BEVERLY, Mass. – The Endicott women's tennis team fell to NCAA Division I program Holy Cross, 5-2, on Thursday evening at the Sinnott Family Tennis Facility.
Today's match was played in conjunction with NCAA Division I and II rules which only awards one point for winning the doubles portion of the match (best of 3, one point). This is in contrast to NCAA Division III rules which awards one point for each doubles flight won by a team.
Endicott took two of the three doubles matches, jumping the Gulls out in front 1-0.
The doubles pairings for Endicott featured Lejla Guster (Wethersfield, Conn.) / Ripley Uyeda (Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif.) at No. 1 (6-4), Fernanda Trevino (Dallas, Texas) / Olivia Berler (Marstons Mills, Mass.) at No. 2 (4-6) and Shelby Henry (Lincoln, Neb.) / Ashley Keaveney (Exeter, N.H.) at No. 3 (6-2).
In singles play, Kaitlin Fitzgibbons (Nashua, N.H.) won a hard-fought match in a tiebreaker 7-6 (7-5), 6-3, but the Gulls ultimately fell to Holy Cross by a final score of 5-2.
TOP QUOTE
"There's a few things we have to iron out in practice, with regard to setting up offensive patterns." said Endicott women's tennis head coach Anthony D'Angelo "But our student-athletes played hard and continue to grow closer."
BEYOND THE BOX
- Henry and Keaveney played for the first time as a doubles team and won their match 6-2.
- Guster and Ripley are undefeated at No. 1 doubles (3-0).
- Endicott improved its record to 14-4 in doubles play this season.
WHAT'S NEXT
Endicott (4-2, 4-1 CCC) will compete in the ITA Regional Championship on Friday, October 1 with a TBA start time. Holy Cross (4-1) will host Vassar on Sunday, October 3 at 12 PM. For the latest on Endicott Athletics, follow the Gulls on social media on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and YouTube.
(Photo Credit - Leanna Puccio '24)
