Colby-Sawyer College Athletics

BEVERLY, Mass. – The Colby-Sawyer College women's tennis team dropped a 4-0 CNE semifinal decision to Endicott College on Thursday afternoon at the South Campus Courts.

Rapid Recap:

• Endicott opened doubles play with a 6-1 victory at No. 1, but Colby-Sawyer answered immediately on court two. Junior Sky Jara and junior Avery Nielsen teamed up for a sharp 6-4 triumph over Sophia Eicke and Gabby Mazzeo to level doubles.

• The Gulls secured the doubles point at No. 3, where Abbey Fleming and Amber Woods outlasted first-year Reese Montstream and graduate student Callie Valeri, 6-4, in a tightly contested flight.

• In singles competition, Endicott extended its edge with straight-set victories at flights four, five, and six to clinch the overall match.

• The remaining top three singles courts were left unfinished once the match outcome was decided. Nielsen had captured a gritty opening-set tiebreaker (7-6 [7-2]) over Emily Leclerc at No. 3 singles, while first-year Justine Porowski battled back in the second set (3-6, 3-2) on court two against Nadia Uzelac.

Inside the Numbers:

• Jara and Nielsen earned Colby-Sawyer's lone completed victory of the day, improving their doubles chemistry with a signature 6-4 win on court two.

• Nielsen was in position for a victory at No. 3 singles before the match was halted, leading Leclerc 7-6 (7-2).