Box Score BEVERLY, Mass. – In a tightly contested matchup, the second-seeded Endicott women's tennis team defeated third-seeded Roger Williams, 5-2, in the Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) semifinal round on Tuesday evening.
 
Endicott produced a 2-1 advantage in doubles after the No. 2 and No. 3 pairings of Hayley Barnett (Marlboro, N.J.)/Reilly Fitzgibbons (Killingworth, Conn.) and Lauren Rahr (Waterford, Conn.)/Alexandra Barmore (Southington, Conn.) registered an 8-2 win and an 8-4 victory, respectively.
 
Meanwhile, in singles, the Gulls saw Rahr (No. 5, 6-0, 6-1), Gillian Freter (Scituate, Mass.) – No. 4, 6-2, 6-3 – and Fitzgibbons (No. 3, 7-6 (7-1), 6-1) earn three straight wins to clinch the match, and advance to the CCC Championship.
 
Roger Williams tied the match up at 2-2 in singles with a win at the No. 2 flight and also held leads in No. 1 and No. 6 singles before Endicott answered with three straight wins from Rahr, Freter and Fitzgibbons.
 
The Gulls are 7-1 at home this season. Rahr has now won eight straight singles matches (dating back to last year).  Barnett and Fitzgibbons improved to 11-1 overall as a doubles pairing today.
 
 - Release courtesy of the Endicott College Sports Information Department