Ithaca Wins Tennis Championship

Ithaca Wins Tennis Championship

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The Ithaca College women's tennis team swept the doubles matches and went on to win two singles matches to defeat Nazareth 5-0 in the Empire 8 Women's Tennis championship match on Sunday at the Wheeler Tennis Courts. The Bombers claimed their ninth consecutive Empire 8 title and earned automatic qualification to the NCAA Division III Women's Tennis Championship in May. Graduate student Allison Young was named as the tournament's Most Outstanding Player.

The Bombers started the championship match with an 8-1 win at third doubles by Alyssa Steinweis(East Brunswick, N.J./East Brunswick) and Allison Vizgaitis (Fayetteville/Fayetteville-Manlius). At second doubles, Marni Blumenthal (Gladwyne, Pa./Harriton) and Carly Siegel (Dix Hills/Half Hollow Hills West) posted an 8-3 win to give the Bombers a 2-0 lead in the match. Young and Haley Kusak (Pittsford, N.Y./Pittsford Sutherland) finished off the doubles sweep for Ithaca with an 8-4 win at first doubles.

Young went on to a 6-0, 6-1 win at second singles for the Bombers and Blumenthal finished off the dual match with a 6-0, 6-0 win at fifth singles. The other singles matches were unfinished, and Ithaca led in three of those four matches.

Young's victories on Sunday were in addition to her first-doubles win in Saturday's semifinal dual over the ITA regional doubles championship team from Stevens.

Ithaca finished its fall campaign with a 10-0 dual-match record.

Empire 8 Championship
10/20/13 at Ithaca, N.Y.
(Wheeler Tennis Courts)

Ithaca 5, Nazareth 0

Singles competition
1. Haley Kusak (Pittsford, N.Y./Pittsford Sutherland) (IC) vs. Alison Tepas (NAZ) 4-6, 1-1, unfinished
2. Allison Young (Newport, R.I./The Prout School) (IC) def. Sara Kashtan (NAZ) 6-0, 6-1
3. Allison Vizgaitis (Fayetteville/Fayetteville-Manlius) (IC) vs. Jean McCarthy (NAZ) 6-0, 4-2, unfinished
4. Carly Siegel (Dix Hills/Half Hollow Hills West) (IC) vs. Ami Petosa (NAZ) 6-3, 1-2, unfinished
5. Marni Blumenthal (Gladwyne, Pa./Harriton) (IC) def. Adrienne Sharza (NAZ) 6-0, 6-0
6. Alyssa Steinweis (East Brunswick, N.J./East Brunswick) (IC) vs. Elizabeth Crane (NAZ) 6-2, 4-1, unfinished

Doubles competition
1. Haley Kusak (Pittsford, N.Y./Pittsford Sutherland)/Allison Young (Newport, R.I./The Prout School)(IC) def. Sara Kashtan/Alison Tepas (NAZ) 8-4
2. Marni Blumenthal (Gladwyne, Pa./Harriton)/Carly Siegel (Dix Hills/Half Hollow Hills West) (IC) def. Krista Pagan/Adrienne Sharza (NAZ) 8-3
3. Alyssa Steinweis (East Brunswick, N.J./East Brunswick)/Allison Vizgaitis(Fayetteville/Fayetteville-Manlius) (IC) def. Jean McCarthy/Ami Petosa (NAZ) 8-1

Team Records:
Nazareth 7-5
Ithaca 10-0

Order of finish: Doubles (3,2,1); Singles (2,5)

Ithaca earns automatic qualification to the 2014 NCAA Division III Women's Tennis Championships.


Video Interview - Head Coach Bill Austin



Video Interview - Tournament Most Outstanding Player Allison Young (Newport, R.I./The Prout School)