BIDDEFORD, Maine - Gracie McCarthy (Marion, Mass.) of the Roger Williams University Women's Tennis team was recognized as the Commonwealth Coast Conference Rookie of the Week for the week of October 4^th through October 10^th, it was announced by the conference offices on Tuesday. She was able to go a combined 4-0 for the Hawks in both of their matches last week against Western New England and Salve Regina.
 
This is McCarthy's first CCC weekly recognition and is the second player to earn Rookie of the Week for the women's tennis squad this fall after Gianna Ferraro (Westerly, R.I.) received the award for the week of September 27^th through October 3^rd.
 
In doubles play, she teamed up with Kate Hardy (Southington, Conn.) in each match and went 2-0 in the #3 flight. In doubles, they won 16 of their 18 sets on the week. They combined to grab an 8-2 win on Tuesday against WNE before shutting out the opposition, 8-0, on Saturday against Salve Regina.
 
In singles play, McCarthy also went undefeated slotting in at singles #5 for RWU. Across the two matches, she dropped just a single set while winning 24. On Tuesday she blanked her opponent with a 6-0, 6-0 victory before nabbing a 6-1, 6-0 win on Saturday.