Bomber Women's Tennis Wins Empire 8 Semifinal Over Hartwick
MENDON, N.Y. -- The Ithaca women's tennis team blanked Hartwick 6-0 in an Empire 8 semifinal match Saturday at Mendon Racquet Club. The first-seeded Bombers are 10-0 in dual matches on the season and the fourth-seeded Hartwick Hawks are 5-8. Ithaca advances to the Empire 8 finals Sunday at 11 a.m. Ithaca is seeking its eighth-consecutive conference title and an automatic berth to the 2013 NCAA Division III Women's Tennis Championships.
Ithaca swept the three doubles matches, led by the first doubles team of Cristina Nunez and Allison Young, who posted an 8-2 victory. Things were a little closer at the other two doubles matches. The second doubles team of Marni Blumenthal and Laurel Salladay trailed 5-2 but rallied to win the final six games of an 8-5 victory. The third doubles team of Carly Siegel and Allison Vizgaitis led 7-4, then was tied 7-7 before going on to a 9-7 win.
The Bombers rolled through the singles matches. Nunez won 6-0, 6-1 at first singles. Vizgaitis won 6-0, 6-0 at fourth singles and was quickly followed off of the court by Salladay with a 6-2, 6-0 win at third singles. Siegel had a convincing lead at second singles, but that match was unfinished as Ithaca attained the required team points necessary to determine the winner of the dual match.
Hartwick vs Ithaca
Empire 8 Semifinal
10/20/12 at Mendon, N.Y.
(Mendon Racquet Club)
Ithaca 6, Hartwick 0
Singles competition
1. Cristina NUNEZ (IC) def. Megan Henson (HC) 6-0, 6-1
2. Carly SIEGEL (IC) vs. Nicole Schepisi (HC) 6-1, 4-3, unfinished
3. Laurel SALLADAY (IC) def. Lauren Michels (HC) 6-2, 6-0
4. Allison VIZGAITIS (IC) def. Lysandra Tetreault (HC) 6-0, 6-0
5. Marni BLUMENTHAL (IC) vs. Kristen Napolitano (HC) unfinished
6. Alyssa STEINWEIS (IC) vs. Ruth Jones (HC) unfinished
Doubles competition
1. Cristina NUNEZ/Allison YOUNG (IC) def. Megan Henson/Nicole Schepisi (HC) 8-2
2. Marni BLUMENTHAL/Laurel SALLADAY (IC) def. Rebecca Clark/Lauren Michels (HC) 8-5
3. Carly SIEGEL/Allison VIZGAITIS (IC) def. Ruth Jones/Lysandra Tetreault (HC) 9-7
Team Records:
Hartwick 5-8
Ithaca 10-0
Order of finish: Doubles (1,2,3); Singles (1,4,3)