Monday, April 29, 2013

Men Finish with Win Over Wabash!


OBERLIN, Ohio – With two Gators further solidifying their place in the Allegheny record books, the men's tennis squad finished the season in fifth place, upending Wabash, 5-3, at the North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) tennis championships on Sunday evening at the Don Hunsinger Courts.

Junior Patrick Cole and freshman Tyler Triolo each won their respective doubles matches, finishing the season with 22 wins each in doubles matches, which is a new program record. The two surpass the previous record of 20 held by Davis Howell and John Dymond during the 1999-00 season. Cole, paired with junior Frank Mosconi, won top-flight doubles, 8-4 while Triolo and sophomore Daniel Conroy won their decision in No. 3 doubles, 8-1.

Cole also finished the season with 44 combined wins in singles and doubles, which also stands as the new program record, surpassing the 41 combined wins set by Pete VandeKappelle in the 1998-99 season. Cole won the top-flight singles match, 6-1, 6-2. Triolo added a 6-3, 6-3 victorious decision in No. 2 doubles as sophomore Sam Stephenson clinched the win with a 6-0, 6-3 win in the No. 6 spot.

The victory is Allegheny's first tournament win over Wabash since 2008. Allegheny also improves its final standing in the conference from the 2011-12 campaign, concluding a season that saw the team vault to an 11-0 record in dual matches.

Allegheny will start the 2013-14 campaign at the Nancy J. Heath Invitational, hosted in Meadville, next September.

Women Finish with Sweep Over Ohio Wesleyan!


OBERLIN, Ohio – Allegheny concluded the North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) tournament with a fifth place finish courtesy of a 5-0 win over Wooster on Sunday morning at the Don Hunsinger courts.

The top-flight doubles pair of junior Carolyn Shetter and freshman Sloane Prince pushed the Gators to a sweep in doubles with an 8-1 win to finish the tournament with a 2-1 record and a 12-4 record in the spring.

The second-flight team of junior Laura Steele and freshman Andrea Brush won, 8-6 to finish the season winning five of their last eight decisions. The all-freshman pair of Sun Mo Koo and Tiffany Kollah won, 8-3.

Prince finished the tournament with a 6-1, 6-0 win in third-flight singles. Brush completed the scoring for the Gators with a 6-0, 6-0 win in No. 6 singles, winning her second straight match for the Gators

Sunday, April 28, 2013

Men Sweep Ohio Wesleyan 5-0 at NCACs and Triolo and Cole Set Records!
















OBERLIN, Ohio – Junior Patrick Cole and freshman Tyler Triolo each set new program records usher the Gators to a 5-0 win over Ohio Wesleyan on Saturday afternoon in the North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) tournament at the Don Hunsinger Courts.

With Cole's 21st wins in both singles and doubles, the junior becomes the single-season record holder for combined singles and doubles victories.  Playing all of his 2012-13 matches in the top-flight position, Cole has posted a 14-3 record in top-flight dual singles matches and a 15-3 mark in doubles matches.

Freshman Tyler Triolo and Cole both became the new record holders in single season doubles victories as both won their 21st doubles match of the season.

Cole, paired with fellow third year Frank Mosconi, won, 8-3, to pace the Gators to a sweep in doubles matches.  Sophomores Alexander Hurtuk and Sam Stephenson won an 8-2 decision in No. 2 doubles as the third-flight pair of freshman Tyler Triolo and sophomore Daniel Conroy picked up an 8-2 victory.

Playing in the No. 6 singles spot, Stephenson won a 6-1, 6-0 decision to help the Gators to a 2-0 record in singles matches that clinched the team victory.  Cole would add a 6-1, 6-0 win in the top-flight position.

The Gators will close the NCAC tournament with a 1 p.m. match against Wabash on Sunday, Apr. 28.   

Women Sweep Ohio Wesleyan at NCACs!




OBERLIN, Ohio – The Gators rebounded from a first round loss by upending the No. 8 seeded Ohio Wesleyan Batting Bishops, 5-0, in the second round of the 2013 North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) tennis tournament on Saturday afternoon at the Don Hunsinger Courts.

Allegheny swept the doubles matches, sparked by an 8-0 win by the No. 3 pairing of freshmen Sun Mo Koo and Tiffany Kollah. The top-flight team of junior Carolyn Shetter and freshman Sloane Prince along with the No. 2 pairing of junior Laura Steele and freshman Andrea Brush won 8-6 decisions in their respective matches.

Koo dominated her No. 4 singles match, earning a 6-0, 6-0 win. Brush also picked up a 6-0, 6-0 win in No. 6 singles.

The Gators will conclude their NCAC Tournament schedule on Sunday, Apr. 28 at 9 a.m. against Wooster.

Sunday, April 14, 2013

Men and Women Sweep Penn St. Behrend 9-0 and Dr. Nonnenmacher and Dr. Donmoyer Honored at Match!



Today both teams swept Penn State Behrend 9-0 and Dr. Nonnenmacher and Dr. Donmoyer both served as honorary guest coaches as part of the NCAA Div. III Week celebration.