Allegheny women lose to Oberlin, finish fourth in NCAC

Apr 27, 2009

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GAMBIER, Ohio - The Allegheny women's tennis team finished its season with a 5-4 loss to Oberlin in North Coast Athletic Conference Tournament consolation action at Kenyon. The contest was held to determine third place in the NCAC.

Janna Dickerson, Deb Landau and Margaret Hodgkiss-Lilly (pictured) were singles winners for the Gators. Dickerson defeated Finley Gates, 6-0, 6-0, at fourth singles while Landau handled Jane Hayden in fifth singles, 6-1, 6-3. Hodgkiss-Lilly was victorious against Rebecca Brown at sixth singles, 6-2, 6-2.

Landau and Hodgkiss-Lilly combined for Allegheny's lone doubles point. They beat Jane Hayden and Sarah Teitelbaum, 8-5.

Gates and Ariel Lewis won the first doubles match for Oberlin. They handled Lauren Kristfoco and Sara Longo, 8-5. At second doubles, Yeowomen Olivia Hayden and Kelly Sipp defeated Dickerson and Elyse Schmitt, 8-4.

Oberlin's singles winners were Lewis, Olivia Hayden and Sipp at first, second and third singles, respectively. Lewis defeated Kristofco, 6-1, 6-4; Olivia Hayden beat Schmitt, 6-0, 6-2; and Sipp bested Longo, 6-4, 7-5.

With the loss, the Gators ended the season with an 11-11 record. Oberlin went 14-12.

AC women's tennis falls in NCAC semis

Apr 26, 2009

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GAMBIER, Ohio - The women's tennis team fell to Kenyon 5-4 in the North Coast Athletic Conference Tournament semifinals on Sunday.

The Gators were down 2-1 after the doubles portion of the event. With the score tied 4-4, the contest came down to the second singles match. Kenyon's Alexis Marino won the match in three sets against Elyse Schmitt, 6-3, 0-6, 6-3.

Lauren Kristofco, Janna Dickerson (pictured) and Deb Landau were singles winners for the Gators. Kristofco defeated Prita Kidder, 6-2, 6-3, in the first singles match. At fifth singles, Dickerson handled Julia Diskint, 6-0, 6-4, while Landau beat Anna Becker, 6-4, 6-2.

Allegheny's only doubles point came at third doubles when Landau and Margaret Hodgkiss-Lilly bested Diskint and Erin Ivanoff, 8-5.

At first doubles, Kidder and Marino defeated Kristofco and Sara Longo, 8-3, and at second doubles, Eva Ceja and Molly Yost were victorious over Dickerson and Schmitt, 8-3.

Yost and Ceja also won singles matches for the Ladies. Yost won against Longo, 6-4, 7-5, while Ceja defeated Alyssa Tom, 6-3, 6-4.

The Gators will meet Oberlin in consolation action for third place at 3 p.m. on Sunday.

Gator women advance to NCAC Tennis semifinals

Apr 25, 2009

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GAMBIER, Ohio - The Allegheny women's tennis team advanced to the North Coast Athletic Conference Tournament semifinals with a 5-3 win over Wittenberg during the quarterfinal round at Kenyon.

The Gators managed to gain only one of three points during doubles competition, but won four of five singles matches to emerge victorious.

Allegheny's first doubles team of Lauren Kristofco and Sarah Longo won its match against Sean Delaney and Kat Sundstrom, 8-2. Meanwhile, at second doubles, Wittenberg's Allison Earhardt and Maggie Stewart defeated Janna Dickerson and Elyse Schmitt, 8-6, while Tigers Jayne Miely and Jackie Stevens won 8-4 at third doubles over Margaret Hodgkiss-Lilly and Deb Landau.

In singles play, Kristofco, Longo, Dickerson and Landau won points for the Gators.

Kristofco won at first singles against Earhardt, 6-4, 6-1, and Longo claimed a win over Emily Nash at third singles, 6-4, 7-6.

Also for Allegheny, Dickerson defeated Alexandra Cummins, 6-2, 6-2, in fifth singles, while Landau won at sixth singles against Stevens, 6-3, 6-4.

Miely scored Wittenberg's only singles point. She defeated Schmitt, 6-0, 6-0, at second singles.

The Gators will now take on host Kenyon during Sunday's semifinals at 11 a.m. The winner will play in the finals later on Sunday at 3 p.m.

