2006 Liberty League Championship

Oct. 8, 2006: Vassar's women's tennis team won its fifth straight Liberty League Women's Tennis Championship with a 8-1 victory over Skidmore Sunday afternoon. The number one seeded Brewers had a convincing win over the number two seeded Thoroughbreds taking all three doubles matches and winning five of six singles matches. Hamilton College finished third in the tournament, defeating Rochester 6-3. After Hamilton won two of three doubles matches, Rochester rallied with two singles wins. Hamilton however, won the final four singles matches to win the match.

St. Lawrence won the fifth place match, defeating William Smith 6-3. The Saints won two of three doubles matches and four of six singles matches to clinch fifth place. With a 5-4 win over RPI, Union College finished seventh place.

Saturday, Oct. 7

8:30 a.m. #2 Skidmore vs. #7 RPI
8:30 a.m. #3 Hamilton vs. #6 William Smith
10:30 a.m. #4 St. Lawrence vs. #5 Rochester
10:30 a.m. #1 Vassar vs. #8 Union
12:30 p.m. winner Hamilton/ William Smith vs. winner Skidmore/ RPI
12:30 p.m. loser Hamilton/ William Smith vs. loser Skidmore/ RPI
2:30 p.m. winner St. Lawrence/ Rochester vs. winner Vassar/ Union
2:30 p.m. loser St. Lawrence/ Rochester vs. loser Vassar/ Union

Sunday, Oct. 8

8:30 a.m. Third Place Match
8:30 a.m. Championship Match
10:30 a.m. Seventh Place Match
10:30 a.m. Fifth Place Match

Sunday's Results

VASSAR 8, SKIDMORE 1

Doubles

Sharnak/ Graham (VC) def. Francher/ Grabler (SC) 8-2

Romita/ Kliman (VC) defr. Abrams/ Attley (SC) 9-7

Pontee/ Will (VC) def. McEvoy/ Travis (SC) 8-4

Singles

Sharnak (VC) def. Francher (SC) 6-1, 6-2

Graham (VC) def. Abrams (SC) 6-1, 6-0

Pontee (VC) def. Grabler (SC) 6-0, 6-0

Attley (SC) def. Romita (VC) 7-5, 6-2

Kliman (VC) def. Beaver (SC) 6-1, 6-0

Barnett (VC) def. McEvoy (SC) 6-4, 6-2

THIRD PLACE

HAMILTON 6, ROCHESTER 3

Doubles

Cross/ Webster (UR) def. K. Powers/ M. Powers ( HC) 8-4

Brantley/Poe (HC) def. Perry/ Bechmann (UR) 8-4

Goheen/ Pardoe (HC) def. Mears/ Wells (UR) 8-3

Singles

Cross (UR) def. K. Powers (HC) 6-1, 6-4

Webster (UR) def. M. Powers (HC) 6-2, 6-1

Brantley (HC) def. Perry (UR) 6-4, 2-6, 6-0

Poe (HC) def. Beckmann (UR) 6-1, 6-4

Horn (HC) def. Mears (UR) 6-3, 4-6, 6-0

Pardoe (HC) def. Wells (UR) 6-2, 6-4

FIFTH PLACE

ST. LAWRENCE 6, WILLIAM SMITH 3

Doubles

Lannon/ Karam (SLU) def. Rauck/ Damon (WSC) 9-7

Kelley/ Cain (WSC) def. Hubbell Vallejos (SLU) 9-7

Kyte/ Bernier (SLU) def. Connell/ Haseotes (WSC) 8-6

Singles

Rauck (WSC) DNF Lannon (SLU)

