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SAINTS RANKED 19th IN ITA'S EAST REGION AFTER FALL SCHEDULE Nov. 9: The St. Lawrence University women's tennis finished the fall portion of its season ranked 19th in the Eastern section of the ITA Rankings, though the majority of the squad's head-to-head matches will take place in the spring.
The Saints (1-0) defeated Plattsburgh State 9-0 in impressive fashion behind outstanding play from their deep roster. Though the women's tennis team's most experienced players are currently three juniors, the team has a bright future ahead, starting when matches begin again on March 2, 2008 against Ithaca.
"The ladies had a very successful fall season with several different athletes stepping up their game when we needed them to," said Saints head coach Jeremy Freeman. "We're looking forward to the spring season and our full schedule so we can work on climbing up the national ranks."
St. Lawrence will welcome the Bombers of Ithaca College to Canton, NY for their first dual-match of 2008 on March 2nd, then will head to Hilton Head Island, SC for the team's annual Spring Trip from March 15th-22nd.
SAINTS FINISH 5th AT 2007 NYSWCAA TOURNAMENT Oct. 22: The St. Lawrence University women’s tennis team earned fifth place overall in the 2007 NYSWCAA Tournament hosted by Ithaca College. The Saints finished with 22 points in a tie with the host school, while the Vassar College Brewers earned the tournament title.
St. Lawrence, which won eight of its nine matches on Friday, completed competition on Saturday as none of the Saints were able to reach the draw finals.
In the No. 1 singles bracket, Stephanie Finn defeated St. John Fisher’s Laura Hale 6-3, 6-0 to reach the semifinals. However, Finn was outlasted by second-seeded Lia Weiner of Rochester, 6-2, 7-5. Junior Elizabeth Karam’s quarterfinal opponent in the No. 2 singles draw was top-seeded Deborah Barany of Hamilton, and though Karam played well, Barany earned a 7-5, 6-3 win.
Junior Teresa Rodriguez, competing in the No. 3 singles bracket, was eliminated by Laura Attley of Skidmore College in the quarterfinals, 7-5, 6-0, while Casey Gilman advanced to the No. 4 semifinals with an impressive 6-4, 4-6, 6-1 battle over Rochester’s Elana Polivy. Gilman’s run towards the title was cut short by Vassar’s Elysa Kilman in the semis, though, 6-3, 6-3.
Sophomore Chelsea Hubbell added the dramatics for the Saints at the No. 5 singles draw, where she came from behind to knock off top-seeded Jamison Steele from Vassar College, 1-6, 6-2, 6-1. However, Hubbell met her match in the semifinals, where she was eliminated by William Smith’s Amanda Slack 7-6 (6), 7-6 (1). Rookie Mackenzie Hall, competing at No. 6 singles, was defeated in the quarterfinals by Ithaca’s Natalie Jenereski 6-3, 0-6, 6-2.
The Saints were unable to advance either of their doubles teams that competed in the semifinals on Saturday, as both the No. 1 doubles team of Gilman and Karam and the No. 3 duo of Liz Ronty and Hubbell fell in the quarters. Gilman and Karam were beaten by eventual champions Dani Francher and Rachel Loeb from Skidmore 8-3, while Ronty and Hubbell also lost to eventual-winners Kelly Barnett and Courtney Burks of Vassar, 9-7.
The Saints’ fifth place overall finish at the State Championships concludes the fall portion of the team’s schedule. The squad will return to competitive action on March 2, 2008 in a dual-match against the Bombers of Ithaca College.
SAINTS NEARLY SWEEP OPENING DAY OF COMPETITION AT 2007 NYSWCAA TOURNEY Oct. 19: After having all of last week off to prepare, the St. Lawrence University women’s tennis team responded in a big way on the first day of the 2007 NYSWCAA Tournament. Posting their best performance at the event in nine years, the Saints won eight of their nine matches and swept all six singles bouts to land in the top-2 after one day of the State Tournament hosted by Ithaca College.
The young Saints’ squad, which included five underclassmen on Friday, earned 16 points on the opening day of competition. First year student Stephanie Finn continued her impressive fall with a 6-4, 6-3 win against RPI’s Progga Das at No. 1 singles, while junior Elizabeth Karam answered with a straight set win over her own over RIT’s Leigh Bryson (7-6 (7-2), 6-3).
The chain of singles victories continued with No. 3 Teresa Rodriguez, who knocked off RIT’s Michele Caporalli 6-3, 6-2. Sophomores Casey Gilman and Chelsea Hubbell came through at No.’s 4 and 5, respectively, though they took different roads to victory. Gilman cruised past Nazareth’s Jessica Faber 6-1, 6-2, while Hubbell battled Danielle Carinci of Nazareth and stole the win in dramatic fashion, 4-6, 6-2, 7-6 (10-3).
Finally, first year student Mackenzie Hall completed the singles sweep with another outstanding come-from-behind win. The Nahant, MA native dropped her first set to Autumn McLain of Alfred, 5-7. However, the rookie battled out of the hole and took the follow two sets 6-1 and 7-6 (10-1) to earn the victory.
The Saints continued their fantastic run in doubles play as well, where they took two-of-three matches to finish the day. The No. 1 doubles squad of Gilman and Karam beat St. John Fisher’s Lauren Jones and Brittany Klotzback 8-6 to advance to the quarterfinals. Meanwhile, the No. 3 doubles duo of Hubbell and sophomore Liz Ronty eliminated Elmira’s pairing of Desiree Calderella and Aradhana Taneja, 8-2. The lone match that escaped the Saints on Friday was at No. 2 doubles, where Rodriguez and Finn were tripped up by NYU’s Jaclyn Manning and Stephanie Tu, 8-3.
The Saints will look to sustain their momentum when matches resume on Saturday morning in Ithaca, NY.
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