Women's Tennis

Women’s Tennis Bests Roger Williams, 7-2

Endicott

Roger Williams University

Doubles

Lejla Guster / Ripley Uyeda (ECW)
def. Gianna Ferraro / Alessia Cahoon (RWUW)

8-5

Samantha Hartmann / Ashley Keaveney (ECW)
def. Gracie McCarthy / Olivia Santoro (RWUW)

8-4

Shelby Henry / Kaitlin Fitzgibbons (ECW)
def. Ella Mancini / Izzy Pecora (RWUW)

8-6

Singles

Lejla Guster (ECW)
def. Gianna Ferraro (RWUW)

6-1, 6-1

Alessia Cahoon (RWUW)
def. Ripley Uyeda (ECW)

6-1, 5-7, 10-8

Ashley Keaveney (ECW)
def. Izzy Pecora (RWUW)

6-4, 6-2

Shelby Henry (ECW)
def. Gracie McCarthy (RWUW)

6-0, 6-1

Kaitlin Fitzgibbons (ECW)
def. Olivia Santoro (RWUW)

0-6, 6-2, 6-1

Ella Mancini (RWUW)
def. Samantha Hartmann (ECW)

4-6, 7-6 (8-3), 10-3

full stats

Posted: Oct 03, 2023

BRISTOL, R.I. — The Endicott women's tennis team defeated Roger Williams, 7-2, in Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) play on Tuesday evening.

The Gulls swept all three flights in doubles to carry momentum into singles play.

At No. 2, Ashley Keaveney (Exeter, N.H.) / Samantha Hartmann (Ho-Ho-Kus, N.J.) cruised to an 8-4 victory, while Endicott's top pairing of Ripley Uyeda (Ranchos Palos Verdes, Calif.) / Lejla Guster (Wethersfield, Conn.) turned in an 8-5 win.

No. 3 Shelby Henry (Lincoln, Neb.) / Kaitlin Fitzgibbons (Nashua, N.H.) also manufactured an 8-6 triumph to complete the sweep.

In singles, No. 1 Guster (6-1, 6-1) and No. 4 Henry (6-1, 6-0) followed with swift victories to clinch the win.

The Blue and Green also saw No. 3 Keaveney (6-4, 6-2) and No. 5 Fitzgibbons (0-6, 6-2, 6-1) triumph at their respective flights.

TOP QUOTE

"It was nice to play well in a difficult environment", said Endicott women's tennis head coach Anthony D'Angelo. "This was also our third match in a row, so I'm proud of how resilient and tough are student-athletes were tonight, and all week."

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE

The Gulls have come away triumphant in the last 18 of 20 contests between the two squads dating back to 9/13/2011.
The duo of Henry / Fitzgibbons have a team-best four doubles victories this season.
The Gulls are 2-2 away from The Nest.
Keaveney remains undefeated in singles play this fall (3-0).
The Blue and Green are 20-4 in CCC singles action in 2023.
Henry has clinched the last three matches for Endicott.

WHAT'S NEXT

Endicott (5-2, 4-0 CCC) participates in NEWITTs on October 6-7. Roger Williams (7-3, 1-2 CCC) takes on Ocean State rival Salve Regina tomorrow at 3:00 PM.

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(Photo Credit - David Le '10)