Men Beat Centre to Remain Undefeated!

Results

HILTON HEAD, S.C. – Sparked by a sweep in double matches, the Allegheny men's tennis squad upended Centre, 6-3, to maintain their undefeated start to the season on Tuesday afternoon.

Juniors Pat Cole and Frank Mosconi won top flight singles, 8-5, to lead the squad in their second match of spring training.  Cole would also win in top-flight singles, taking a 10-6 decision in the third set to pull off the victory.

Sophomore Sam Stephenson and junior Alexander Hurtuk would win, 8-3, in no. 2 singles.  Hurtuk would use a 10-4 result in the tie-breaker set to win in third-flight singles.  Second year Dan Conroy and freshman Tyler Triolo won their third-flight doubles match. 8-5 as freshman Thomas Manning won a 6-2, 6-0 decision in No. 6 singles.

Allegheny will re-take the courts on Thursday, Mar. 21 against Wisconsin Eau-Claire.

Women Beat Centre for 4th Straight Win!

Results

HILTON HEAD, S.C. – A 4-2 record in singles matches proved enough to push the Allegheny women's tennis squad past Centre, 5-4, on Tuesday afternoon.

The Gators, ranked No. 20 in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Central Region, were led by junior Carolyn Shetter set the stage early by picking up a 6-1, 6-4 win in top-flight singles to keep the Gators in front.

Freshman Sloane Prince won a 6-3, 6-3 decision as fellow first year Mikaela Pope scored for the Gators with a 6-3, 6-1 victory.  Junior Laura Steele used a 6-3, 7-5 win to close Allegheny's singles schedule.

The doubles team of freshman Tiffany Kollah and Kathleen McBride picked up a win in third-flight singles, taking an 8-4 decision.

Allegheny will re-take the courts on Thursday, Mar. 21 against Wisconsin Eau-Claire.

Men Beat Div. II Millersville

Results

HILTON HEAD, S.C. – Freshman Tyler Triolo picked up wins in singles and doubles to spark the Gators to a 7-2 win over Division II opponent Millersville in the squad's spring training opening match on Sunday afternoon.

Triolo dominated his second flight singles match, picking up a 6-0, 6-0 win to lead Allegheny to a 5-1 record in singles matches.  Junior Alexander Hurtuk won a 6-2, 6-2 decision in no. 3 singles as fellow third year Charlie Murphy picked up his second win of the spring campaign, 7-5, 6-1.

Juniors Patrick Cole and Frank Mosconi won an 8-0 decision in top-flight doubles.  Triolo and junior Daniel Conroy won no. 3 doubles with a score of 8-2.

Women Shut Out Div. II Millersville!

Results

HILTON HEAD, S.C. – Junior Carolyn Shetter won top-flight singles and was a member of the winning no. 1 doubles team to help the Gators a sweep over Division II Millersville to kick off their spring training trip on Sunday afternoon.

Shetter, fueled by a 5-3, tiebreaker win in the first set, swept the second set, 6-0, to win her singles match.  Freshman Sloane Prince came back from losing the first set, rebounding with a 6-0, second set win before taking the match with a 10-7, third set victory.  First year Sun Mo Koo registered a 6-0, 6-0 win en route to a win in no. 4 singles.

Freshman Tiffany Kollah, the reigning Allegheny Female Athlete of the Week, took a 6-2, 6-1 decision in the no. 2 singles spot.

In doubles, the top-flight team of Prince and Shetter defeated the no. 1 doubles team from Millersville, 8-2, to lead the sweep in pairs matches.  Junior Laura Steele and freshman Andrea Brush won their match in second-flight doubles, 8-1 and the no. 3 doubles team of Koo and Kollah posted an 8-3 win.

Both Teams Defeat W&J in Spring Opener!