John Quackenbos

Women's Tennis Falls to Bridgewater State, 7-2

4/21/2014 6:57:00 PM

NEW LONDON, N.H. – April 21, 2014 - The Colby-Sawyer women's tennis team fell to the undefeated Bears of Bridgewater State University, 7-2 at Kelsey Courts on Monday afternoon.

The Bears improve to 16-0 and will host Endicott on Thursday at 3:30 p.m. Colby-Sawyer drops to 10-8 and will play the winner of the North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC) West Division on May 4 in the NEAC/NAC Crossover Championship in Latham, N.Y.

Colby-Sawyer received one point in doubles from the No. 1 duo of senior Elizabeth Lincoln (Plymouth, Mass.) and junior Oxana Tkachenko (Lviv, Ukraine). Lincoln and Tkachenko defeated Bridgewater's Jenna Williamson (Ludlow, Mass.) and Lauren Hopp (Dartmouth, Mass.), 8-6.

The Bears took the other two doubles points to take a 2-1 lead. The No. 2 team of Melissa Flynn (Stoneham, Mass.) and Jackie McGuirk (Raynham, Mass.) earned an 8-1 win over Ellen Graham (Newburyport, Mass.) and Allyse Mullen (Wilder, Vt.). Bridgewater was then credited with a No. 3 doubles win by default.

Lincoln also was responsible for Colby-Sawyer's lone singles point. She picked up a tough 6-3, 4-6, and 10-7 victory over Williamson. With the two wins today, Lincoln moves into second on Colby-Sawyer's all-time victories list with 104 and is three behind the leader.
McGuirk won her No. 2 match over Tkachenko 6-1, 6-1.

Hopp and Vautrin each won in straight sets without dropping a game at No. 3 and No. 4, respectively.

Flynn turned in a 6-1, 6-0 match victory at the fifth flight, while the Chargers defaulted in the six slot.

Bridgewater State University 7, Colby-Sawyer College 2
04/21/14 at New London, N.H. (Kelsey Courts)

Singles competition

1. Elizabeth Lincoln (CSCW1314) def. Jenna Williamson (BSU) 6-3, 4-6, 10-7

2. Jackie McGuirk (BSU) def. Oxana Tkachenko (CSCW1314) 6-1, 6-1

3. Lauren Hopp (BSU) def. Ellen Graham (CSCW1314) 6-0, 6-0

4. Alison Vautrin (BSU) def. Allyse Mullen (CSCW1314) 6-0, 6-0

5. Melissa Flynn (BSU) def. Ziyoda Saidova (CSCW1314) 6-1, 6-0

6. Rachael Eramo (BSU) def. No player (CSCW1314), by default

Doubles competition

1. Elizabeth Lincoln/Oxana Tkachenko (CSCW1314) def. Jenna Williamson/Lauren Hopp (BSU) 8-6

2. Melissa Flynn/Jackie McGuirk (BSU) def. Ellen Graham/Allyse Mullen (CSCW1314) 8-1

3. Rachael Eramo/Alison Vautrin (BSU) def. No player/No player (CSCW1314), by default

Match Notes