Box Score NEW LONDON, N.H. – September 2, 2017 – The Colby-Sawyer College women's tennis team trailed 4-2 in the match but won the remaining three singles matches to come from behind to defeat Nichols, 5-4, on Saturday afternoon.
Colby-Sawyer improves to 2-0 and will travel to Southern New Hampshire on Wednesday. Nichols, the Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) favorite to repeat as champions, drops to 2-1 and will host Endicott on Thursday for a CCC opener.
The Bison took a 2-1 lead after doubles action by winning at No. 2 and No. 3. The Chargers' top duo of senior
Ashley Woodside (Hampden, Maine) and freshman
Yashu Yang (Kunming City, China) combined for an 8-4 victory over senior Ashley Dallaire (East Bridgewater, Mass.) and sophomore Amarie Settiwongse (Bangkok, Thailand) at No. 1. Nichols tandem Alanna Judd (Westborough, Mass.) and Isabelle Leonardi (North Hampton, N.H.) edged senior
Evelyn Miller (Smithfield, R.I.) and junior
Aislinn O'Connor (New Fairfield, Conn.), 8-6, at No. 2. The No. 3 team of Lindsey Kaplan (Boca Raton, Fla.) and Danielle Mandel (Fair Lawn, N.J.) from Nichols defeated senior
Lauren Blanchard (Agawam, Mass.) and junior
Maddy Gemerek (Ballston Spa, N.Y.).
Nichols went in front 3-1 after a 6-0, 6-1 victory by Leonardi at the fourth singles flight. Woodside got a point back for Colby-Sawyer with a 6-0, 6-4 win over Settiwongse at the top spot. The Bison then received a 6-4, 6-2 triumph by Kaplan at No. 6 to take a 4-2 lead in the match.
Needing to win at No. 2, No. 3 and No. 5 to complete the comeback was exactly what the Chargers accomplished.
After dropping the first set of her No. 5 singles match, O'Connor battled back to take the second and third sets 6-2, 6-3 to pull the Chargers within 4-3.
Miller then knotted the score at 4-4 with a 6-4, 7-5 victory in the third slot over Nathanson.
The match of the afternoon, which took nearly three hours to finish, came at No. 2 with Yang and Judd. Judd took the first set 6-4, but Yang pulled even with a 6-4 win of her own in the second set. Trailing 5-2 in the third set and facing multiple match points, Yang kept fighting and came all the way back to force a tie break. She won the tie break 7-2 and the match to lift the Chargers to the victory.
Colby-Sawyer 5, Nichols 4
09/02/17 at New London, N.H. (Kelsey Courts)
| Singles competition |
| 1. Ashley Woodside (CSCW1718) def. Amarie Settiwongse (NC) 6-0, 6-4 |
| 2. Yashu Yang (CSCW1718) def. Alanna Judd (NC) 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 (7-2) |
| 3. Evelyn Miller (CSCW1718) def. Megan Nathanson (NC) 6-4, 7-5 |
| 4. Isabelle Leonardi (NC) def. Maddy Gemerek (CSCW1718) 6-0, 6-1 |
| 5. Aislinn O'Connor (CSCW1718) def. Juliana Herrera (NC) 3-6, 6-2, 6-3 |
| 6. Lindsey Kaplan (NC) def. Lauren Blanchard (CSCW1718) 6-4, 6-2 |
| Match Notes |
| Nichols 2-1 |
| Colby-Sawyer 2-0 |
| Order of finish: Doubles (3,2,1); Singles (4,1,6,5,3,2) |
| T-4:15 A-45 |
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