Women's Tennis 10/10/2015 6:21:00 PM

Women's Tennis finishes as runner-up in CCC Championship

Box Score BEVERLY, Mass. – The Roger Williams University Women's Tennis team fell short in its bid for the 2015 Commonwealth Coast Conference Championship, defeated 5-3 by Endicott College Saturday afternoon.

With the win, Endicott captured its fifth straight CCC Championship title. During their current championship run, the Gulls have compiled a 76-21 overall record (.784 winning percentage), a 37-3 record in CCC matches (.930 winning percentage), and also captured two CCC regular season championships.

Endicott's freshmen foursome of Hayley Barnett (Marlboro, N.J.), Margot Andreasen (Portland, Maine), Reilly Fitzgibbons (Killingworth, Conn.), and Lauren Rahr (Waterford, Conn.) came through once again in doubles as the quartet helped the Gulls earn a 2-1 advantage headed into singles play.

Barnett and Andreasen defeated Kathryn Hughes (Westford, Mass.) and Gabrielle Riley (Barnstable, Mass.) by an 8-6 score at the No. 2 position, while Fitzgibbons and Rahr posted an 8-5 win over Harley Kaiserman (Setauket, N.Y.) and Caroline McCarthy (Carver, Mass.) in the No. 3 slot.

Hawks' senior captain Lauren Schmidt (South Windsor, Conn.) and sophomore Julia Akerman (Greenwich, Conn.) turned in a hard-fought 8-4 victory against Maxine Bergstein (Hingham, Mass.) and Mackenzie Rhodes (Rye, N.H.) at the No. 1 position to avoid the sweep in doubles action.

In singles play, Barnett breezed to a 6-1, 6-2 victory in the No. 1 slot for the Gulls against Kaiserman before Roger Williams made the match interesting with back-to-back wins from Akerman (No. 4, 6-2, 6-2) and Schmidt (No. 3, 6-4, 6-1) to bring the match score within one (4-3).

Bergstein (No. 5) and Andreasen (No. 2) then remained as Endicott's options to clinch the match and it was Bergstein who came through in the clutch with a 7-5, 6-4 triumph at No. 5 singles against Ali Stankiewicz (Brunswick, Maine).

Andreasen looked destined to clinch the match in her own right at No. 2 singles after battling back from a 1-0 hole over her next two sets against Hughes (6-4, 3-2), but ran out of time thanks to Bergstein who sent the Endicott women's tennis team into a frenzy with a cross court winner that sealed the victory for the Gulls.
Endicott (12-2) returns to action Sunday, April 3 against NCAA Division II opponent Bentley University at home at 11 a.m. Roger Williams (11-3) hosts Worcester State University on Tuesday, October 13 in a non-conference matchup at 4 p.m.

- Release courtesy of the Endicott College Sports Information Department

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Players Mentioned

Julia Akerman: 5' 8"; Sophomore

Kathryn Hughes: 5' 4"; Sophomore

Harley Kaiserman: 5' 1"; Junior

Caroline McCarthy: 5' 2"; Junior

Gabrielle Riley: 5' 7"; Sophomore

Lauren Schmidt: 5' 7"; Senior

Ali Stankiewicz: 5' 9"; Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Julia Akerman
: 5' 8"; Sophomore

Kathryn Hughes
: 5' 4"; Sophomore

Harley Kaiserman
: 5' 1"; Junior

Caroline McCarthy
: 5' 2"; Junior

Gabrielle Riley
: 5' 7"; Sophomore

Lauren Schmidt
: 5' 7"; Senior

Ali Stankiewicz
: 5' 9"; Sophomore