Box Score
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. – The State University of New York at New Paltz women's tennis team (8-1, 3-0 SUNYAC East) is heading back to the State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) Women's Tennis Championship Tournament finals after a 5-1 victory over SUNY Oneonta (7-4, 1-2 SUNYAC East) on Saturday in the SUNYAC Tournament semifinals at the Binghamton Tennis Center.
New Paltz lost in the finals last year to SUNY Geneseo in the first-ever team format tournament for the SUNYAC championship. The Hawks have finished no worse than second in the SUNYAC Tournament in each of the last 10 seasons and have won the title four times over that span.
Seniors
Montana Wilson (Hopewell Junction, N.Y./John Jay) and
Kayla DiPaulo (Liverpool, N.Y./Liverpool) fell to Danielle Browarski and Lauren Skolnick at No. 1 doubles, 9-7, but were picked up by the tandems of junior
Paige Munroe (Ann Arbor, Mich./Ann Arbor Pioneer) and sophomore
Devin Tracy (Great River, N.Y./East Islip) and senior
Alli Esposito (Bellmore, N.Y./John F. Kennedy) and sophomore
Jessica Schmidt (Commack, N.Y./Commack), who won at No. 2 and No. 3 doubles, respectively. Munroe and Tracy defeated Brynn Sussman and Abigail Smith, 8-3, while Esposito and Schmidt took down Colette Lankowicz and Emily Maggiore, 8-5.
The Hawks went on to sweep the three singles matches which were played to their entirety to earn the match victory. Wilson rebounded from doubles to defeat Browarski at No. 1 singles, 6-2, 6-4. Schmidt was victorious over Lankowicz, 6-2, 6-0, at No. 5 singles, while freshman
Laura Tierney (Berkeley Heights, N.J./Governor Livingston) won her flight six match, 6-3, 6-1, over Smith. The rest of the Hawks held leads in their respective singles matches before New Paltz clinched the victory and cut the rest of the matches short.
New Paltz will take on the winner of Geneseo tomorrow, Oct. 7, at 2 p.m. from the Binghamton Tennis Center to determine this year's SUNYAC champion, which will earn an automatic berth into the 2013 NCAA Division III Championship Tournament in the spring.
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Singles competition |
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1. Montana Wilson (NPWTN) def. Danielle Browarski (ONEWT) 6-2, 6-4 |
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2. Kayla DiPaulo (NPWTN) vs. Brynn Sussman (ONEWT) 6-0, 5-4, unfinished |
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3. Paige Munroe (NPWTN) vs. Lauren Skolnick (ONEWT) 6-2, 6-5, unfinished |
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4. Alli Esposito (NPWTN) vs. Emily Maggiore (ONEWT) 6-4, 2-3, unfinished |
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5. Jessica Schmidt (NPWTN) def. Colette Lankowicz (ONEWT) 6-2, 6-0 |
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6. Laura Tierney (NPWTN) def. Abigail Smith (ONEWT) 6-3, 6-1 |
