Gator women struggle against Big Red

Apr 18, 2009

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MEADVILLE, Pa. - The Allegheny women's tennis team fell 9-0 to non-division foe Denison during Saturday's Senior Day festivities at the Robertson Tennis Complex.

At first singles, the Big Red's Kristin Cobb defeated Allegheny's Lauren Kristofco (pictured), 6-1, 6-4. In the day's closest match, Sarah Short of Denison handled Gator freshman Alyssa Tom, 6-3, 6-3, at fourth singles.

The Gators (10-8, 1-1) will play their next match on Sunday when they host Kenyon at 2 p.m. If rain forces the action inside, the North Coast Athletic Conference East Division match will take place at noon at the Pennbriar Athletic Club in Erie, Pa.

AC men swept by Denison

Apr 18, 2009

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MEADVILLE, Pa. - The Allegheny men's tennis team dropped a 9-0 decision to non-division foe Denison on Senior Day (Saturday) at the Robertson Tennis Complex.

Senior Matt Chiricosta (pictured) fell at No. 1 singles to the Big Red's Jordan Beuhler, 7-5, 6-4.

The Gators (9-9, 1-1) will wrap up their regular season on Sunday when they host Kenyon at 2 p.m. If rain forces the action inside, the North Coast Athletic Conference East Division match will take place at noon at the Westwood Racquet Club in Erie, Pa.

Gators stumble against Case Western

Apr 15, 2009

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ERIE, Pa. - The Allegheny men's tennis team fell to Case Western Reserve, 5-0, in a non-conference match that was played to decision at the Westwood Racquet Club.

The Spartans swept doubles competition and claimed two singles points to win the match.

Case Western's Allen Ye won at third singles against Zack Kerosky, 6-0, 6-0, while teammate Adam Erickson was victorious in sixth singles against Ryan Zipf, 6-1, 6-1.

When the match concluded, one Gator was ahead in his match. Matt Chiricosta (pictured) led John Smetona, 6-2, 1-0.

Allegheny will be in action next this weekend when it plays its final two home matches. The Gators will host Denison and Kenyon on Saturday and Sunday, respectively. Both matches start at 2 p.m. The contest against Kenyon is a North Coast Athletic Conference East Division matchup.

Gators sweep Westminster at the Wise

Apr 14, 2009

MEADVILLE, Pa. - The Allegheny men's tennis team earned an indoor win at the Wise Center with a 9-0 sweep of Westminster on Tuesday.

Singles winners for the Gators were Matt Chiricosta, Zack Kerosky, Jake Allmaras, Ben Hurtuk, Nick Darrow and Danny Jacobs (pictured). All matches were played under pro-set rules.

Chiricosta was victorious over Stefan Hadricky at first singles, 8-2, while Kerosky defeated Fred Romeo in second singles, 8-0. Allmaras defeated Mark Drabick in the third singles match, 8-2, and Hurtuk handled Scott Lawrence, 8-3, at fourth singles.

Also for Allegheny, Darrow defeated Trevor Young at fifth singles, 8-0, and Jacobs took down J.D. Eicher, 8-4, in sixth singles.

In pairs competition, Chiricosta and Hurtuk teamed to win at first doubles against Hadricky and Romeo, 8-0. At second doubles, Allmaras and Ryan Zipf defeated Drabick and Lawrence, 8-0, while in third doubles, Kerosky and Gordon beat Young and Mike Codiza, 8-0.

The Gator men will be in action next on Wednesday when they host Case Western for a 4:30 p.m. match.

AC women suffer East Division loss to Oberlin

Pre-Match Dinner at Applebees and Pre-Match huddle.

Apr 11, 2009

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OBERLIN, Ohio - The Allegheny women's tennis team dropped a North Coast Athletic Conference East Division match on Saturday, falling 6-3 at Oberlin.

Alyssa Tom and Deborah Landau claimed wins at fifth and sixth singles, respectively, for Allegheny. Tom defeated Finley Gates, 7-6 (7-3), 6-3, while Landau was victorious against Sarah Teitelbaum, 6-3, 6-3.

Allegheny's lone doubles win came on the first tier. Lauren Kristofco and Sara Longo defeated Gates and Ariel Lewis 9-7.

The Gators (10-7, 1-1) will host Denison in their next match on Saturday, April 18, beginning at 2 p.m.