Coach Luteran Takes Trivia Champs Out To Lunch

Some Allegheny tennis players got a break from the hustle and bustle of life on the hill Wednesday as Coach Luteran took them out to lunch at a nearby local restaurant. Earlier in the year the men's and women's team divided up and competed in a trivia game regarding all things tennis related. The prize for the game was a lunch at Julian's Grill in Meadville. Alex Hurtuk, Janna Dickerson, Pat Cole, and Dan Conroy were the lucky winners!

Community Service Weekend!

Make A Difference Day
The Allegheny men’s and women’s tennis teams participated in the national “Make a Difference Day” by volunteering their time to help paint at the local Meadville Children’s Center on campus. For the past nine years the Allegheny tennis teams have participated in “Make a Difference Day” by volunteering at such places as Conneaut Lake Park, The Academy Theater, Roche Park, and Hog Heaven. This year members of both teams, along with the coaching staff, woke up early on Saturday October 22nd and painted at the Meadville Children's Center until the classrooms looked like new. The day served as a chance for the tennis teams and coaches to give back to the community and also to spend some time with one another.

Free Tennis Clinic for Kids
The Allegheny men's and women's tennis teams held their annual free tennis clinic for the youth of Meadville and surrounding areas on Sunday, October 23rd. Everyone ages 5-18 was invited to attend the event and a wide range of skill levels were present at the clinic. The Gators enjoyed an hour and a half of sharing their passion for the game of tennis with kids of all ages and abilities. The morning began with a warm-up led by the players, followed by drills, instruction, games, prizes, and of course a whole lot of fun.

Allegheny Tennis Travels to Buffalo To Watch Past Champions

Members of the Allegheny tennis team traveled to Buffalo this past weekend to watch several former American champions compete in the HSBC Tennis Cup. The event featured four tennis greats: John McEnroe, Jim Courier, Michael Chang, and Todd Martin. The semi-final match ups were McEnroe vs. Courier and Chang vs. Martin, with McEnroe and Martin both winning with relative ease. Courier seemed to be in high spirits after his match, as he signed autographs for two Allegheny players following his defeat. The final was an entertaining one, and the crowd got what they wanted when the New Yorker McEnroe defeated Todd Martin.

Women's Team Volunteers At Local Farm

The women's tennis team spent a wonderful sunny afternoon volunteering a few hours of their time at Fresh from the Vines, a local sustainable farm. Fresh from the Vines is supported largely by volunteers and the team provided welcome help with chores like raking the edge of the field, removing plant clips and splitting garlic to be planted. They were also able to enjoy the company of some of the farm's many dogs, donkeys, chickens and even the alpaca.

Allegheny Wins Nail Biter at Grove City

GROVE CITY, Pa. - The 24 time defending PAC champion Wolverines gave Allegheny everything it could handle, but the Gators came out victorious with a 5-4 win over Grove City.

Allegheny would get off to a solid start, getting victories from their number one and number three doubles, putting themselves up 2-1 going into singles play. However, when the first two results of singles play came in, Allegheny suddenly found them in a 3-2 hole.

The Gators would battle back, with thrilling three set victories from seniors Deborah Landau and Elyse Schmitt.

Allegheny finally clinched the match when sophomore Kathleen McBride defeated Emily Buurma 4-6, 6-4, 6-4 to improve the Gators to 2-2 on the 2011 season.

Allegheny will be off until mid-February when they will travel to Pennbriar Athletic Club in Erie, Pa. to battle non-conference foe John Carroll on February 12.

Allegheny 5, Grove City 4
Oct 05, 2011 at Grove City, Pa. (Grove City College Courts)

Singles competition
1. Stacy Moon (GRO) def. Carolyn Shetter (ALLW) 6-2, 6-3
2. Deborah Landau (ALLW) def. Megan Bennett (GRO) 4-6, 6-3, 6-2
3. Elyse Schmitt (ALLW) def. Christina Bedi (GRO) 6-3, 6-7, 6-3
4. Reena Barnett (GRO) def. Laura Steele (ALLW) 6-2, 6-3
5. Caroline McGuire (GRO) def. Janna Dickerson (ALLW) 6-2, 7-5
6. Kathleen McBride (ALLW) def. Emily Buurma (GRO) 4-6, 6-4, 6-4

Doubles competition
1. Carolyn Shetter/Deborah Landau (ALLW) def. Stacy Moon/Megan Bennett (GRO) 8-6
2. Reena Barnett/Caroline McGuire (GRO) def. Janna Dickerson/Elyse Schmitt (ALLW) 8-4
3. Laura Steele/Kathleen McBride (ALLW) def. Christina Bedi/Lauren Troxel (GRO) 8-3

Allegheny Cruises Past Grove City

GROVE CITY, Pa. - The Allegheny men's tennis team traveled to Grove City Wednesday night to take on the 21 time defending PAC champion Wolverines.

