Women's Tennis Falls To Division II Assumption, 7-0

WORCESTER, Mass. — The Endicott women's tennis team fell to Division II Assumption, 7-0, on Tuesday evening at the Assumption Tennis Courts. 

The Greyhounds captured the early one-point lead heading into singles play.

In doubles flights, the Gulls showed some grit as No. 2 Ashley Keaveney (Exeter, N.H.) / Kaitlin Fitzgibbons (Nashua, N.H.) and No. 1 Ripley Uyeda (Ranchos Palos Verdes, Calif.) / Lejla Buster (Wethersfield, Conn.) each suffered an 8-4 defeat. 

Meanwhile, the No. 3 duo of Shelby Henry (Lincoln, Neb.) and Abbey Fleming (Wolfeboro, N.H.) turned in a 7-5 setback. 

In singles, Henry produced a hard-fought effort (6-4, 6-4) in the loss at No. 3. 

TOP QUOTE

"In spite of the final score, our level looked pretty good. In Singles, we were intentional with our shot selection and worked well in doubles with some new pairings," said Endicott women's tennis head coach Anthony D'Angelo.

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE

• Today's match was played in conjunction with NCAA Division I and II rules which only award 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 award one point for each doubles flight won by a team.
• The Gulls are regular season champions and the No. 1 seed in the upcoming CCC playoffs next week.
• Assumption improved to 4-1 at home this season. 

WHAT'S NEXT

Endicott (6-3) hosts Suffolk tomorrow at 3:00 PM. Assumption (10-3) travels to Franklin Pierce University on Thursday, October 12 at 2:00 PM.

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(Photo Credit- David Le '10)