My Colby-Sawyer Experience
“The applied question that we're asking is, 'How do heavy metals move through food webs?'” - Nick Baer, Assistant Professor, Natural Sciences
[ read more ]
women's tennis
Chargers Drop Spring Match to Mount Holyoke
SOUTH HADLEY, Mass. (April 4, 2008) – The Mount Holyoke College women's tennis team cruised to a 9-0 triumph over Colby-Sawyer College today at the Mount Holyoke Indoor Tennis Courts. It was the Lyons second win of the spring season. They now own a perfect 4-0 mark versus the Chargers all-time.
Women's Tennis has Solid 2007 Season
In his fourth season as head coach of the Colby-Sawyer women's tennis team, Sean McCaffery led a young Chargers squad to The Commonwealth Coast Conference (TCCC) semifinals for the second time in the past three seasons.
Gulls Down Chargers In Conference Semifinals 6-3
The Colby-Sawyer women's tennis semifinal match, rescheduled for Thursday, October 25, has been postponed until Friday, October 26 at 2 p.m. due to unplayable conditions in Beverly, Mass. Colby-Sawyer, the tournament's No. 3 seed advanced to the semifinals with a 5-1 win over Nichols in the quarterfinal round. Endicott, the No. 2 seed, swept the No. 7 seeded Gordon Fighting Scots 9-0 last Wednesday.
Women's Tennis Versus Endicott Moved To Friday
The Colby-Sawyer women's tennis semifinal match, rescheduled for Thursday, October 25, has been postponed until Friday, October 26 at 2 p.m. due to unplayable conditions in Beverly, Mass. Colby-Sawyer, the tournament's No. 3 seed advanced to the semifinals with a 5-1 win over Nichols in the quarterfinal round. Endicott, the No. 2 seed, swept the No. 7 seeded Gordon Fighting Scots 9-0 last Wednesday.
Chargers Down Bison 5-1; Face Endicott In Semifinals
NEW LONDON, N.H. – October 16, 2007 – The Colby-Sawyer women's tennis team won two of three doubles contests and all three singles matches played on their way to a 5-1 victory over Nichols College in the opening round of The Commonwealth Coast Conference tennis tournament.
White, Francis Lead List of Colby-Sawyer All-Conference Players
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – October 16, 2007 - Colby-Sawyer freshman Hannah White, a native of Stockbridge, Mass., has been named The Commonwealth Coast Conference (TCCC) Rookie of the Year for her efforts on the women's tennis team this season.
White Earns Third Rookie of the Week Award
Colby-Sawyer freshman Hannah White, a native of Stockbridge, Mass., has been named The Commonwealth Coast Conference Rookie of the Week for her efforts the final week of the regular season in women's tennis.
TCCC Women's Tennis Tournament Pairings Announced
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – October 13, 2007 - Roger Williams University has claimed the top seed for The Commonwealth Coast Conference (TCCC) women's tennis championship, which begins with quarterfinal matchups on campus sites Tuesday afternoon at 2:00 p.m. Colby-Sawyer captured the No. 3 seed in the tournament and will host Nichols College.
Chargers Hand Curry 8-1 Loss
NEW LONDON, N.H. – October 9, 2007 – The Colby-Sawyer women's tennis team won all six singles points and two of three doubles points on their way to a 8-1 victory over Curry College in their final regular season match. The win improves the Chargers to 12-3 overall, 8-2 in The Commonwealth Coast Conference (TCCC) action while the Colonels fall to 3-10, 3-6 in TCCC play.
Chargers Sneak Past Golden Bears 5-4
NEW LONDON, N.H. – October 6, 2007 – Colby-Sawyer used victories at No. 1 and No. 2 doubles and No. 3 through No. 5 singles to pick up a huge 5-4 The Commonwealth Coast Conference (TCCC) victory over Western New England College on Saturday afternoon. The win improves the Chargers to 11-3 overall on the season, 7-2 in conference play, while WNEC falls to 7-4 overall, 5-3 in conference play.
Chargers Down Bison 7-1
NEW LONDON, N.H. – October 3, 2007 – The Colby-Sawyer women's tennis team improved to 10-2 overall, 6-2 in The Commonwealth Coast Conference (TCCC) as the Chargers defeated the Bison of Nichols College 7-1 Wednesday evening.
Chargers Get Non-Conference Win Over Emmanuel
BOSTON, Mass. - September 30, 2007 - The Colby-Sawyer women's tennis team closed out the weekend undefeated, as they downed the Saints of Emmanuel College 6-3 in non-conference action Sunday afternoon.
Chargers Power Past Wentworth 9-0
BOSTON, Mass. – September 29, 2007 – The Colby-Sawyer women's tennis team picked up their fourth 9-0 victory of the season Saturday, blanking the Leopards of Wentworth Institute of Technology.