The Gators would jump out to a fast start, sweeping all three doubles competitions.

Allegheny would use their momentum from the doubles session, as they would take four of the six singles matches for the 7-2 victory.

Sophomore Patrick Cole had no trouble with Caleb Fuller 6-4, 6-1; while fellow sophomore Frank Mosconi played brilliantly, dropping just three combined games in doubles and singles play.

Freshmen Kevin Kacer and junior Mike Provenzano also had singles victories to improve Allegheny to 3-1 on the 2011 season.

The Gators will be off until mid-February when they will travel to Pennbriar Athletic Club in Erie, Pa. to battle non-conference foe John Carroll on February 12.

Allegheny 7, Grove City 2
Oct 05, 2011 at Grove City, Pa.

Singles competition
1. Patrick Cole (ALLM) def. Caleb Fuller (GRO) 6-4, 6-1
2. Peter Riley (GRO) def. Alex Hurtuk (ALLM) 6-4, 6-4
3. Mike Provenzano (ALLM) def. Anthony Rosselli (GRO) 6-3, 6-3
4. Kevin Kacer (ALLM) def. Scott Yanak (GRO) 3-6, 6-4, 1-0 (10-7)
5. Frank Mosconi (ALLM) def. Steve Harrison (GRO) 6-1, 6-0
6. Andrew Deckert (GRO) def. Danny Jacobs (ALLM) 6-3, 6-2

Doubles competition
1. Patrick Cole/Kevin Kacer (ALLM) def. Caleb Fuller/Anthony Rosselli (GRO) 8-6
2. Alex Hurtuk/Mike Provenzano (ALLM) def. Peter Riley/Andrew Deckert (GRO) 8-5
3. Frank Mosconi/Daniel Conroy (ALLM) def. Scott Yanak/Steve Harrison (GRO) 8-2

Gators End Well at ITA Tournament

KALAMAZOO, Mich. - Allegheny traveled to Kalamazoo, Michigan this weekend to compete in the ITA Regional Championships. The tournament was split into two draws; Carolyn Shetter, Elyse Schmitt, Laura Steele, and Debroah Landau were selected in the main draw, while Kathleen McBride was chosen in the Kalamazoo draw.

Day one, on Friday, September 30, was a tough start for Allegheny. Shetter would win her first singles match in the main draw, but that would be the only highlight of the day as the Gators struggled to get their footing.

Day two, on Saturday, saw Allegheny turn a complete 360. After dropping their first matches, the Gators were put in the consolation bracket of each draw respectively.

In the main draw singles consolation, Landau would defeat Whitney Lewis of Ozarks 6-0, 6-0, and Finley Gates of Oberlin 6-1, 4-6, 10-7, to advance to the quarter-final round. Landau would battle tough against Jordan Leslie of Ohio Wesleyan, but would fall just short 7-5, 2-6, 9-11.

In doubles consolation, the pairings of Schmitt/Steele and Landau/Shetter would both win their first round matches. While Schmitt and Steele were eliminated in the quarters, Landau and Shetter advanced all the way to the final, defeating Christie Gales and Michelle Tuma of Ohio Northern, 9-7, to take home the consolation doubles championship.

Meanwhile, in the Kalamazoo singles consolation, McBride would advance to the quarter-finals as well, defeating Becky Simon of Ohio Wesleyan, and Ellen Stein of Kenyon. Being the only Gator in the Kalamazoo draw, McBride was paired with Aarthi Kasilingam of Washington University for doubles play. After a tough loss on the first day, the pairing would get hot on day two, advancing all the way to the consolation final.

Men Have Strong Showing at Oberlin Invite

The men competed in the third annual Oberlin Invitational and once again there was a lot of rain (3 straight years!). The first day was moved inside on just four courts and it made for a very long 13 hour day. The guys got some studying done when they weren't dominating on the tennis courts. They finished with 23 total singles and doubles wins and only 12 losses.

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