Stevens and Hartwick Pick up Conference Wins
STEVENS 9, Utica 0– (
Box Score)
The Stevens Institute of Technology women's tennis team cruised to a 9-0 win over Utica College Saturday at the Binghampton Racquet Center in Edgewater, N.J.
The win keeps the Ducks undefeated at 3-0 while Utica dropped to 0-1.
Stevens started strong at doubles with junior
Alexis Connor and sophomore
Allie Masciana's 8-0 win at No. 2 over sophomore Gabriella Morreale and junior Doni Look, followed by a second 9-0 win for senior
Danielle Stewart and freshman
Katrina Guido at No. 1. Stewart and Guido are now 3-0 from that position this fall.
The Ducks completed the doubles sweep with a win by default at No. 3
The winning continued for Stevens once singles started with Masciana's straight-set win at No. 5 over freshman Lu Lu Zhang, followed by sophomore
Lily Bruenjes' 6-1, 6-0 win at No. 4. Guido moved to 3-0 in her singles career with a straight-set win at No. 2 before sophomore
Jillian Morneau picked up her first win of the season at No. 3 over Look.
Stewart continued the trend with a 6-0, 6-2 win at No. 1 to give Stevens an 8-0 lead. The Ducks picked up another default victory at No. 6 to complete the Saturday sweep.
HARTWICK 7, Houghton 2
The Hartwick Hawks won their Empire 8 opener today at home by defeating Houghton College 7-2. The convincing win for the Hawks improves their record to 2-0 and 1-0 in conference play on the season.
The Hawks were able to capture five singles victories this afternoon against the Highlanders. Playing at the top spot,
Nicole Schepisi came away with a dominating performance defeating Laura Jacuzzo 6-3, 6-1. For a second straight match,
Kelly Napolitano,
Kristen Napolitano, and
Caitlin O'Brien made quick work of their opponents dropping only eight games collectively.
Lauren Noyes, in her first singles start of the season, defeated Libby Wideman in the sixth spot 6-0, 6-4. Noyes also teamed up with Schepisi at #1 doubles for an 8-4 victory. The Napolitano sisters picked up the other doubles point, dismantling their opponents without dropping a game.
The Hawks almost swept doubles but O'Brien and
Anna Van Allsburg were edged by the third doubles team of Houghton in a tiebreaker, 9-8 (7-3).