NEW LONDON, N.H. – September 11, 2013 - The Colby-Sawyer women's tennis team cruised to an 8-1 win over Plymouth State at Kelsey Courts on Wednesday afternoon.

The Chargers even their record to 2-2, while the Panthers go to 1-1.

Colby-Sawyer began the afternoon by sweeping doubles play. Senior Elizabeth Lincoln (Plymouth, Mass.) and sophomore Ashlyn Ramsay (Barkhamsted, Conn.) breezed to an 8-0 win over senior Molly Heartfield (Dorset, Vt.) and sophomore Nitsa Ioannides (El Cajon, Calif.) at No. 1 doubles.

The Colby-Sawyer No. 2 doubles duo of sophomore Charlotte Horton (South Hamilton, Mass.) and junior Oxana Tkachenko (Lviv, Ukraine) defeated senior Jane Duggan (Saunderstown, R.I.) and freshman Nikki Lund (Hingham, Mass.), 8-2.

The No. 3 doubles team of freshman Conley Dion (Falmouth, Maine) and junior Ellen Graham (Newburyport, Mass.) gave the Chargers a 3-0 lead after an 8-6 win over senior Chelsea Thibeault (Manchester, N.H.) and sophomore Peyton Smith (Stuttgart, Germany).

Lincoln did not drop a game en route to a 6-0, 6-0 win at the top flight. Ramsay also won in straight sets 6-2, 6-1 in the No. 2 spot.

Horton and Tkachenko won their No. 3 and No. 4 singles matches, respectively, in straight sets.

In the match of the evening, Colby-Sawyer's Ellen Graham battled back from a 6-0 loss in the first set to defeat Thibeault 6-4 and 10-4 in the second and third sets for the win in the fifth slot. 

The Panthers' lone point came at No. 6 singles where freshman Rachel Gustafson (Belchertown, Mass.) handed Dion a 6-1, 6-0 loss.

The Chargers play at the Grass Court Doubles Tournament in Newport, R.I., hosted by Salve Regina on Saturday. Plymouth travels to Castleton next Wednesday for a 4:00 p.m. match.

Colby-Sawyer College 8, Plymouth State 1
09/11/13 at New London, N.H. (Kelsey Courts) 

Singles competition

1. Elizabeth Lincoln (CSCW1314) def. Molly Heartfield (PSU) 6-0, 6-0

2. Ashlyn Ramsay (CSCW1314) def. Nitsa Ioannides (PSU) 6-2, 6-1

3. Charlotte Horton (CSCW1314) def. Jane Duggan (PSU) 7-5, 6-1

4. Oxana Tkachenko (CSCW1314) def. Nikki Lund (PSU) 6-4, 6-1

5. Ellen Graham (CSCW1314) def. Chelsea Thibeault (PSU) 0-6, 6-4, 10-4

6. Rachel Gustafson (PSU) def. Conley Dion (CSCW1314) 6-1, 6-0

Doubles competition

1. Elizabeth Lincoln/Ashlyn Ramsay (CSCW1314) def. Molly Heartfield/Nitsa Ioannides (PSU) 8-0

2. Charlotte Horton/Oxana Tkachenko (CSCW1314) def. Jane Duggan/Nikki Lund (PSU) 8-2

3. Conley Dion/Ellen Graham (CSCW1314) def. Chelsea Thibeault/Peyton Smith (PSU) 8-6

Match Notes

Plymouth State 1-1

Colby-Sawyer College 2-2

T-3:00 A-25