Women's Tennis | 9/8/2015 7:56:00 PM
WENHAM, Mass.—Gordon Women's Tennis increased its win streak to three matches with a 9-0 victory over Commonwealth Coast Conference foe Curry on Tuesday at the Brigham Tennis Courts. Twelve different Gordon players recorded a victory for the hosts, including first career victories for freshmen
Kaelyn Hall (Sugar Land, Texas) and
Emily Leahy (Lake Zurich, Ill.).
Hall and sophomore
Maddie Berry (Paso Robles, Calif.) kicked things off with an 8-1 win at third doubles in their first action this spring.
Katherine Jeffreys (Parkton, Md.) and
Lily Drescher (Reading, Mass.) followed suit with an 8-2 triumph at second doubles.
CCC Rookie of the Week
Justine Hanson (Meadow Vista, Calif.) and freshman
Gabrielle Brucker (Eleva, Wis.) trailed early against Kimberly Love (Windsor Locks, Conn.) and Hannah Erickson (Mount Desert, Maine), but rebounded for an 8-5 at the top spot.
The Fighting Scots rolled through singles play, taking all six matches.
Abbie Denney (Peoria, Ariz.) dropped only one game against Kayla Prete (Orange, Conn.) to record her second straight win at first singles.
Abby Caron (Bedford, N.H.) and
Haley Bean (Trumbull, Conn.) quickly followed the lead with straight-set victories of their own. Caron bested Erickson 6-1, 6-1 and Bean won in two sets without losing a game.
Leahy won her first collegiate match with a 6-4, 6-1 win over Rosaria Robidoux (Agawam, Mass.) at sixth singles. CCC Player of the Week
Tawnie Yeaw (Foothill Ranch, Calif.) and
Alexa DiDomizio (Mahwah, N.J.) finished things out in straight sets as well.
Gordon looks ahead to Thursday when they travel to Providence to take on Rhode Island College. The Anchorwomen have beaten Gordon 5-4 in back-to-back seasons. Curry will travel to Anna Maria on Friday for a non-conference match.
Gordon 9, Curry 0
09/08/15 at Wenham, Mass. (Brigham Courts) | Singles competition |
| 1. Abigail Denney (GC) def. Kayla Prete (CC) 6-0, 6-1 |
| 2. Tawnie Yeaw (GC) def. Kimberly Love (CC) 6-0, 6-2 |
| 3. Abby Caron (GC) def. Hannah Erickson (CC) 6-1, 6-1 |
| 4. Alexa DiDomizio (GC) def. Laura Ferris (CC) 6-4, 6-2 |
| 5. Haley Bean (GC) def. Katelyn Harrington (CC) 6-0, 6-0 |
| 6. Emily Leahy (GC) def. Rosaria Robidoux (CC) 6-4, 6-1 |
| Doubles competition |
| 1. Justine Hanson/Gabrielle Brucker (GC) def. Kimberly Love/Hannah Erickson (CC) 8-5 |
| 2. Katherine Jeffreys/Lily Drescher (GC) def. Kayla Prete/Katelyn Harrington (CC) 8-2 |
| 3. Madeline Berry/Kaelyn Hall (GC) def. Laura Ferris/Rosaria Robidoux (CC) 8-1 |
| Match Notes |
| Curry 1-3 (0-2 CCC) |
| Gordon 3-1 (2-0 CCC) |
| Order of finish: Doubles (3,2,1); Singles (1,3,5,6,2,4) |
| Official: Paul DuMont T-3:00 A-45 |