Nichols College Athletics

DUDLEY, Mass. (10/7/2026) - The Nichols College women's tennis team dropped a Conference of New England (CNE) match up to Endicott College, 6-1, Wednesday afternoon at the Robinson Tennis Courts.

The Bison fall to 2-5-1 overall and 2-3 in CNE play, while the Gulls improve to 7-1 overall and 6-0 in conference play.

Endicott opened the afternoon by taking two of three doubles matches to claim a 1-0 lead. The Gulls earned a 7-5 victory at No. 1 doubles over Pamela Gonzalez Vallardi and Gianna Musumeci, while Erin Helly and Julia Beaulieu fell at No. 2 doubles, 6-0. At No. 3 doubles, Sarah Maher and Kaitlyn Tingle dropped a 6-1 decision.

The Bison received a standout performance from junior Pamela Gonzalez Vallardi, who picked up Nichols' lone point of the afternoon with an impressive straight-set victory over Endicott's No. 1 singles player, Gabby Mazzeo, 6-2, 6-3.

Gonzalez Vallardi controlled the match from the outset, taking the opening set, 6-2, before closing out Mazzeo, 6-3, in the second. The victory marked a significant win for the Nichols standout against the Gulls' top singles player.

Endicott secured the remaining five singles points, with Nadia Uzelac defeating Helly, 6-1, 6-0, and Emily Leclerc earning a 6-4, 6-0 victory over Musumeci at No. 3. Caroline Sutliffe defeated Tingle, 6-0, 6-0, while Amber Woods and Milana Montini posted victories over Maher and Beaulieu, respectively.

The Bison will return to action on Saturday, October 10, when they travel to face Gordon College in a CNE match up.

DOUBLES
Sutliffe / Leclerc (Endicott) def. Musumeci / Gonzalez Vallardi (Nichols), 7-5
Mazzeo / Uzelac (Endicott) def. Helly / Beaulieu (Nichols), 6-0
Fleming / Woods (Endicott) def. Maher / Tingle (Nichols), 6-1

SINGLES
Gonzalez Vallardi (Nichols) def. Mazzeo (Endicott), 6-2, 6-3
Uzelac (Endicott) def. Helly (Nichols), 6-1, 6-0
Leclerc (Endicott) def. Musumeci (Nichols), 6-4, 6-0
Sutliffe (Endicott) def. Tingle (Nichols), 6-0, 6-0
Woods (Endicott) def. Maher (Nichols), 6-1, 6-0
Montini (Endicott) def. Beaulieu (Nichols), 6-0, 6-0