomore Alexis Mclea-Perry (Plymouth, Mass.). Sophomore Lindsey Kaplan (Boca Raton, Fla.) and junior Kristina Domantas (Holden, Mass.) added an 8-1 win at No. 2 doubles over sophomore Stephanie Leblanc (East Bridgewater, Mass.) and freshman Kelsie Merrill (Hope, Maine), with senior Tiffany Romano (South Windsor, Conn.) and sophomore Emily Houchin (Durham, Conn.) sweeping freshman April Miller (Newton, N.H.) and freshman Samantha Gilbert (Bedford, Mass.) at No. 3 doubles, 8-0.
 
In singles play, Herrera defeated Cash-Sortwell at the top singles spot, 6-0, 6-1. Kaplan defeated Perry at No. 2 singles by a matching score, while Romano used a 6-1, 6-1 score to beat Leblanc at No. 3 singles. Kristina Domantas handed freshman Alison Daigle (Edgartown, Mass.) a 6-2, 6-1 setback at No .4 singles, and Emily Houchin defeated junior Rosario Robidoux (Agawam, Mass.), 6-3, 6-0 at No. 5 singles.
 
Curry's lone point of the match came at the No. 6 singles position as Samantha Gilbert defeated sophomore Rebecca Khachikian (Dennis, Mass.) 6-4, 7-6.
 
The Bison were able to make quick work of the Vikings in their other match of the day sweeping Salem State at the Robinson Tennis Courts.
 
Sophomore Amarie Settiwongse (Bangkok, Thailand) and current CCC Player of the Week sophomore Isabelle Leonardi (North Hampton, N.H.) defeated senior Madeline Allaire (Columbus, Ohio) and sophomore Meredith Macdonald  (Lynn, Mass.) at No. 1 doubles, 8-1, while senior Ashley Dallaire  (East Bridgewater, Mass.) and sophomore Megan Nathanson (Scarborough, Maine) did not drop a game in an 8-0 victory over senior Ann Spence (Attleboro, Mass.) and  sophomore Jackie Garvey (Melrose, Mass.). Sophomore Emily Sprague (Charlton, Mass.) and freshman Amanda Costa (Palmer, Mass.) added an 8-5 win over senior Cassie Morrison (Clinton, Mass.) and Liana Angelis at No. 3 doubles.
 
Singles play was much of the same as Settiwongse cruised past Allaire in No. 1 singles, 6-1, 6-0, and Nathanson used a straight-set 6-0, 6-0 win over Ann Spence at No. 2 singles. Leonardi added a 6-1, 6-0 win over Macdonald, and sophomore Danielle Mandel (Fair Lawn, N.J.) posted a 6-3, 6-3 win at No. 4 singles. Amanda Costa beat Jackie Garvey, 6-4, 6-1 at No. 5 singles, while Emily Sprague beat Liana Angelis, 6-1, 6-1 at No. 6 singles.
 
All-Time Series
Today marked the 23^rd meeting between Nichols and Curry, with the Bison holding a 17-6 edge in the series including 14-straight wins dating back to 2006. Nichols and Salem State met for the first time on Saturday afternoon.
 
Next Match
Nichols (7-1, 4-0 CCC) – Monday, Sept. 25 vs. Salve Regina, 4:00 p.m.
Curry (0-8, 0-5 CCC) – Wednesday, Sept. 27 at Gordon, 4:00 p.m.
Salem State (1-5, 0-3 LEC) – Tuesday, Sept. 26 vs. UMass Boston, 3:30 p.m.