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.