Gator men's tennis closes season with win over Oberlin

Apr 25, 2009

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GAMBIER, Ohio - The Allegheny men's tennis team closed its season with a 5-0 win over Oberlin in the seventh-place match at the North Coast Athletic Conference Championships, hosted by Kenyon.

The Gators swept doubles competition and quickly claimed two singles points to achieve victory.

At first doubles, Matt Chiricosta and Ben Hurtuk (pictured) teamed for an 8-3 win over Ben Godlove and Eliot Heaton. Jake Allmaras and Ryan Zipf were 8-1 winners in second doubles over Peder Davis and Sergio Sanchez, 8-1, and at third doubles, Evan Gordon and Zack Kerosky defeated Sam Towne and James Blankenship, 8-3.

Hurtuk and Kerosky claimed singles points for the Gators. Kerosky defeated Blankenship, 6-1, 6-0, at third singles and Hurtuk was victorious over Davis at fifth singles, 6-1, 6-1.

With the win, Allegheny finished the year with a 10-12 record. Oberlin dropped to 0-22.

Gators fall in consolation match to OWU

Apr 24, 2009

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GAMBIER, Ohio - The Allegheny men's tennis team dropped its second Friday match to Ohio Wesleyan 5-3 during consolation action at the North Coast Athletic Conference Tennis Championships.

Jake Allmaras (pictured) and Ben Hurtuk were singles winners for Allegheny. Allmaras won the fourth singles match over Scott Hellberg, 6-2, 6-1. Hurtuk defeated Solomon Ryan, 6-2, 6-4, in fifth singles.

Allegheny's Evan Gordon and Zack Kerosky claimed a point at third doubles with a 9-7 win over Ryan Leslie and Zach Weaver.

Ohio Wesleyan claimed two doubles wins and three singles wins. At first doubles, Kevin Kahn and Brandon Luttinger handled Hurtuk and Matt Chiricosta, 8-5. In second doubles, the Battling Bishops' Hellberg and Daniel Thangarajah defeated Allmaras and Ryan Zipf, 8-5.

The Bishops also won three singles matches. Kahn bested Chiricosta, 4-6, 6-1, 4-0 (ret.), at first singles. Luttinger defeated Kerosky, 6-4, 6-2, in third singles and Leslie beat Nick Darrow at sixth singles, 7-5, 6-2.

The Gators will wrap up consolation play on Saturday with a 9 a.m. match against Oberlin

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.

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.

Gators earn first victory over Clarion since Spring '02

Apr 9, 2009

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MEADVILLE, Pa. - The Allegheny women's tennis team earned a 6-3 win -- its first victory over NCAA Division II Clarion since the Spring 2002 semester -- at the Robertson Complex on Thursday.

The Gators (10-6, 1-0 NCAC East) won four singles matches and two doubles matches in earning the win. Elyse Schmitt, Janna Dickerson, Alyssa Tom (pictured) and Deb Landau were victorious in individual play.

Schmitt won the third singles match over Sharayah Campbell, 6-3, 6-1, while Dickerson won at fourth singles against Haylee Gardner, 6-1, 7-5.

At fifth singles, Tom handled Devin Rombach, 6-0, 6-2, and Landau defeated Megan Parson in sixth singles, 6-0, 6-4.

Schmitt and Dickerson also claimed wins at doubles as they teamed for a 8-1 decision over Gardner and Parsons at second doubles. Jackie Conrad and Margaret Hodgkiss-Lilly won the third doubles match against Campbell and Rombach, 9-8 (7-5).

Allegheny will return to action on Saturday when it visits Oberlin. The North Coast Athletic Conference East Division match is set to begin at 2 p.m.

Men's tennis edged by Wooster

Apr 5, 2009

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WOOSTER, Ohio - The Allegheny men's tennis team fell to 1-1 in North Coast Athletic Conference East Division play as it fell to Wooster, 5-4, on Sunday.

The Gators split singles competition with the Fighting Scots, but were able to take only one point in doubles.

Matt Chiricosta, Jake Allmaras and Ben Hurtuk were singles winners for Allegheny. Chiricosta led the way with the first singles win over Pat Grab, 6-1, 6-2.

Allmaras and Hurtuk were winners at fourth and fifth singles, respectively. Allmaras defeated Steve Conroy, 4-6, 6-4, 10-5, while Hurtuk defeated Ethan Arenstein, 7-6 (4), 6-1.

