Gators fall in quarterfinal to Wittenberg

Apr 24, 2009

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GAMBIER, Ohio - The Allegheny men's tennis team fell 5-4 to Wittenberg in a North Coast Athletic Conference Tournament quarterfinal final at Kenyon.

The Tigers took an early advantage with two doubles wins to Allegheny's one. Matt Chiricosta and Ben Hurtuk claimed a point for the Gators, defeating Bobby Fisher and Andy Lamb at first doubles, 8-2.

At second doubles, Wittenberg's Derek de Rie and Brad Seymour were winners over Jake Allmaras and Ryan Zipf, 8-6, while at third doubles, the Tiger duo of Craig Lods and Andrew Young defeated Evan Gordon and Zack Kerosky, 8-5.

Four matches went to a third set in singles competition. Unfortunately for the Gators, Wittenberg won three of the four to clinch victory.

Gordon (pictured) had the Gators' only three-set win. He bested Fisher at second singles, 6-2, 2-6, 6-4. Kerosky and Allmaras added wins at third and fourth singles, respectively. Kerosky handled Lamb, 6-1, 6-1, and Allmaras beat Lods, 6-2, 6-3.

Seymour, de Rie and Young won singles matches for the Tigers. Seymour outlasted Chiricosta on the first tier, 5-7, 7-5, 6-4. In fifth singles, de Rie defeated Hurtuk, 2-6, 7-6, 6-3, while at sixth singles, Young handled Zipf, 2-6, 6-3, 7-5.

With the loss, Allegheny drops to the consolation round and will meet Ohio Wesleyan at 1 p.m. The Battling Bishops lost in the first round to Kenyon, 5-0. The Gators defeated OWU 6-3 on March 28.

Gators win last home match

Apr 21, 2009

MEADVILLE, Pa. - The Allegheny women's tennis team closed the regular season with a 7-2 win over Case Western Reserve on Tuesday at the Wise Center. The Gators won three singles matches and swept pairs competition.

Allegheny's Sara Longo (pictured) defeated Cheyenne Chambers, 6-1, 6-3, at second singles while teammate Janna Dickerson earned a win at fourth singles over Emily Hoffman, 6-0, 6-1. Also, Deb Landau handled Svetlana Villano at fifth singles, 6-0, 6-1.

Longo and Lauren Kristofco teamed at first doubles to beat Chambers and Marta Warway, 8-5. At second doubles, Dickerson and Elyse Schmitt bested Hoffman and Jenn Clever, 8-1.

Allegheny claimed two points by default at sixth singles and third doubles.

Singles

1. Marta Warway (C) def. Lauren Kristofco, 6-4, 6-4.
2. Sara Longo (A) def. Cheyenne Chambers, 6-1, 6-3.
3. Jenn Clever (C) def. Alyssa Tom, 3-6, 7-5, 10-4.
4. Janna Dickerson (A) def. Emily Hoffman, 6-0 6-1.
5. Deb Landau (A) def. Svetlana Villano, 6-0, 6-1.
6. Allegheny by default.

Doubles

1. Kristofco/Longo (A) def. Warway/Chambers, 8-5.
2. Dickerson/Elyse Schmitt (A) def. Clever/Hoffman, 8-1.
3. Allegheny by default.

Some Weekend Highlights

Seniors' Matt Chiricosta and Jackie Conrad were recognized before Saturday's match

The Gators may have had a tough time against the powerhouses from Kenyon and Denison this weekend, but there were some highlights to be proud of. On Saturday the Gator tennis program recognized our seniors, Matt Chiricosta and Jackie Conrad (pictured above), for their significant contributions to our program over the last four years. Jackie will be getting her Master's in Political Science at Lehigh University while Matt will be attending law school at the Cleveland-Marshall College of Law.

It was also great to see our men's #3 doubles team of Zack Kerosky and Evan Gordon upset Kenyon by a score of 8-4. In the women's match against Kenyon we lost three singles matches that all went into a third set. Deb Landau posted an impressive win at #6 singles by a score of 6-3, 7-6 (7-2). The most thrilling match of the weekend came at #3 doubles in the women's match against Kenyon. Margaret Hodgkiss-Lilly and Deb Landau were down 7-2 and managed to rally off seven straight games to win the match 9-7. It was one of the most impressive comebacks I have ever seen!

The ladies are back in action this Tuesday at 4:30 against Case Western and both teams wrap up the year this weekend at the NCAC tournament hosted by Kenyon.

~Coach Luteran

Gator women tripped up by Kenyon

Apr 19, 2009

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ERIE, Pa. - The Allegheny women's tennis team lost a 7-2 decision to Kenyon in North Coast Athletic Conference East Division action at the Penn Briar Athletic Club on Sunday.

Deb Landau (pictured) was a double-winner for the Gators. She won the sixth singles match over Anna Becker, 6-3, 7-6 (7-2).

Landau also teamed with Margaret Hodgkiss-Lilly for a 9-7 victory over Julia Diskint and Erin Ivanoff and third doubles.

With the loss, Allegheny dropped 10-9 overall and 1-2 in the East Division. It will finish the regular season on Tuesday. The Gators will host Case Western for a 4:30 p.m. start.

AC men's tennis drop regular season finale to Kenyon

Apr 19, 2009

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ERIE, Pa. - The Allegheny men's tennis team dropped its regular season finale to Kenyon 8-1 in North Coast Athletic Conference East Division action at the Westwood Racquet Club on Sunday.

The third doubles team of Zack Kerosky and Evan Gordon (pictured) earned the Gators' only point. It defeated Robert Alef and McNeil Parker, 8-4.

With the loss, Allegheny dropped 9-10 overall and 1-2 in the East Division.