Karam (SLU) def. Kelley (WSC) 6-2, 6-1

Damon (WSC) def. Hubbell (SLU) 6-4, 6-4

Gilman (SLU) def. Schraeter (WSC) 6-3, 6-1

Vallejos (SLU) def. Cain (WSC) 6-2, 7-5

Berneir (SLU) def. Levenson (WSC) 7-5, 6-4

SEVENTH PLACE

UNION 5, RPI 4

Doubles

Meola/ Weats (UC) def. Sherman/ Das (RPI) 8-4

Fitzpatrick/ Rucci (UC) def. Dalton/ Weiss (RPI) 8-2

Mabrey/ Trell (UC) def. Kaplan/ Roe (RPI) 8-5

Singles

Das (RPI) def. Werts (UC) 6-3, 6-1

Miller (UC) def. Lindhult (RPI) 6-4, 6-2

Roe (RPI) def. Rucci (UC) 6-3, 6-0

Sherman (RPI) def. Meola (UC) 6-0, 6-4

Mabrey (UC) def. Dalton (RPI) 6-2, 6-0

Weiss (RPI) def. Wehrum (UC) 6-1, 6-2

Saturday's Results

SKIDMORE 5, RPI 0

Doubles

Danielle Fancher/ Jenny Grabler (SC) def. Progga Das/ Erica Sherman (RPI) 8-4

Laura Attley/ Stephanie Abrams (SC) def. Andrea Dalton/ Kristen Weiss (RPI) 8-3

Kyra Travis/ Ashley McEvoy (SC) def. Michelle Pelersi/ Christine Roe (RPI) 8-2

Singles

Fancher (SC) def. Das (RPI) 6-0, 6-2

Abrams (SC) DNF. Lydia Lindhult (RPI) 3-6, 2-2

Grabler (SC) DNF Roe (RPI) 3-6 1-3

Attley (SC) def. Sherman (RPI) 6-0, 6-0

Kim Bevan (SC) DNF. Dalton (RPI) 6-4

HAMILTON 5, WILLIAM SMITH 3

Doubles

Chelsea Rauck/ Shari Damon (WSC) def. Kara Powers/ Marni Powers (HC) 8-2

Meghan Kelley/ Erinn Cain (WSC) def. Laura Brantley/ Emily Poe (HC) 9-7

Elizabeth Goheen/ Ashley Pardoe (HC) def. Alex Connell / Ali Haseotes 8-2

Singles

Rauck (WSC) def K. Powers (HC) 6-0, 6-4

M. Powers (HC) def. Kelley (WSC) 6-2, 6-1

Brantley (HC) def. Damon (WSC) 6-3, 6-4

Poe (HC) def. Sam Schraeter (WSC) 6-0, 6-1

Brittany Horn (HC) def. Erinn Cain (WSC) 7-6 (5) 6-4

Julia Houlden DNF. Meredith Levenson 7-6 (4) 5-7, 0-2

VASSAR 5, UNION 0

Doubles

Debbie Sharnak/ Kelly Graham (VC) def. Jessica Meola/ Jennie Werts (UC) 8-3

Krista Romita/ Elysa Kliman (VC) def. Kelly Fitzpatrick/ Kathleen Rucci (UC) 8-3

Nicole Pontee/ Anna Will (VC) def. Hallie Mabrey/ Lauren Trell (UC) 8-4

Singles

Jennie Werts (UC) DNF. Debbie Sharnak (VC) 6-4

Kelly Graham (VC) def. Brittany Miller (UC) 6-0, 6-0

Nicole Pontee (VC) DNF. Kathleen Rucci (UC) 6-0, 5-2

Krista Romita (VC) def. Jessica Meola (UC) 6-0, 6-0

Elysa Kliman (VC) DNF Hallie Mabrey (UC) 4-3

Kelly Barnett (VC) DNP Lyndsay Wehrum (UC)

ROCHESTER 5, ST. LAWRENCE 2

Doubles

Colleen Cross/ Cassandra Webster (UR)/ def. Kirsten Lannon/ Liz Karam (SLU) 8-6

Alexa Perry/ Melinda Bechmann (UR) def. Chelsea Hubbell/ Candice Vallejos (SLU) 8-3

