Trips to Endicott, UMass Dartmouth Up Next for Women’s Tennis

SUFFOLK at ENDICOTT
Date Time Venue Series Last Meeting Last Suffolk Win Streak	Wednesday, Oct. 11 3:00 PM South Campus Courts Beverly, Mass. 3-6 Sept. 14, 2022, L, 9-0 Oct. 4, 2007, W, 7-2 L2

SUFFOLK at UMASS DARTMOUTH
Date Time Venue Series Last Meeting Last Suffolk Win Streak	Thursday, Oct. 12 3:00 PM UMD Tennis Center Dartmouth, Mass. 2-3 Oct. 4, 2018, L, 6-3 Sept. 15, 2015, W, 5-4 L2

BOSTON – Suffolk women's tennis hits the road for its final week of its regular-season campaign as the Rams are scheduled to stop by Endicott Wednesday, Oct. 11, before they travel to UMass Dartmouth Thursday, Oct. 12. Both matches have 3 p.m. first serves.

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LAST TIME OUT
Suffolk women's tennis dropped a 9-0 decision to Commonwealth Coast Conference counterpart Roger Williams Friday at the RWU Tennis Courts.  

MORE READING: Women's Tennis Blanked at Roger Williams

RAMS RUNDOWN
Suffolk is 2-7 on the season and 1-3 in CCC contests. The Rams look to snap a three-match skid Wednesday.  

Caren Urbano (4-4) is Suffolk's usual ace. Anastasiya Zakharava has the only winning singles mark of 5-4. 

In doubles, Urbano and Rachel Hill have combined for the No. 1 partnership in seven dual matches (1-6). 

GET TO KNOW THE GULLS
Endicott has coupled back-to-back wins together to head into the week 6-2 overall and unbeaten in CCC contests, 5-0-0. Prior to hosting Suffolk Wednesday, the Gulls will head to Assumption Tuesday, Oct. 10.  

Three different players have seen time on the top singles court this season: Lejla Guster (3-1), Shelby Henry (0-1) and Ashley Keaveney (1-0). Keaveney is one of three Gulls to sport a 4-1 singles mark along with Yolanda Mendonca and Amber Woods. 

In doubles action, Guster and Ripley Uyeda have seen the most time as the top pair. They are 3-2 in double matches and 3-5 overall this season.  

INSIDE THE SERIES

• The Suffolk, Endicott series dates back to 1994. 
• The Rams are 3-6 versus the Gulls according to the record books, which are missing the 1995 campaign, as well as the 2002 season. 
• The Rams fell in the last meeting, 9-0, at Endicott Sept. 14, 2022.
• Suffolk's last win over the Gulls came by a 7-2 margin, Oct. 4, 2007.
• There has only been one shutout in the all-time series, last season's dual match, Sept. 14, 2022.

CORSAIRS CATCHUP
UMass Dartmouth brings a 5-6 overall record into the week that opens against Salem State Wednesday, Oct. 11. 

IsaBella Winter has played all, but two matches as the Corsairs ace. She is 8-1 in singles play. Maddie Gonzalez has also been successful in singles play with a 6-1 mark exclusively in the second spot. 

The twosome of Winter and Ailey Riddick have held down the top tandem, playing in all, but one match together at No. 1. They have combined for a 7-3 ledger. 

INSIDE THE SERIES

• Suffolk and UMass Dartmouth renew a rivalry, meeting for the first time since 2018. 
• The Rams are 2-3 versus the Corsairs in the all-time series dating back to 2013. 
• UMass Dartmouth has defeated Suffolk in the last two duals, including the last meeting, a 6-3 setback Oct. 4, 2018. 
• Suffolk's last win came in a 5-4 thriller Sept. 15, 2015.  

SUFFOLK'S SCHEDULE
The Rams await the CCC postseason seeding.