BEVERLY, Mass.—The Endicott men's tennis team took two of three doubles matches  was able to hold off their cross-town rival Gordon in singles to edge out a 5-4 win to finish regular season play.  Endicott is now 10-6 on the season and 6-2 in Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) play while Gordon falls to 14-4 and 5-3 in CCC action. 
The last regular season match between the two teams decided playoff seeding, as both entered the day at 5-2 in the CCC.

Endicott will claim the third seed and Gordon settles for the fourth seed in next week's tourney.

The Gulls were able to claim a 2-1 lead following doubles after senior Eric Gandrup (Sudbury, Mass.) teamed with junior Eric Pierce (Barrington, R.I.) to take #2 doubles 8-3 before seniors Michael Lauretano (Winchester, Mass.) and Justin Warshavsky (East Hartford, Conn.) claimed an 8-4 win at #3 doubles.  Endicott's Michael Dolph (Stratford, Conn.) and Christopher Kirkpatrick (Newburyport, Mass.) fell to Gordon's potent #1 doubles team of Zach Hall (Sugar Land, Texas) and Mason Casady (Santa Barbara, Calif.) by an 8-5 final.
With the slight edge heading into singles play, the Gulls and Fighting Scots would split the six matches 3-3 to give Endicott the 5-4 win. Nick Eherts (New Milford, Conn.) would earn the first singles victory, defeating Dan Christensen (Attleboro, Mass.) 6-0, 6-1 at #6 singles to put Endicott up 3-1. 

Gordon would earn the next singles win as Hall would take a 6-4, 2-0 victory at first singles over Kirkpatrick as Endicott's freshman retired in the second set due to injury.
Endicott responded quickly to grow the lead back to two as Dolph took down D'Antuono 6-3, 6-2 at #3 singles before sophomore Sean McAndrews (Vineyard Haven, Mass.) took momentum from a hard fought first set 7-5 to claim a 6-0 second set at #5 singles and give Endicott the advantage for good with a 5-2 lead. 

Gordon would go on to claim wins at No. 2 and No. 4 singles, both in three frames.  At four, Lauretano fell to Godwin 2-6, 6-2, 6-1 while Pierce fell to Casady 6-3, 4-6, 6-2 at #2.

Release courtesy of Endicott Sports Info

Endicott 5, Gordon College 4
04/25/15 at Endicott College (South Campus Courts) 

Singles competition

1. Zach Hall (GC) def. Chris Kirkpatrick (EC) 6-4, 2-0, retired

2. Mason Casady (GC) def. Eric Pierce (EC) 6-3, 4-6, 6-2

3. Michael Dolph (EC) def. Michael D'Antuono (GC) 6-3, 6-2

4. Peter Godwin (GC) def. Michael Lauretano (EC) 2-6, 6-2, 6-1

5. Sean McAndrews (EC) def. Joe Daugherty (GC) 7-5, 6-0

6. Nicholas Eherts (EC) def. Dan Christensen (GC) 6-0, 6-1

 

Doubles competition

1. Zach Hall/Mason Casady (GC) def. Chris Kirkpatrick/Michael Dolph (EC) 8-5

2. Eric Pierce/Eric Gandrup (EC) def. Michael D'Antuono/Peter Godwin (GC) 8-3

3. Michael Lauretano/Justin Warshavsky (EC) def. Joe Daugherty/Dan Christensen (GC) 8-4

 

Match Notes

Gordon College 14-4

Endicott 10-6

Order of finish: Doubles (2,3,1); Singles (6,1,3,5,4,2)

Official: Jeffrey Teller T-3:00 PM A-55