Apr 26, 2009 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.