NEW LONDON, N.H. – September 21, 2013 - The Colby-Sawyer women's tennis team defeated Johnson State 8-1 at Kelsey Courts on Saturday afternoon. The match was the North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC) East Division season opener for the Chargers. 

The Chargers improve to 3-4 overall and 1-0 in NEAC East play, while Johnson State falls to 1-5 overall and 0-2 in conference action. 

Colby-Sawyer began the afternoon by sweeping doubles play. Senior Elizabeth Lincoln (Plymouth, Mass.) and sophomore Ashlyn Ramsay (Barkhamsted, Conn.) breezed to an 8-1 win over sophomore Deanna Brandsetter (Newport, Vt.) and sophomore Annette Kaminski (Southington, Conn.) 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 Maegan Ploof (St. Albans, Vt.) and junior Kate Murphy (Westfield, Vt.), 8-0.

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 8-1 win over senior Clarisse Talley (Morrisville, Vt.) and sophomore Eden Towers (Morrisville, Vt.).

Lincoln won 6-0, 6-0 at the top flight over Brandsetter. Ramsay, Horton, Tkachenko each won 6-1, 6-0 at the No. 2, No. 3, and No. 4 spots, respectively.

Dion picked up a 6-1, 6-2 win over Towers in the No. 5 slot to give the Chargers an 8-0 lead.

The Badgers came away with a point in the final match of the afternoon at No. 6 singles. Clarisse Talley defeated freshman Ziyoda Saidova (Osh, Kyrgyzstan), 6-1, 6-3.

The Chargers host Thomas tomorrow morning at 11:00 a.m., while the Badgers play at Plymouth tomorrow at noon.

Colby-Sawyer College 8, Johnson State College 1
09/21/13 at New London, N.H. (Kelsey Courts) 

Singles competition

1. Elizabeth Lincoln (CSCW1314) def. Deanna Brandstetter (JSC) 6-0, 6-0

2. Ashlyn Ramsay (CSCW1314) def. Annette Kaminski (JSC) 6-1, 6-0

3. Charlotte Horton (CSCW1314) def. Maegan Ploof (JSC) 6-1, 6-0

4. Oxana Tkachenko (CSCW1314) def. Kate Murphy (JSC) 6-1, 6-0

5. Conley Dion (CSCW1314) def. Eden Towers (JSC) 6-1, 6-2

6. Clarisse Talley (JSC) def. Ziyoda Saidova (CSCW1314) 6-1, 6-3

Doubles competition

1. Elizabeth Lincoln/Ashlyn Ramsay (CSCW1314) def. Deanna Brandstetter/Annette Kaminski (JSC) 8-1

2. Charlotte Horton/Oxana Tkachenko (CSCW1314) def. Maegan Ploof/Kate Murphy (JSC) 8-0

3. Ellen Graham/Conley Dion (CSCW1314) def. Clarisse Talley/Eden Towers (JSC) 8-1

Match Notes

Johnson State College 1-5, 0-2 NEAC

Colby-Sawyer College 3-4, 1-0 NEAC

T-2:00 A-20