Box Score Duggan wins twice for Panthers
PLYMOUTH, N.H. – Colby-Sawyer College won
two doubles and four singles matches Thursday afternoon to post a
6-3 victory over Plymouth State University in a non-conference
women's tennis match at the P.E. Center's indoor
courts.
The Chargers held a 2-1 advantage after doubles, and took four of
the singles matches, including two in three sets.
Colby-Sawyer earned its third straight win to improve to 11-4
overall, while PSU fell to 6-5 overall. The match was
originally scheduled to be played at Colby-Sawyer but was moved to
PSU's indoor courts due to weather.
Colby-Sawyer's top four players were all double
winners. Freshman Stephanie Carlsson (Kungsangen, Sweden)
topped PSU sophomore Sara Burke (Barrington, R.I.)
in an excellent three-set match at No. 1 singles, coming back from
down a set, down 5-2 in the third and fighting off a match point
against to win 10-8 in the third-set tiebreaker. Carlsson had
teamed with senior Carolyn Drake (Great River, N.Y.) for an 8-4
victory at No. 2 doubles, and Drake won in a third set at No. 4
singles to clinch the victory for the Chargers.
Freshman Liz Lincoln (Plymouth, Mass.) and Claire Toffey
(Barnstable, Mass.) were straight-set winners for the Chargers at
No. 2 and No. 3 singles, respectively, after pairing up for a win
at No. 1 doubles.
PSU got its three wins at the bottom of the line-up, with freshman
Jane Duggan (Saunderstown, R.I.)
winning twice. Freshman Molly Heartfield
(Dorset, Vt.) and Duggan won in straight sets at No. 5 and No. 6
singles, respectively, and Duggan teamed with junior Laura
Donovan (Acton, Mass.) for PSU's only doubles win at
No. 3.
Plymouth State wraps up the regular season this Saturday with a 12
noon Little East Conference match at Western Connecticut State
University, with home-court advantage in the first round of next
week's conference tournament on the line. Colby-Sawyer
plays a Commonwealth Coast Conference Tournament semifinal match
next Wednesday at Nichols College (2:00 p.m.)
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