Gator Men and Women Rack up Academic Awards

The Allegheny men’s and women’s tennis teams racked up the academic awards during the 2011-2012 season.  Both teams won the prestigious ITA All-Academic Team Award which is given each year to those teams who have an average team GPA of 3.2 or better for the entire year.  Additionally, four players earned the ITA Scholar Athlete Award which is given to those players who have earned at least a 3.5 GPA for the year.  Keith Meyer, Pat Cole (2 time winner), Alex Hurtuk, and Janna Dickerson (4 year winner) were all recipients of this award.

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                                         Senior Athlete Dinner

                                         Graduation

Three Gators Selected to All-NCAC Team

CLEVELAND, Ohio – The NCAC released the All-Conference men's and women's tennis teams this afternoon and three Gators were honored with a selection. For the men Patrick Cole was named to the All-NCAC First Team, and on the women's side Carolyn Shetter was named to the All-NCAC Singles Second-Team, while also being selected to the All-NCAC Doubles First Team with partner Deborah Landau.

It was the second consecutive year that Cole was named to the All-Conference First Team, as he was also named the NCAC Newcomer of the Year in 2011.

This was also the second consecutive year that Carolyn Shetter was selected as an All-NCAC singles performer. She followed last season First Team selection with a Second Team selection this season, going 10-13 in the number one singles slot for the Gators.

Landau's selection to the All-NCAC Doubles First Team with Shetter was also the second All-Conference honor of her career. In 2011 she was named an All-NCAC Doubles Second Team performer with partner Elyse Schmitt. Landau and Shetter were 19-9 in the number one doubles slot for Allegheny in 2011-12.

Allegheny Defeats Ohio Wesleyan and Wittenberg at NCAC Championships

GAMBIER, Ohio – The Allegheny women's tennis squad took on Ohio Wesleyan at Kenyon College during the first day of the NCAC Conference tournament.  After taking a 2-1 advantage in the doubles competitions, Allegheny won three straight to open singles play to take the decision in six. Carolyn Shetter, Debroah Landau, and Janna Dickerson all won in straight sets.  Allegheny had defeated Ohio Wesleyan earlier in the year, 6-3. 

Following the Ohio Wesleyan match the Gators found themselves matched up against 25th regionally ranked Wittenberg.  In an epic five hour match between two top 25 regionally ranked teams, The Gators prevailed with a hard fought 5-3 victory to cap the 2011-12 season.

Allegheny took two of three in the doubles competition, getting wins from their number one and number two pairings.  Carolyn Shetter and Deborah Landau battled with Leah Ann Miller and Georgia Bennett in the number one doubles slot, defeating the Tiger duo in a tiebreak 9-8 (7-4). Elyse Schmitt and Janna Dickerson followed that up with a win of their own, defeating Kristin Wright and Anne Beauch 8-4.

Shetter won her second match of the morning when she beat Miller in number one singles action 6-0, 7-5. Landau continued the Gators winning ways with a 7-6 (7-4), 6-3 straight set victory over Alex Cummins in the number two singles hole.

Dickerson and Laura Steele both fought hard to close it out for Allegheny; however, both would fall just short setting up a dramatic finish for fifth place. The Gators would seal the victory when Schmitt defeated Maggie Stewart 7-5, 6-2 in the number five hole to give Allegheny the 5-3 win.

The win improves Allegheny to a final record of 10-10 on the season, as they currently sit at No. 21 in the ITA central rankings.

Gators Defeat Oberlin at NCAC Tournament

GAMBIER, Ohio – The Allegheny men's tennis team competed in the final day of the NCAC Championships Sunday afternoon, defeating Oberlin College for the second time in a week.  When all was said and done the Gators walked away with a 5-1 victory over the Yeomen.

The Gators swept the doubles competition 3-0 which meant that they needed just two wins in singles play to take the contest by decision. Allegheny received those wins form Alex Hurtuk in the number two singles slot, and Charlie Murphy in number three singles to take the match 5-1.

Allegheny College 5, Oberlin College 1
Apr 29, 2012 at Gambier, OH (Outdoor Courts)

Singles competition

1. Patrick Cole (ALLM) vs. Logan Chun (OBEM) 6-3, 5-3, unfinished

2. Alex Hurtuk (ALLM) def. Charlie Marks (OBEM) 6-2, 6-0

3. Charlie Murphy (ALLM) def. Soren Zeliger (OBEM) 7-6 (7-2), 6-3

4. Sam Stephenson (ALLM) vs. Ben Turchin (OBEM) 6-1, 3-6, 3-1, unfinished

5. Frank Mosconi (ALLM) vs. Sam Towne (OBEM) 6-3, 5-1, unfinished

6. Joe Leffler (OBEM) def. Daniel Conroy (ALLM) 6-0, 6-1

Doubles competition

1. Patrick Cole/Sam Stephenson (ALLM) def. Charlie Marks/Soren Zeliger (OBEM) 8-3

2. Charlie Murphy/Frank Mosconi (ALLM) def. Logan Chun/Ben Turchin (OBEM) 8-2

3. Daniel Conroy/Alex Hurtuk (ALLM) def. Joe Leffler/Sam Towne (OBEM) 8-4

Match Notes

Oberlin College 10-14

Allegheny College 10-8

NCAC Tournament Consolation Round 1