Women's Tennis | 9/25/2017 6:28:00 PM

Box Score

DUDLEY, Mass. – The Nichols College women's tennis team picked up their fifth-straight victory with a 9-0 sweep of Salve Regina University on Monday afternoon in Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) action at the Robinson Tennis Courts in Dudley, Mass.
 
The No. 2 doubles tandem of sophomore Megan Nathanson (Scarborough, Maine) and senior Ashley Dallaire (East Bridgewater, Mass.) picked up the first point of the day for the Bison with an 8-0 sweep of junior Abigail Burke (Harwich, Mass.) and junior Darcy Carlin (Brewster, N.Y.). Freshman Juliana Herrera (Villavicencio, Columbia) and sophomore Lindsey Kaplan (Boca Raton, Fla.) followed with an 8-1 win over freshman Annemarie Haas (Whitinsville, Mass.) and freshman Claire Wulfman (Ripton, Vt.) at No. 3 doubles, while the sophomore duo of Amarie Settiwongse (Bangkok, Thailand) and Isabelle Leonardi (North Hampton, N.H.) rounded out doubles play with an 8-4 win over freshman Laura Krick (Groton, Conn.) and junior Anna Godshalk (Orleans, Mass.).
 
Nathanson grabbed the first point of singles play with a 6-0, 6-0 win over Burke at No. 2 singles, and Juliana Herrera took the deciding point in the match, registering a 6-0, 6-0 victory against Haas at No. 4 singles. Freshman Amanda Costa (Palmer, Mass.) added a 6-2, 6-2 win over sophomore Shealyn FitzPatrick (South Windsor, Conn.) at No. 6 singles, and Leonardi posted a 6-1, 6-1 win over Carlin at No. 3 singles.
 
Settiwongse defeated Laura Krick, 6-1, 6-0 at No. 1 singles, and senior Tiffany Romano (South Windsor, Conn.) wrapped up the match with a 6-3, 6-0 victory at No. 5 singles over Wulfman.
 
All-Time Series
Today's match was the 24th meeting between the two programs, and the Seahawks hold a 14-10 edge in the series, but the Bison have won 10-straight matches dating back to 2009.
 
Quotes
"Overall, a nice team effort. It was great to see our ladies handle their matches so efficiently. Hopefully we can continue to get healthy and build momentum as we move towards the playoffs." – Head coach Paul Brower
 
Next Match
Nichols (8-1, 5-0 CCC) – Wednesday, Sept. 27 at Eastern Nazarene – 3:30 p.m.
Salve Regina (2-6, 1-5 CCC) – Saturday, Sept. 30 vs. Western New Eng. – 12:00 p.m.