3/22/2012 10:18:00 PM HILTON HEAD, S.C. – The Allegheny women's tennis team finished their 2012 spring trip on a high note Thursday morning, as they dominated the Pioneers of Smith College 8-1.
The Gators swept the doubles competition, with both number one doubles and number two doubles cruising to victories. The number three doubles team of Laura Steele and Kathleen McBride found themselves in a battle against Julia Signell and Allie Ryan, beating them by the slimmest of margins 9-7.
Allegheny would come as close to sweeping the singles competition as possible, taking five of six from the Pioneers. Carolyn Shetter cruised in number one singles 6-0, 6-0 and Elyse Schmitt had no problems in the number five singles 6-2, 6-1.
Laura Steele took care of Bayla Weick 6-2, 7-5 in number four singles, while both Janna Dickerson and Courtney O'Brien came away victorious in super-tiebreakers in number three and number six singles respectively.
The win improves the Gators to 6-5 on the season as they will be off until April 6 when they will take part in the Oberlin Shootout in Oberlin, Ohio.
Allegheny 8, Smith 1 Mar 22, 2012 at Hilton Head, S.C. (Hilton Head Beech and Tennis Resort)
HILTON HEAD, S.C. – The Allegheny women's tennis team took on the Tommies of St. Thomas Tuesday morning, cruising to a 7-2 win.
Allegheny jumped out to a 2-1 lead after the doubles competition, getting wins from their number one and three pairs. In the number one slot Carolyn Shetter and Deborah Landau defeated the pairing of Mary Allen and Rachel Wright 8-6. In number three doubles, Laura Steele and Kathleen McBride had a relatively easy time dispatching Clair Elkins and Kristen Haukoos 8-3.
The Gators continued their dominance in the singles portion, taking five of a possible six points.
Carolyn Shetter cruised in number one singles against Mary Allen 6-1, 6-0. Landau followed suite in number two singles, conquering Rachel Wright 6-2, 6-1.
Janna Dickerson won a battle in her number four singles match against Brittany Alexander, splitting the first two sets and taking the super-tiebreak for the win. Elyse Schmitt easily beat Anna Wright 6-1, 6-1 in number five singles. And in the number six singles position, Cortney O'Brien won the first set 6-4 against Kaitlyn Israel, and then dropped set two 1-6. It came down to a super-tiebreak, and O'Brien outlasted Israel 10-4.
The win improves Allegheny to 5-5 overall, and 2-1 on their spring trip. The Gators will have Wednesday off, and finish their spring trip on Thursday when they will face Smith College at 8:00 a.m.
Allegheny 7, St. Thomas Women 2 Mar 20, 2012 at Hilton Head, S.C. (Hilton Head Beach and Tennis Resort)
Singles competition
1. Carolyn Shetter (ALLW) def. Mary Allen (UST) 6-1, 6-0
HILTON HEAD, S.C. – The Allegheny women's tennis team played their first match of their annual spring break trip to Hilton Head, South Carolina, and defeated the Bulldogs of Wisconsin Eau-Claire 5-4.
The number one pairing of Carolyn Shetter and Debroah Landau, and number two pairing of Janna Dickerson and Elyse Schmitt both won their doubles matches, giving Allegheny a 2-1 lead going into the singles matches. Shetter and Landau pulled out a close victory over Taylor Heltne and Katie Gillman, prevailing in a tiebreak 9-8 (5).
The Bulldogs would mount a comeback; however, Shetter would defeat Heltne in the number one singles slot to tie things up at four. The match would come down to the number two singles, as Deborah Landau and Gretchen Bachmeier would put on a show for the final point. Landau would take the first set 6-4, and in dramatic fashion take set number two 7-6 (5) in a tiebreak.
The win improves Allegheny to 4-4, and they will be back at it tomorrow when they will face Carleton at 12:00 pm.
Allegheny 5, UW-Eau Claire 4 Mar 18, 2012 at Hilton Head, S.C. (Hilton Head Beach and Tennis Resort)
Singles competition
1. Carolyn Shetter (ALLW) def. Taylor Heltne (UWEC) 6-1, 7-5
Snooki admires Vinny’s muscles while Tim Tebow is Tebowing in the background
Both teams made a valiant effort to defend their title from last year at this year’s Student-Athlete Talent Show.They finished in third place with an original skit where they recreated a mock awards show imitating various celebrities including the Jersey Shore cast, Justin Bieber,Charlie Sheen and Tim Tebow.Once again 5 year old Lucas Luteran made a cameo and so did both coaches.The tennis team finished in third place, but there is a lot of speculation as to whether there may have been a mathematical error with the final scores.There are also rumors swirling of judge tampering.Either way, we know that tennis will be back again next year with another entertaining and original skit.
