Nazareth Advances to E8 Championship
Senior
Alison Tepas and freshman
Jean McCarthy each won matches in singles and doubles for second-seeded Nazareth Saturday as the Golden Flyers defeated third-seeded Elmira, 5-2, in the semifinals of the Empire 8 Conference women's tennis tournament.
Nazareth, 7-4 overall, advanced to Sunday's conference championship match against top-seeded Ithaca at 11 a.m. The Bombers defeated fourth-seeded Stevens, 5-1, in the other semifinal matchup.
Tepas, who captured the first singles title at last weekend's New York State Championships, won 6-0, 6-0 at first singles over Elmira's Amy Schmidt while McCarthy downed Elmira's Danielle Levine at third singles, 6-3, 6-2. Nazareth also gained a point from junior
Adrienne Sharza, who won 6-3, 7-5 over Stephanie Tock at fifth singles.
At first doubles, Tepas teamed with freshman
Sara Kashtan won an 8-3 victory over Elmira duo of Schmidt and Kayla Fitzgerald. McCarthy then teamed with sophomore
Ami Petosa for an 8-5 win at third doubles.
Nazareth 5, Elmira 2
Singles competition
1. Alison Tepas (NAZ) def. Amy Schmidt (EC) 6-0, 6-0
2. Ayaka Yoshino (EC) def. Sara Kashtan (NAZ) 6-0, 6-0
3. Jean McCarthy (NAZ) def. Danielle Levine (EC) 6-3, 6-2
4. Ami Petosa (NAZ) vs. Kayla Fitzgerald (EC) 4-6, 7-5, 1-0, unfinished
5. Adrienne Sharza (NAZ) def. Stephanie Tock (EC) 6-3, 7-5
6. Krista Pagan (NAZ) vs. Ellen Plowman (EC) 6-1, 5-7, 5-1, unfinished
Doubles competition
1. Sara Kashtan/Alison Tepas (NAZ) def. Kayla Fitzgerald/Amy Schmidt (EC) 8-3
2. Danielle Levine/Ayaka Yoshino (EC) def. Elizabeth Crane/Krista Pagan (NAZ) 8-4
3. Jean McCarthy/Ami Petosa (NAZ) def. Ellen Plowman/Stephanie Tock (EC) 8-5