Chiricosta and Hurtuk earned the Gators' only doubles point. They won their first-tier match over Grab and Arenstein, 8-5.

Allegheny (8-7, 1-1) will return to action on April 14 when it hosts Westminster in non-conference action. The match will begin at 4 p.m.

AC men win first NCAC East match with sweep of Oberlin

Apr 4, 2009

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OBERLIN, Ohio - The Allegheny men's tennis team swept Oberlin, 9-0, in a North Coast Athletic Conference East Division match on Saturday.

Matt Chiricosta outlasted Oberlin's Ben Godlove at first singles, 6-3, 4-6, 10-6, in the only match that didn't end in straight sets. Evan Gordon defeated Joe Leffler at second singles, 6-2, 6-1, while Zack Kerosky was victorious in third singles over Eliot Heaton, 6-1, 6-0.

Also for Allegheny, Jake Allmaras won the fourth singles match against James Blankenship, 6-1, 6-0. Ben Hurtuk defeated Sam Towne, 7-5, 7-5, in fifth singles and Eric Roginek (pictured) won at sixth singles over Peder Davis, 6-0, 6-0.

The first doubles match was won by Chiricosta and Hurtuk. The Gator pair defeated Godlove and Leffler, 8-4.

Also for Allegheny, Gordon and Allmaras defeated Heaton and Davis at second doubles, 8-4, and Kerosky and Roginek knocked off Towne and Blankenship, 8-0.

Oberlin dropped to 0-14 and 0-2 in the NCAC East.

The Gators (8-6, 1-0) will return to action on Sunday when they visit Wooster. The East Division match will begin at 2 p.m.

Gators sweep Grove City, avenge earlier loss

Mar 31, 2009

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GROVE CITY, Pa. - The Allegheny women's tennis team avenged an earlier loss with a 9-0 sweep over Grove City, in a non-conference action on Tuesday.

At first singles, Lauren Kristofco (Hollidaysburg, Pa./Bishop Guilfoyle) defeated Tamara Nations, 6-4, 6-3, after previously losing to Nations during the Gators' 5-4 loss on Sept. 24.

Sara Longo (Allison Park, Pa./Hampton), Elyse Schmitt (Pittsburgh, Pa./Upper Saint Clair), Janna Dickerson (Fort Collins, Colo./Poudre), Alyssa Tom (Poland, Ohio/Poland Seminary) and Deb Landau (Wallingford, Pa./Strath Haven) were also singles winners for the Gators.

Longo won her match at second singles over Megan Bennett, 6-2, 6-3. In third singles, Schmitt was victorious over Stacy Moon, 4-6, 7-6, 10-6, while at fourth singles, Dickerson bested Kait Garcia, 3-6, 7-5, 10-4.

Tom handled Christina Bedi, 5-7, 6-1, 6-1, at fifth singles and Landau beat Reena Barnett, 6-3, 7-5, in sixth singles.

In pairs competition, Kristofco and Longo avenged a previous loss as they outlasted Nations and Garcia, 9-8, in first doubles. At second doubles, Schmitt and Landau defeated Moon and Bennett, 8-6, while Dickerson and Tom won against Emily Buurma and Kristin Taylor at third doubles, 8-2.

The Gators (9-6, 1-0 NCAC East) will be in action next on April 9 when they host Clarion. The match will begin at 4:30 p.m.

Gator men drop non-conference match to Grove City

Mar 31, 2009

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GROVE CITY, Pa. - The Allegheny men's tennis team suffered a 6-3 setback against Grove City in non-conference action on Tuesday. The Gators had previously defeated Grove City, 6-3 in the fall. The match marked the first time Allegheny had lost to Grove City since 2003.

Matt Chiricosta (Avon Lake, Ohio/Saint Ignatius) was Allegheny's lone individual winner. He was victorious at first singles with a 6-1, 6-2 win over Ricky Garrett.

Chiricosta teamed with Ben Hurtuk as the pair won at first doubles against John Moyer and Kyle Johnson, 8-6. Eric Roginek (Fresh Meadows, N.Y./Archbishop Molloy) and Zack Kerosky (Ashtabula, Ohio/Lakeside) scored a point at third doubles with an 8-3 win over Bill DeRocha and Jeremy Dwyer.

Allegheny (7-6) will play its next match on Saturday when it visits Oberlin. The North Coast Athletic Conference East Division match will begin at 2 p.m.