Ithaca Women's Tennis Advances to Empire 8 Finals
West Point, N.Y. - The Ithaca women's tennis team (8-1) advanced to the finals of the Empire 8 Women's Tennis Championship with a 5-2 win over Nazareth (5-4) Saturday in a semifinal match. Stevens Institute of Technology is hosting the tournament at the United States Military Academy.
Ithaca won two of the three doubles matches and then went ahead 3-1 with a 7-5, 6-2 sixth singles victory by senior Kelsey Harness (Allegan/Allegan, Mich.). Ithaca's clinching singles victories came from sophomore Becky Guzzo (C.W. Baker/Baldwinsville) at third singles and junior Laurel Salladay (Pinkerton Academy/Hampstead, N.H.).
The Bombers will face Stevens in the championship match at 11 a.m. Sunday. Ithaca has won six straight Empire 8 titles. The winner of that match earns automatic qualification to the NCAA Division III Women's Tennis Championships in May.
10/22/11 at West Point, N.Y.
(Malek Courts)
Ithaca 5, Nazareth 2
Singles competition
1. Allison YOUNG (IC) vs. Alex Vizgaitis (NAZ) unfinished
2. Alison Tepas (NAZ) def. Carly SIEGEL (IC) 6-2, 6-3
3. Becky GUZZO (IC) def. Christine Cary (NAZ) 6-3, 6-3
4. Laurel SALLADAY (IC) def. Cara Yinger (NAZ) 2-6, 6-1, 6-3
5. Allison VIZGAITIS (IC) vs. Jennifer Crane (NAZ) unfinished
6. Kelsey HARNESS (IC) def. Krista Pagan (NAZ) 7-5, 6-2
Doubles competition
1. Alex Vizgaitis/Alison Tepas (NAZ) def. Becky GUZZO/Allison YOUNG (IC) 8-6
2. Becky CAMPBELL/Carly SIEGEL (IC) def. Cara Yinger/Christine Cary (NAZ) 9-8
3. Laurel SALLADAY/Allison VIZGAITIS (IC) def. Elizabeth Crane/Jennifer Crane (NAZ) 8-0
Team Records:
Nazareth 5-4
Ithaca 8-1