NEW LONDON, N.H. – August 29, 2014 - The Colby-Sawyer College women's tennis team fell to non-conference foe Endicott, 9-0 in the 2014 season opener on Friday afternoon at Kelsey Tennis Courts.

Endicott (1-0) will play at Wellesley tomorrow at 1:00 p.m., while the Chargers (0-1) will host Gordon tomorrow at 1:00 p.m.

The Gulls began the afternoon with strong play at all three doubles positions. The top duo of Amy Heacox (Marion, Mass.) and Dayna Reilly (Swansea, Mass.) dispatched Colby-Sawyer's Ashlyn Ramsay (Barkhamstead, Conn.) and Sam White (Stockbridge, Mass.), 8-4. Endicott's Suzie Newman (Dighton, Mass.) teamed with Brittany Potter (Bedford, N.H.) at No. 2 and defeated freshmen duo Ashley Woodside (Hampden, Maine) and Lauren Blanchard (Agawam, Mass.), 8-5. The visitors swept doubles play with an 8-3 win at No. 3. Maxine Bergstein (Hingham, Mass.) and Mackenzie Rhodes (Rye, N.H.) defeated Ellen Graham (Newburyport, Mass.) and Christine Hill (Wallingford, Conn.), 8-3.

Heacox (#1, 6-4, 6-4), Reilly (#3, 6-2, 6-1), Newman (#4, 6-0, 6-1), and Rhodes (#6, 6-0, 6-0) secured the Gulls' victory with straight set wins. Natalie Egbert (Gorham, Maine) received a tough match from Ashley Woodside, who forced a tie break in the first set. Egbert was able to come away with a 7-6 win after a 7-4 tie-break in the first and then closed the match with a 6-1 set two victory. Brittany Potter was pushed to three sets at No. 5 by Lauren Blanchard in the closest match of the afternoon. After dropping the first set 6-4, Blanchard fought back with a convincing 6-2 win in the second. Both players dueled in the third set, but Potter earned a 10-8 triumph to take the match. 


Endicott 9, Colby-Sawyer 0
08/29/14 at New London, N.H. (Kelsey Courts) 

Singles competition

1. Amy Heacox (EC) def. Ashlyn Ramsay (CSCW1415) 6-4, 6-4

2. Natalie Egbert (EC) def. Ashley Woodside (CSCW1415) 7-6 (7-4), 6-1

3. Dayna Reilly (EC) def. Sam White (CSCW1415) 6-2, 6-1

4. Suzie Newman (EC) def. Christine Hill (CSCW1415) 6-0, 6-1

5. Brittany Potter (EC) def. Lauren Blanchard (CSCW1415) 6-4, 2-6, 10-8

6. Mackenzie Rhodes (EC) def. Marissa Ulmer (CSCW1415) 6-0, 6-0

Doubles competition

1. Amy Heacox/Dayna Reilly (EC) def. Sam White/Ashlyn Ramsay (CSCW1415) 8-4

2. Suzie Newman/Brittany Potter (EC) def. Ashley Woodside/Lauren Blanchard (CSCW1415) 8-5

3. Maxine Bergstein/Mackenzie Rhodes (EC) def. Christine Hill/Ellen Graham (CSCW1415) 8-3

Match Notes

Endicott 1-0

Colby-Sawyer 0-1

T-2:50 A-35