Allegheny women lose to Oberlin, finish fourth in NCAC

Apr 27, 2009

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GAMBIER, Ohio - The Allegheny women's tennis team finished its season with a 5-4 loss to Oberlin in North Coast Athletic Conference Tournament consolation action at Kenyon. The contest was held to determine third place in the NCAC.

Janna Dickerson, Deb Landau and Margaret Hodgkiss-Lilly (pictured) were singles winners for the Gators. Dickerson defeated Finley Gates, 6-0, 6-0, at fourth singles while Landau handled Jane Hayden in fifth singles, 6-1, 6-3. Hodgkiss-Lilly was victorious against Rebecca Brown at sixth singles, 6-2, 6-2.

Landau and Hodgkiss-Lilly combined for Allegheny's lone doubles point. They beat Jane Hayden and Sarah Teitelbaum, 8-5.

Gates and Ariel Lewis won the first doubles match for Oberlin. They handled Lauren Kristfoco and Sara Longo, 8-5. At second doubles, Yeowomen Olivia Hayden and Kelly Sipp defeated Dickerson and Elyse Schmitt, 8-4.

Oberlin's singles winners were Lewis, Olivia Hayden and Sipp at first, second and third singles, respectively. Lewis defeated Kristofco, 6-1, 6-4; Olivia Hayden beat Schmitt, 6-0, 6-2; and Sipp bested Longo, 6-4, 7-5.

With the loss, the Gators ended the season with an 11-11 record. Oberlin went 14-12.

AC women's tennis falls in NCAC semis

Apr 26, 2009

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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.

Gator women advance to NCAC Tennis semifinals

Apr 25, 2009

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GAMBIER, Ohio - The Allegheny women's tennis team advanced to the North Coast Athletic Conference Tournament semifinals with a 5-3 win over Wittenberg during the quarterfinal round at Kenyon.

The Gators managed to gain only one of three points during doubles competition, but won four of five singles matches to emerge victorious.

Allegheny's first doubles team of Lauren Kristofco and Sarah Longo won its match against Sean Delaney and Kat Sundstrom, 8-2. Meanwhile, at second doubles, Wittenberg's Allison Earhardt and Maggie Stewart defeated Janna Dickerson and Elyse Schmitt, 8-6, while Tigers Jayne Miely and Jackie Stevens won 8-4 at third doubles over Margaret Hodgkiss-Lilly and Deb Landau.

In singles play, Kristofco, Longo, Dickerson and Landau won points for the Gators.

Kristofco won at first singles against Earhardt, 6-4, 6-1, and Longo claimed a win over Emily Nash at third singles, 6-4, 7-6.

Also for Allegheny, Dickerson defeated Alexandra Cummins, 6-2, 6-2, in fifth singles, while Landau won at sixth singles against Stevens, 6-3, 6-4.

Miely scored Wittenberg's only singles point. She defeated Schmitt, 6-0, 6-0, at second singles.

The Gators will now take on host Kenyon during Sunday's semifinals at 11 a.m. The winner will play in the finals later on Sunday at 3 p.m.

Gator men's tennis closes season with win over Oberlin

Apr 25, 2009

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GAMBIER, Ohio - The Allegheny men's tennis team closed its season with a 5-0 win over Oberlin in the seventh-place match at the North Coast Athletic Conference Championships, hosted by Kenyon.

The Gators swept doubles competition and quickly claimed two singles points to achieve victory.

At first doubles, Matt Chiricosta and Ben Hurtuk (pictured) teamed for an 8-3 win over Ben Godlove and Eliot Heaton. Jake Allmaras and Ryan Zipf were 8-1 winners in second doubles over Peder Davis and Sergio Sanchez, 8-1, and at third doubles, Evan Gordon and Zack Kerosky defeated Sam Towne and James Blankenship, 8-3.

Hurtuk and Kerosky claimed singles points for the Gators. Kerosky defeated Blankenship, 6-1, 6-0, at third singles and Hurtuk was victorious over Davis at fifth singles, 6-1, 6-1.

With the win, Allegheny finished the year with a 10-12 record. Oberlin dropped to 0-22.

Gators fall in consolation match to OWU

Apr 24, 2009

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GAMBIER, Ohio - The Allegheny men's tennis team dropped its second Friday match to Ohio Wesleyan 5-3 during consolation action at the North Coast Athletic Conference Tennis Championships.

Jake Allmaras (pictured) and Ben Hurtuk were singles winners for Allegheny. Allmaras won the fourth singles match over Scott Hellberg, 6-2, 6-1. Hurtuk defeated Solomon Ryan, 6-2, 6-4, in fifth singles.

Allegheny's Evan Gordon and Zack Kerosky claimed a point at third doubles with a 9-7 win over Ryan Leslie and Zach Weaver.

Ohio Wesleyan claimed two doubles wins and three singles wins. At first doubles, Kevin Kahn and Brandon Luttinger handled Hurtuk and Matt Chiricosta, 8-5. In second doubles, the Battling Bishops' Hellberg and Daniel Thangarajah defeated Allmaras and Ryan Zipf, 8-5.

The Bishops also won three singles matches. Kahn bested Chiricosta, 4-6, 6-1, 4-0 (ret.), at first singles. Luttinger defeated Kerosky, 6-4, 6-2, in third singles and Leslie beat Nick Darrow at sixth singles, 7-5, 6-2.

The Gators will wrap up consolation play on Saturday with a 9 a.m. match against Oberlin