CNE First Round Sends Women’s Tennis to Endicott Tuesday

SUFFOLK at ENDICOTT
Date Time Venue Series Last Meeting Last Suffolk Win Streak	Tuesday, Oct. 15 2:00 PM South Campus Courts Beverly, Mass. 3-8 Sept. 21, 2024, L, 7-0 Oct. 4, 2007, W, 7-2 Lost 4

BOSTON – Suffolk women's tennis will make history Tuesday, Oct. 15 when it competes in the Conference of New England (CNE) Tournament for the first time in program history as the sixth-seeded Rams take on three seed Endicott at 2:00 p.m. in the First Round. 

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2024 CNE WOMEN'S TENNIS TOURNAMENT
FIRST ROUND – TUESDAY, OCT. 15
MATCH 1: #6 Suffolk at #3 Endicott – 2:00 P.M. – Video | Live Stats
MATCH 2: #5 Curry at #4 Roger Williams – 4:00 P.M. – Video | Live Stats

SEMIFINALS – THURSDAY, OCT. 17
MATCH 3: Winner of Match 1 at #2 Gordon – 3:00 P.M.
MATCH 4: Winner of Match 2 at #1 Nichols – 3:30 P.M. 

CHAMPIONSHIP – SATURDAY, OCT. 19
MATCH 5: Winner of Match 3 vs. Winner of Match 4 *

* At highest remaining seed

CNE PRINTABLE BRACKET | CNE BRACKET | TOURNAMENT CENTRAL  

IN THE POSTSEASON

• It is the first time Suffolk will compete in the CNE postseason since joining the league in 2020. 
• The postseason berth is the Rams first since 2018 and 12th conference postseason appearance overall. 
• It is the first time the Rams will compete in a conference tournament as the sixth seed. 
• Suffolk has moved onto the league semifinals seven times with the last coming in 2017 
• Suffolk has made a pair of championship appearances; once in 2007, when it captured the Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) Championship and again in 2009. 

LAST TIME OUT
Suffolk women's tennis another 4-3 heartbreak as the Rams slipped to UMass Dartmouth in their regular-season finale Thursday afternoon on the Corsairs' Tennis Courts.  

MORE READING: Women's Tennis Closes Regular Season with 4-3 Setback at UMass Dartmouth 

RAMS RUNDOWN
Suffolk wrapped up the regular-season 1-10 overall. The Rams went 1-5 versus CNE counterparts with the only win coming over Western New England, 5-2, Oct. 5.  

The blue-and-gold's lower half of the line-up has been most successful in singles in Rachel Hill (4-7), Chloe Pszenny(5-7) and Elene Nishnianidze (4-7).

In doubles, the twosome of Hill and Nia Bebb have racked up the best record at 4-5.   

GET TO KNOW THE GULLS
Endicott wrapped up its dual schedule with a 5-2 setback to Springfield to bring a 5-6 overall mark into Tuesday's tilt. In CNE contests, the Gulls went 4-2 to secure the third seed.  

Lejla Guster has spent the most time as Endicott's ace. She is 3-4 on the year. Caroline Sutliffe has assembled the best singles mark for the Gulls though at 7-2 with time on courts one through five. Ripley Uyeda has put together a 5-3 singles ledger with appearances on courts one through four.  

The twosome of Guster and Uyeda are unbeaten, 3-0, in doubles as Endicott's top team. Olivia Martinelli and Sutliffe are also undefeated, 4-0, with their time split between the second and third partnershi

WE MEET AGAIN
Suffolk women's tennis dropped a 7-0 Conference of New England (CNE) contest to Endicott Saturday, Sept. 21 at Lexington Tennis Club.  

MORE READING: Endicott Edges Women's Tennis, 7-0 

INSIDE THE SERIES

• The Suffolk, Endicott series dates back to 1994. 
• The Rams are 3-8 versus the Gulls according to the record books, which are missing the 1995 campaign, as well as the 2002 season results. 
• The Rams have fallen in four straight battles to Endicott via sweeps. 
• Suffolk's last win over the Gulls came by a 7-2 margin Oct. 4, 2007. 
• There have been three shutouts in the all-time series, the last three battles. 
• Suffolk is 0-3 in CNE contests versus the Gulls.   

VS. ENDICOTT IN THE POSTSEASON
Suffolk and Endicott will tangle in the postseason for the first time.  

WHAT'S NEXT?
The winner of Tuesday's tilt will punch its ticket to the semifinals and will face second-seed Gordon Thursday, Oct. 17 at 3:00 p.m. in Wenham, Massachusetts.