BRUNSWICK, Maine - May 12, 2017 - The Colby-Sawyer women's tennis team earned a 6-0 victory over Bridgewater State in Friday's NCAA Tournament First Round.

In a rare occurrence in NCAA Tournament play, the Chargers reached six points to win the match after recording simultaneous victories. Lauren Blanchard was approaching the net to shake her opponent's hand after a 6-0, 6-3 victory at the fifth flight while at the same time Ashley Woodside was finishing a match clinching point to win her No. 1 singles contest 6-1, 6-0. 

The Chargers improve to 17-5 and will play regional host and 8th-ranked Bowdoin on Saturday at noon.

The Colby-Sawyer women's tennis team becomes the first program in school history to record NCAA Tournament wins in consecutive seasons. The team defeated UMass Dartmouth in last year's first round. 

The Chargers swept doubles play and dropped just two games to Bridgewater State to take a commanding 3-0 lead. The top duo of Ashley Woodside and Maddy Gemerek swept Alisha Silva and Amanda Strickland, 8-0 to give Colby-Sawyer its first point. At No. 3, Christine Hill and Lauren Blanchard also won by an 8-0 score over Rachel Tarantino and Angelique Gray. The No. 2 tandem of Evelyn Miller and Aislinn O'Connor made it a sweep with an 8-2 result over Alison Scagnelli and Bojana Roman. 

Aislinn O'Connor put the Chargers one point away with an impressive 6-0, 6-1 result at the fourth flight. O'Connor sets a new single season singles victories mark with 18 wins surpassing the 17 of teammate Evelyn Miller set last year. O'Connor is also tied with Miller for total wins in a season with 37. 

Lauren Blanchard moves into 7th in career doubles victories with 46. 

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Colby-Sawyer College 6, Bridgewater State University 0
May 12, 2017 at Brunswick, Maine (Pickard Courts) 

Singles competition

1. Ashley Woodside (CSC) def. Alisha Silva (BSU) 6-1, 6-0

2. Evelyn Miller (CSC) vs. Bojana Roman (BSU) 6-5, unfinished

3. Maddy Gemerek (CSC) vs. Alison Scagnelli (BSU) 6-3, unfinished

4. Aislinn O'Connor (CSC) def. Amanda Strickland (BSU) 6-0, 6-1

5. Lauren Blanchard (CSC) def. Rachel Tarantino (BSU) 6-0, 6-3

6. Christine Hill (CSC) vs. Angelique Gray (BSU) 6-3, 3-1 unfinished

Doubles competition

1. Ashley Woodside/Maddy Gemerek (CSC) def. Alisha Silva/Amanda Strickland (BSU) 8-0

2. Evelyn Miller/Aislinn O'Connor (CSC) def. Alison Scagnelli/Bojana Roman (BSU) 8-2

3. Christine Hill/Lauren Blanchard (CSC) def. Rachel Tarantino/Angelique Gray (BSU) 8-0

Match Notes

Colby-Sawyer College 17-5

Bridgewater State University 12-6

Order of finish: Doubles (1,3,2); Singles (4,5,1)

T-1:45 A-45