Chargers Defeat Southern Maine 5-0
NEW LONDON, N.H. - September 27, 2007 - The Colby-Sawyer Chargers earned decisive victories in singles action to defeat the University of Southern Maine Huskies 5-0 in a weather-shortened, non-conference women's tennis match Thursday afternoon in New London, N.H.
Back-to-Back Rookie of the Week Awards for White
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – September 25, 2007 – Colby-Sawyer freshman Hannah White, a native of Stockbridge, Mass. and member of the women's tennis team, has been selected as The Commonwealth Coast Conference Rookie of the Week for the second week in a row.
Chargers Fall to Roger Williams
NEW LONDON, N.H. – September 22, 2007 – The Colby-Sawyer women's tennis team split the singles match-ups with Roger Williams 3-3 but won just one of three doubles matches as the Hawks defeated the Chargers 5-4 in The Commonwealth Coast Conference action Saturday afternoon. The loss drops the Chargers to 6-1 on the season while the Hawks improve to 4-1 overall.
Chargers Roll Past Gordon 9-0
NEW LONDON, N.H. – September 19, 2007 – Reigning conference Rookie of the Week Hannah White (Stockbridge, Mass.) picked up wins at No. 3 singles (6-1, 5-7, 1-0 (10-4)) and No. 1 doubles (w/LaChance 8-2) as the Colby-Sawyer women's tennis team defeated the Fighting Scots of Gordon College 9-0.
White Named Rookie of the Week
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – September 18, 2007 – Colby-Sawyer freshman Hannah White, a member of the women's tennis team and native of Stockbridge, Mass., has been named The Commonwealth Coast Conference Rookie of the Week for her efforts on the tennis court this past week. White posted a 5-0 week, helping the Chargers remain undefeated on the year.
Chargers Defeat Salve 8-1
NEW LONDON, N.H. – September 16, 2007 – The Colby-Sawyer women's tennis team swept doubles play 3-0 and won five of six singles matches to defeat The Commonwealth Coast Conference rival Salve Regina 8-1 on Sunday afternoon. The win is the first for fourth year head coach Sean McCaffrey over Salve and the first over Salve for the Colby-Sawyer women's tennis program since 2002.
Senior Day Success
NEW LONDON, N.H. – September 13, 2007 – Seniors Jill Goldstein (Jamestown, R.I.) and Ashley Willis (Derry, N.H.) each picked up their first wins of the season on Thursday afternoon, helping lead the Colby-Sawyer Chargers to a 9-0 victory over Lyndon State on Senior Day.
Chargers Down Eastern Nazarene 9-0
QUINCY, Mass. – September 12, 2007 - The visiting Chargers (3-0, 2-0) won 36 out of 38 games to earn points in numbers one, two and three singles and went on to win their second The Commonwealth Coast Conference match of the season. The Chargers were led by sophomore Mary Francis (Steuben, Maine) who won at No. 1 singles 6-1, 6-0.
LaChance Named Player of the Week
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – Colby-Sawyer sophomore Jen LaChance, a member of the women's tennis team, has been named The Commonwealth Coast Conference's Player of the week for her efforts on the court this past week.
Chargers Open TCCC Play with Victory
WESTON, Mass. - September 9, 2007 - The Colby-Sawyer women's tennis team picked up their first conference win of the season on Sunday afternoon, defeating the Pride of Regis College 8-1. The win improves the Chargers to 2-0 overall on the season while the Pride fall to 0-2.
Chargers Dump Panthers
PLYMOUTH, N.H. – The Colby-Sawyer College women's tennis team had little trouble in defeating Plymouth State University Thursday afternoon, handing the Panthers an 8-1 setback in the dual match opener for both schools.
Ellis Named Rookie of the Week
NEW LONDON, N.H. – Colby-Sawyer freshman Olivia Ellis (Jericho, Vt./Mt. Mansfield Union) has been named The Commonwealth Coast Conference Rookie of the Week for her efforts this past weekend at the Colby-Sawyer Women's Tennis Shootout.
St. Mikes Takes Five Titles At Colby-Sawyer Shootout
NEW LONDON, N.H. – September 2, 2007 – The Colby-Sawyer women's tennis team opened the 2007 season on labor day weekend, hosting Castleton State, Plymouth State and St. Michael's College in the Colby-Sawyer Tennis Shootout. St. Michael's took home five of the six division titles, including all four singles brackets and one doubles bracket. Colby-Sawyer finished with two third-place finishes and Plymouth State took home four third-place finishes.
Women's Tennis Picked Third
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – Colby-Sawyer women's tennis, last season's No. 2 seed for The Commonwealth Coast Conference tournament, has been chosen to finish third in this year's preseason poll. Defending TCCC Champion Roger Williams was selected as the favorite. Voting for the preseason poll was conducted among the league's head women's tennis coaches.
