The Gulls got off to a great start, easily sweeping the three doubles matches. First and third doubles both took their first-to-eight matches without dropping a game, while the tandem of Natalie Egbert (Gorham, Me.) and Laura McLeod (Mashpee, Mass.) were 8-3 winners at second doubles.
Emily Annis (Hampton, N.H.) and Katie Cioffi (Essex, Vt.), who were the first doubles team, also won easily at singles. Annis won at the fourth spot 6-0, 6-2, while Cioffi was the top seed and was victorious 6-3, 6-0 over Nichol Stevens (Chester, Conn.).
Emilie Cloutier (Lewiston, Me.) won 6-1, 6-1 at second singles and freshman Amy Heacox (Marion, Mass.) beat sophomore Ana Gwozdz (Taunton, Mass.) 6-2, 6-2 at the third spot.
Erica Shay (Ashburnham, Mass.) salvaged the lone point of the day for the Seahawks. The freshman took care of Rachel Fenstermaker (Somerset, Mass.) 6-7 (5), 5-7.
Salve drops to 0-1 on the year and in the conference, while the Gulls improve to 2-0. The Seahawks will host in-state rival Rhode Island College on Thursday while Endicott will next be in action Wednesday when they travel to UMass Dartmouth.