Recap
The Nichols College women's tennis team advanced to the Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) Championship with a 5-0 win over Gordon College on the Robinson Tennis Courts in Dudley, Massachusetts.

The Bison (11-1) started off hot by taking all three doubles matches. Seniors Amarie Settiwongse and Isabelle Leonardi made quick work at the No. 1 doubles spot sweeping their opponent 8-0. Fellow classmates, Megan Nathanson and Rachel McDonald defeated Jordyn Maddex and Emily Ontiveros 8-5 at the No. 2 doubles spot while sophomore Kara Stankewitz and senior Lindsey Kaplan took care of business at the No. 3 doubles with an 8-4 victory to give the Bison a 3-0 lead going into singles play.

The Bison only needed two points in singles action in order to clinch the match. Settiwongse defeated Anne Carsey 6-0, 6-0 at the No. 1 singles spot before senior Danielle Mandel took down Abigail Graves 6-1, 6-1 at the No. 6 spot to clinch the semifinal victory for the Bison.
 
Three things you need to know…
-With today's win the Bison advance to their fourth straight CCC Championship.
-Settiwongse swept her opponent in both of her wins today. 8-0 in doubles play and 6-0, 6-0 in singles play.
-Nichols will now compete for their fifth conference title in program history.
 
Quote
"Today was a bit of a grind but we got it done. The conditions were a bit ugly, but we managed to take the doubles sweep. We started to get some momentum in singles. Danielle had a great match down at six and Amie closed the door at one. Hopefully we can derive some momentum from today as we head into a big weekend." –Nichols head coach Paul Brower
 
Next Match
The Bison will play the winner of the other semifinal match between No. 3 Endicott and No. 2 Roger Williams on Saturday afternoon on the Robinson Tennis Courts at 1:00 p.m.