Stevens Edges Ithaca; Alfred Secures E8 Bid; Elmira Wins Fifth Straight
ELMIRA 8, NAZARETH 1
The Elmira College women's tennis team continues its dominant run through the Empire 8 Conference as the Soaring Eagles defeated Nazareth College, 8-1, for their fifth consecutive win. EC moves to 7-1 overall and 6-1 in conference play heading into their final match of the regular season.
Today's match also marked two items that neither team has encountered in quite some time. EC's 8-1 win marks the first win over a Nazareth women's tennis team since before the 2000 season, a stretch of 20 matches including the postseason. Additionally, with Elmira's victory, Nazareth has been eliminated from Empire 8 Tournament contention, the first time in program history that the Golden Flyers will miss the conference tournament.
Singles Competition
1.
Kimberly Salkin (ELMIRA) def. Jean McCarthy (NAZARETH) 6-0, 6-1
2.
Ayaka Yoshino (ELMIRA) def. Ami Petosa (NAZARETH) 5-7, 6-2, 1-0 (10-5)
3.
Amy Schmidt (ELMIRA) def. Elizabeth Crane (NAZARETH) 6-0, 6-0
4.
Kayla Fitzgerald (ELMIRA) def. Adrienne Sharza (NAZARETH) 6-1, 6-0
5.
Megan Fitzgerald (ELMIRA) def. Audrey Knorr (NAZARETH) 6-1, 6-2
6.
Ellen Plowman (ELMIRA) def. Carlee Hastings (NAZARETH) 6-1, 7-5
Doubles Competition
1. Salkin/Yoshino (ELMIRA) def. Sharza/Lindsey Crawford (NAZARETH) 8-1
2. McCarthy/Petosa (NAZARETH) def. Schmidt/
Rebecca Zeuschner (ELMIRA) 8-2
3. Fitzgerald/Fitzgerald (ELMIRA) def. Crane/Knorr (NAZARETH) 8-2
STEVENS 5, ITHACA 4
In a matchup of undefeated teams in Empire 8 women's tennis, visiting Stevens Institute of Technology won a first-place showdown by a 5-4 score over Ithaca. The Ducks won all three doubles matches to start the dual. Ithaca rallied to claim four of the six singles matches, but the early deficit was unable to be reversed by the Bombers.
Stevens improved to 9-0 overall and 7-0 in the Empire 8. Ithaca suffered its first loss of the season and is 6-1 overall and 5-1 in the conference.
Singles competition
1. Jessica Bourque (SIT) def.
Haley Kusak (IC) 6-1, 6-3
2.
Carly Siegel (IC) def. Danielle Stewart (SIT) 6-2, 7-5
3.
Allison Vizgaitis (IC) def. Katrina Guido (SIT) 6-3, 6-2
4.
Alyssa Steinweis (IC) def. Julia Guignard (SIT) 6-2, 6-3
5. Alexis Connor (SIT) def.
Kelly Fishback (IC) 4-6, 6-2, 6-3
6.
Jodi Grosberg (IC) def. Allie Masciana (SIT) 7-5, 7-6 (7-5)
Doubles competition
1. Jessica Bourque/Alexis Connor (SIT) def.
Haley Kusak/
Carly Siegel (IC) 8-2
2. Katrina Guido/Danielle Stewart (SIT) def.
Alyssa Steinweis/
Allison Vizgaitis (IC) 8-6
3. Julia Guignard/Allie Masciana (SIT) def.
Kelly Fishback/
Maddie Overholt (IC) 9-8 (8-6)
ALFRED 9, UTICA 0
The Alfred University women's tennis team shut out visiting Utica, 9-0, in Empire 8 Conference action Saturday afternoon. With the win, the Saxons secured the school's first-ever berth in the four-team Empire 8 championship tournament.
AU improved to 6-5 overall and finished its Empire 8 slate with a 5-3 league mark. The top four teams make the tournament, with the winner earning the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA championships. AU, which can finish no worse than fourth in the conference, has competed in the past in the E8 championships, when all league schools made the field. This marks the first time AU has qualified since the league made it a four-team championship.
Standings as of 10/4/14
|
SCHOOL |
CONF |
OVERALL |
|
Stevens |
7-0 |
9-0 |
|
Elmira |
6-1 |
7-1 |
|
Ithaca |
5-1 |
6-1 |
|
Alfred |
5-3 |
6-5 |
|
Hartwick |
3-4 |
5-5 |
|
Nazareth |
3-4 |
3-5 |
|
St. John Fisher |
1-5 |
1-8 |
|
Houghton |
1-6 |
3-9 |
|
Utica |
0-7 |
0-10 |