MANCHESTER, Mass. – The third-seeded Roger Williams University Women's Tennis was bounced out of the Commonwealth Coast Conference tournament Wednesday afternoon by Endicott College, with the Gulls defeating the Hawks 5-0.

Endicott advances to play in the CCC final, their first since lifting the trophy in 2008-09. The second-seeded Gulls (7-1 CCC) knocked off the #3 Hawks in a match that was played to decision at Manchester Athletic Club.

The Gulls swept the three doubles contests to take a 3-0 lead in the race to five points. Seniors Emily Annis (Hampton, N.H.) and Kate Cioffi (Essex, Vt.) won at first doubles 8-3, while Amy Heacox (Marion, Mass.) and Emilie Cloutier (Lewiston, Me.) were victorious at third doubles by an 8-2 margin. The closest match of the day came at second doubles, where senior Laura MacLeod (Mashpee, Mass.) and freshman Natalie Egbert (Gorham, Me.) were able to hold off Caitlin Osepchuk (Ocean Grove, N.J.) and Hillary Dutton (Cheshire Conn.) by an 8-5 score.

Cioffi delivered one of the final two points for Endicott when she defeated Tracy Klein (New City, N.Y.) 6-0, 6-2 in the first doubles slot. Egbert sealed the match when she finished off a 6-1, 6-2 victory over Osepchuk at fifth singles.

The Gulls improve their record to 13-1 and will move on to the CCC final at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday afternoon at the #1 seed Nichols. The Bison (12-3, 8-0 CCC) handed the Gulls their only loss of the year on October 8th by a 5-4 score and today knocked off #4 Salve Regina 5-1. Roger Williams ends their fall season with a 9-4 record, while amassing a 6-2 conference mark.

-      Release courtesy of the Endicott College Sports Information Department

Tennis Match Results

Roger Williams vs Endicott

10/19/11 at Manchester, Mass.

(Manchester Athletic Club)

Endicott 5, Roger Williams 0

 Singles competition

1. Kate Cioffi (EC) def. Tracy Klein (RWU) 6-0, 6-2

2. Emilie Cloutier (EC) vs. Samantha Curran (RWU) 6-1, 1-2, unfinished

3. Amy Heacox (EC) vs. Amanda Wolfe (RWU) 7-6 (7-3), 2-2, unfinished

4. Emily Annis (EC) vs. Hillary Dutton (RWU) 1-6, 3-2, unfinished

5. Natalie Egbert (EC) def. Caitlin Osepchuk (RWU) 6-1, 6-2

6. Gina Pinciaro (EC) vs. Alexandra Reilly (RWU) unfinished

 Doubles competition

1. Kate Cioffi/Emily Annis (EC) def. Samantha Curran/Tracy Klein (RWU) 8-3

2. Laura MacLeod/Natalie Egbert (EC) def. Caitlin Osepchuk/Hillary Dutton (RWU) 8-5

3. Emilie Cloutier/Amy Heacox (EC) def. Kristin Dono/Amanda Wolfe (RWU) 8-2

Match Notes:

Roger Williams 9-4

Endicott 13-1

#2 Endicott advances to the CCC Championship after defeating #3 Roger Williams

5-0.  The Gulls travel to #1 Nichols on Saturday, October 22nd for the 1:00 pm

title match.

Official: Diane Cortese  T-2:30  A-75