Women’s Tennis Shuts Out Salem State, 9-0

Salem St.

Endicott

Doubles

Hayley Barnett / Reilly Fitzgibbons (ECW)
def. Madeline Allaire / Meredith Macdonald (SSU)

8-1

Lauren Rahr / Alexandra Barmore (ECW)
def. Ann Spence / Jackie Garvey (SSU)

8-0

Annie Leys / Jennifer Stone (ECW)
def. Cassie Morrison / Kristin Klimowicz (SSU)

8-6

Singles

Gretta Hartman (ECW)
def. Madeline Allaire (SSU)

6-7 (0-7), 6-1, 10-4

Gillian Freter (ECW)
def. Ann Spence (SSU)

6-0, 6-0

Alexi Losano (ECW)
def. Meredith Macdonald (SSU)

6-1, 6-2

Clare O'Keefe (ECW)
def. Cassie Morrison (SSU)

6-3, 6-3

Cameron Foley (ECW)
def. Kristin Klimowicz (SSU)

6-1, 6-1

Emily Licciardi (ECW)
def. Jackie Garvey (SSU)

6-1, 6-3

full stats

Posted: Sep 14, 2017

BEVERLY, Mass. – The Endicott women's tennis team posted a 9-0 victory over crosstown rival Salem State University on Thursday evening at the South Campus Tennis Courts. It also marks the third straight shutout win for the Gulls.

Several members of Endicott's freshmen class shined in the victory, as Gretta Hartman (Glastonbury, Conn.), Clare O'Keefe (Lutz, Fla.), Cameron Foley (Lynnfield, Mass.), Emily Licciardi (Haverhill, Mass.), Annie Leys (Middletown, R.I.), and Jennifer Stone (Baldwinsville, N.Y.) all found their way into the win column.

Hartman highlighted the group with a gutsy 6-7 (0-7), 6-1, 10-4 come-from-behind triumph at No. 1 singles, while Licciardi and O'Keefe collected their first collegiate victories in singles (No. 4/No.6). Meanwhile, the doubles pairing of Leys/Stone earned their first-ever wins at No. 3 to round out the group's achievements on the day.

TOP QUOTE

"That was a fun match against our neighbors," said Endicott women's tennis head coach Jeremy Howard. "It was great to see a couple of freshmen register their first collegiate victories, and to watch Gretta complete the win at first singles. She put up a heck of a fight to bounce back from an early deficit and comeback for the victory."

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE

With her 6-0, 6-0 win at No. 2 singles, Gillian Freter (Scituate, Mass.) is 5-0 on the year (1-0 at No. 2 | 4-0 at No. 3).
Alexi Losano (Saugus, Mass.) notched a 6-1, 6-2 victory at No. 3 singles to improve to 3-1 overall this season (1-0 at No. 3 | 2-1 at No. 6).
Cameron Foley (Lynnfield, Mass.) remained undefeated in her freshman campaign with a 6-1, 6-1 triumph at No. 5.
Hayley Barnett (Marlboro, N.J.)/Reilly Fitzgibbons (Killingworth, Conn.) and Lauren Rahr (Waterford, Conn.)/Alexandra Barmore (Southington, Conn.) registered victories at No. 1 (8-1) and No. 2 (8-0) doubles, respectively. Both pairings are a combined 8-0 in doubles action on the year.

WHAT'S NEXT

Endicott (4-1) travels to Eastern Nazarene on Saturday, September 16 for a conference matchup scheduled for 1 PM. Salem State (1-2) visits Rhode Island College this Saturday for a Little East Conference (LEC) showdown at 1 PM.

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(Photo Credit - David Le '10)