Endicott Blanks Women’s Tennis in CNE First Round
Suffolk women’s tennis saw its 2024 campaign end as the sixth-seeded Rams were shutout by the third-seeded Gulls of Endicott, 4-0, in the Conference of New England (CNE) First Round at the South Campus Courts Tuesday afternoon.
THE BASICS
SCORE: Suffolk 0 | Endicott 4
RECORDS: Suffolk (1-11) | Endicott (6-6)
HOW IT HAPPENED
Golden matches by the Gulls third and first tandems, respectively, locked up the doubles point in Endicott's favor.
Olivia Martinelli produced a golden match of her own over Suffolk's Elene Nishnianidze in the fifth spot before Jaylin Hills fell to Amber Woods, 6-0, 6-1, in the sixth slot.
With match point turned on, Caroline Sutliffe blanked Chloe Pszenny, 6-0, 6-0 at No. 4 for the 4-0 final in Endicott's favor.
RESULTS
DOUBLES
1 – Lejla Guster/Ripley Uyeda (Endicott) defeated Nia Bebb/Rachel Hill (Suffolk), 6-0
2 – Olivia Martinelli/Caroline Sutliffe (Endicott) vs. Chloe Pszenny/Megha Tenneti (Suffolk), 5-0, unfinished
3 – Samantha Hartmann/Emily Leclerc (Endicott) defeated Jaylin Hills/Elene Nishnianidze (Suffolk), 6-0
SINGLES
1 – Lejla Guster (Endicott) vs. Megha Tenneti (Suffolk), 6-1, 3-0, unfinished
2 – Emily Leclerc (Endicott) vs. Nia Bebb (Suffolk), 6-0, 3-2, unfinished
3 – Ripley Uyeda (Endicott) vs. Rachel Hill (Suffolk), 6-2, 0-0, unfinished
4 – Caroline Sutliffe (Endicott) defeated Chloe Pszenny (Suffolk), 6-0, 6-0
5 – Olivia Martinelli (Endicott) defeated Elene Nishnianidze (Suffolk), 6-0, 6-0
6 – Amber Woods (Endicott) defeated Jaylin Hills (Suffolk), 6-0, 6-1
Order of Finish Doubles (3, 1) | Singles (5, 6, 4)
NOTEWORTHY
- Suffolk competed in the CNE postseason for the first time.
- The Rams competed in a conference postseason for the 12th time, first time since 2018.
- The Rams played in a conference tournament as the sixth seed for the first time.
- Suffolk and Endicott battled in a postseason match for the first time.