DELAWARE, Ohio – The Allegheny men's tennis team traveled to Ohio Wesleyan Saturday afternoon for each team's first conference match of the season. The Gators went 2-1 in doubles competition and 4-2 in singles to take the 6-3 victory over the Battling Bishops.
The number one pairing of Patrick Cole and Kevin Kacer took their doubles match 8-6, while the number three pairing of Frank Mosconi and Charlie Murphy cruised to an 8-2 win. The number two pair of Alex Hurtuk and Sam Stephenson pushed their doubles match to the limit; however, they would fall just short, losing the tie break 7-4 to fall 8-9.
In singles play, Cole would dominate once again to a 6-0, 6-1 win over Ohio Wesleyan's Will Thieman. In the number two singles position, Hurtuk would defeat Richie Karban 6-3, 6-4; while in the number four slot, Kevin Kacer would win in a tiebreak 6-0, 3-6, 10-5.
Wrapping it up for the Gators was Charlie Murphy, who came out victorious in number five singles 6-1, 7-5.
The win improved Allegheny to 5-1 overall, and 1-0 in conference play. The Gators will be back at it on Friday, February 24 when they will travel to the Cleveland Skating Club in Cleveland, Ohio to take on the Spartans of Case Western at 6:30 pm.
Allegheny 6, Ohio Wesleyan 3 Feb 18, 2012 at Delaware, Ohio, USA (Gordon Field House)
Singles competition 1. Patrick Cole (ALLM) def. Will Thieman (OWUM) 6-0, 6-1 2. Alex Hurtuk (ALLM) def. Richie Karban (OWUM) 6-3, 6-4 3. Ryan Leslie (OWUM) def. Sam Stephenson (ALLM) 6-3, 6-3 4. Kevin Kacer (ALLM) def. John Russell (OWUM) 7-5, 2-6, 10-5 5. Charlie Murphy (ALLM) def. Matt Swaim (OWUM) 6-1, 7-5 6. John Rissell (OWUM) def. Frank Mosconi (ALLM) 6-1, 6-0
Doubles competition 1. Patrick Cole/Kevin Kacer (ALLM) def. Richie Karban/John Rissell (OWUM) 8-6 2. Conor Breen/Will Thieman (OWUM) def. Alex Hurtuk/Sam Stephenson (ALLM) 9-8 (7-4) 3. Frank Mosconi/Charlie Murphy (ALLM) def. Ryan Leslie/Matt Swaim (OWUM) 8-2
Match Notes Allegheny 5-1, 1-0 Ohio Wesleyan 2-3, 0-1
DELAWARE, Ohio – The Allegheny women's tennis team traveled to the campus of Ohio Wesleyan on Saturday afternoon seeking their first victory of the spring season. The Gators put together a strong showing, sweeping the doubles matches en route to a 6-3 victory.
Allegheny cruised through the doubles competitions, with the pairings of Deborah Landau/Carolyn Shetter and Kathleen McBride/Laura Steele both winning 8-5. Janna Dickerson and Elyse Schmitt had an even easier time in the number two doubles winning 8-3, giving Allegheny a 3-0 advantage.
Landau, Steele and Dickerson would all follow up their doubles victories with individual wins of their own. After dropping her first set, Landau would claim the next two over Ohio Wesleyan's Emily Kiourtsis, winning 3-6, 6-4, 6-3.
Steele and Dickerson would both claim their matches in straight sets; Steele defeating Lydia Tritschler 7-5, 6-2; while Dickerson would cruise to a 6-1, 6-3 victory over Abby Killorin.
The win improved the Gators to 3-3 on the season. Allegheny will be off until March 3, when they will travel to the Cleveland Skating Club in Cleveland, Ohio to take on Case Western Reserve at 6:30 pm.
Allegheny 6, Ohio Wesleyan 3 Feb 18, 2012 at Delaware, Ohio, USA (Gordon Field House)