Megan Mears/ Victoria Wells (UR) def. Denise Kyte/ Sara Bernier (SLU) 8-2

Singles

Lannon (SLU) DNF Cross (UR) 6-1, 3-6, 2-1

Webster (UR) def. Karam (SLU) 6-2, 6-1

Perry (UR) def. Hubbell (SLU) 7-5, 6-0

Gillman (SLU) def. Beckmann (UR) 6-1, 6-3

Vallejos (SLU) DNF Mears 2-6, 4-5

Bernier (SLU) def. Wells (UR) 6-1, 6-3

SECOND ROUND CONSOLATION RESULTS

ST. LAWRENCE 5, UNION 1

Doubles

Lannon/ Karam (SLU) def. Meola/ Werts (UC) 8-2

Vallejos/ Hubbell (SLU) def. Fitzpatrick/ Rucci (UC) 8-2

Kyte/ Bernier (SLU) Mabrey/ Trell (UC) 9-8 (8)

Singles

Lannon (SLU) DNF. Werts (UC) 6-3, 4-5

Karam (SLU) def. Miller (UC) 6-4, 6-1

Hubbe

l (SLU) DNF. Rucci (UC) 6-2, 2-6, 1-3

Gilman(SLU) def. Meola (UC) 6-3, 6-2

Mabrey (UC) def. Vallejos (SLU) 6-0, 6-1

Bernier (SLU) DNF. Wehrum (UC) 1-0

WILLIAM SMITH 5, RENSSELAER 2

Doubles

Rauck/ Damon (WSC) def Sherman/ Das (RPI) 8-5

Kelley/ Cain (WSC) def. Dalton/Weiss (RPI) 8-2

Connell/ Haseotes (WSC) def. Pelersi/ Roe (RP

Singles

Rauck (WSC) def. Das (RPI) 6-4, 6-1

Kelley (WSC) DNF Lindhult (WSC) 1-6, 6-3, 1-0

Christine Roe (RPI) def. Damon (WSC) 6-3, 6-2

Erica Sherman (RPI) def. Schraeter (WSC) 6-0, 6-4

Cain (WSC) def. Dalton (RPI) 6-3, 7-5

Kristen Weiss (RPI) DNF Meredith Levenson 2-2

SECOND ROUND

SKIDMORE 6, HAMILTON 2

Doubles

K. Powers/ M. Powers(HC) def. Fancher/ Grabler (SC)8-4

Attley/ Abrams (SC) def. Brantley/ Poe

Goheen/Pardoe (HC) def. Travis/ McEvoy 8-5

Singles

Fancher (SC) def. K. Powers (HC) 6-3, 6-3

Abrams (SC) def. M. Powers (HC) 6-2, 6-2

Grabler (SC) def. Brantley (HC) 6-1, 6-4

Poe, (HC) DNF. Attley (SC) 6-3, 5-0,

Bevan (SC) def. Brittany Horn (HC) 6-4, 6-1

McEvoy (SC) def. Houlden (HC) 6-0, 6-3

VASSAR 5, ROCHESTER

Doubles

Colleen Cross/ Cassandra Webster ( UR) def. Debbie Sharnak Kelly Graham (VC) 9-8 (3)

Krista Romita/ Elysa Kliman (VC) def. Alexa Perry/ Melinda Beckmann (UR) 8-3

Nicole Pontee/ Anna Will (VC) def. Megan Mears/ Victoria Wells (UR) 8-0

Singles

Sharnak (VC) def. Cross (UR) 6-1, 6-1

Graham (VC) DNF. Webster (UR) 6-2, 6-1

Pontee (VC) def. Perry (UR) 6-4, 6-0

Romita (VC) DNF Beckmann (UR) 6-2, 5-5Kliman (VC) def. Mears (UR) 6-0, 6-1

Barnett (VC) DNF Shaw (UR) 5-0