DUDLEY, MA - Fifth-seeded Western New England fell to fourth-seeded Nichols 5-0 in a first-round match of the Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) Women's Tennis Championship Tuesday afternoon (Oct. 6).

The Golden Bears dropped all three of their doubles matches and two singles before the match was completed per league rules giving the first team to reach five points the victory.

Still, it was a fine showing for Coach Jennifer Kolins' squad who finished with a 6-5 record in the fall portion of their schedule.

Nichols improved to 8-5 and advances to the CCC semfinals Thursday at Endicott.

Results
Singles
No. 1 - Lauren Candia def. sophomore Lauren Sell (Milford, Conn.) 6-0, 6-1
No. 2 - Junior Cristina Szepanski (Windsor Locks, Conn.) def. junior Joeanna Glantz (Agawam, Mass.) 6-1, 2-3
No. 3 - Sophomore Ashley Dallaire (East Bridgewater, Mass.) vs. sophomore Christina D'Agostino (Bohemia, N.Y.) 6-0, 4-0, unfinished
No. 4 - Sophomore Daniela Saldarriaga (Medellin, Colombia) def. sophomore Holly Nelson (Tolland, Conn.) 6-2, 6-0
No. 5 - Junior Emma Carey (Venice, Fla.) vs. sophomore Jessica Breitweg (Bohemia, N.Y.) 6-0, 3-2, unfinished
No. 6 - Sophomore Tiffany Romano (South Windsor, Conn.) vs. junior Corey St. Louis (Groton, Conn.) 6-4, 2-0, unfinished
Doubles
No. 1 - Candia and Dallaire def. Sell and Glantz 8-2
No. 2 - Szepanski and Saldarriaga def. D'Agostino and senior Kelly Byrnes (Berlin, Conn.) 8-0
No. 3 - Keklik and Carey def. Breitweg and sophomore Alice Mathews (Scarborough, Maine) 8-4