Elmira, Stevens and Nazareth Victorious in E8 Play
Elmira 6, St. John Fisher 3 (
Box Score)
The Elmira College women's tennis team (1-1, 1-1 E8) tallied their first Empire 8 Conference win of the season as they defeated St. John Fisher College (0-2, 0-1 E8), 6-3. EC's
Stephanie Tock clinched the match for the Soaring Eagles, winning at fifth singles, 6-4, 6-4.
Elmira started today's match strong, winning two of three doubles matches. EC's
Ayaka Yoshino and
Danielle Levine teamed up for an 8-3 win at second doubles while the tandem of
Ellen Plowman and
Kristi Chanda pulled out a tight 8-6 match at third doubles. Fisher quickly evened the match with a win at third singles but victories by Elmira's Yoshino and
Kayla Fitzgerald at second and fourth singles gave EC a 4-2 edge.
The Cardinals claimed another singles match at the first position to cut the deficit to 4-3. However, Elmira's Tock would put together a clutch performance at fifth singles as she rallied from behind in both sets to seal the win for the Soaring Eagles. Following Tock's victory, Plowman would add an exclamation point to today's final with a convincing 6-2, 6-2 win at sixth singles.
Stevens 6, Hartwick 3 (
Box Score)
The Stevens Institute of Technology women's tennis team picked up its third win in as many matches this fall with a 6-3 victory at Empire 8 Athletic Conference rival Hartwick College on Sunday afternoon.
The Ducks scored a pair of points in the doubles matches as junior
Jessica Bourque and senior
Lisa Tessitore swept their opponents at first doubles and juniors
Danielle Stewart and
Elena Cocineva-Lenge took second doubles, 8-2. Hartwick picked up a point at third doubles as the duo of
Lauren Noyes and
Kristen Napolitano defeated Lily Bruenjes and Arden Servido 8-6 in third doubles.
The top of the Stevens lineup made short work of the Hawks as Bourque took first singles, 6-0, 6-1, Tessitore won at second singles, 6-1, 6-1 and Stewart closed out third singles, 6-0, 6-3 to clinch the match. Freshman
Jillian Morneau also picked up the win in a back-and-forth affair at sixth singles, 6-2, 0-6, 10-3.
Cocineva-Lenge took a tough loss at fourth singles, winning the first set, 6-3, but dropping the next two, 6-2 and 10-7, while Servidio fell quickly at #5, 6-1, 6-0.
The Hawks rallied in the fourth and fifth singles. Napolitano faced Elena Cocineva-Lenge in third singles and after dropping the first set 3-6, rallied to take the second set 6-2 and the third set in a super tie-breaker, 10-7.
Caitlin O'Brien won her first collegiate match with a 6-1, 6-0 victory over Arden Servido.
Nazareth 8, Utica 1 (
Box Score)
Visiting Nazareth made short work of Empire 8 Conference rival Utica in women's tennis action Sunday as the Golden Flyers won all three doubles matches in an 8-1 victory.
Seniors
Alison Tepas and
Krista Pagan won easily at first and sixth respectively, each winning 6-0, 6-0. Freshman
Jean McCarthy, sophomore
Ami Petosa and junior
Adrienne Sharza also won in straight sets.
Tepas and freshman
Sara Kashtan won 8-0 at first doubles as did the combos of Pagan and
Elizabeth Crane and McCarthy and Petosa.
Erin Burchill was the Pioneers lone winner on the day, earning a victory at second singles, 75-, 6-1.