SCHENECTADY, N.Y. – The State University of New York at New Paltz women's tennis team dropped a close 5-4 match to Union (N.Y.) College on Saturday afternoon.
 
The Hawks drop to 7-5 overall and move on to host Ithaca College on Friday, April 15 at 3:30 p.m. at the North Tennis Fields. Union improves to 7-5 and next plays the Rochester Institute of Technology tomorrow at 12 p.m.
 
Junior Olivia Ammirati (Huntington, N.Y./Huntington) and senior Laura Tierney (Berkeley Heights, N.J./Governor Livingston) fought a close second flight doubles match but ended up falling, 9-8, to their opponents. The Dutchwomen won the other two flights for a doubles action sweep.
 
The Hawks won four out of six flights in singles play but Union would seal the win as Ammirati fell to her opponent, 7-6, (7-2), 6-3, in flight one.
 
Sophomore Brittany Grandville (Tappan, N.Y./Tappan Zee) defeated her opponent, 6-0, 6-4, to win flight two while sophomore Carol Tyson (Clinton Corners, N.Y./Rhinebeck) won flight three, 6-1, 6-4. Tierney took the victory in flight four, 6-1, 6-4, while sophomore Emi Lewis (New York City, N.Y./NYC Lab School) won flight five, 6-4, 1-6, 6-4. Junior Kirsten Delvecchio (Pleasant Valley, N.Y./Franklin D. Roosevelt) rounded out the line up in flight six, falling to her opponent, 6-1, 6-0.

Union 5, New Paltz 4
4-9-16 at Schenectady, N.Y. (Union Tennis Courts) 

Singles competition

1. Natalia Pronchick (UC) def. Olivia Ammirati (NPWTN) 7-6 (7-2), 6-3

2. Brittany Grandville (NPWTN) def. Mina Hsia (UC) 6-0, 6-4

3. Carol Tyson (NPWTN) def. Hayley Lough (UC) 6-4, 6-0

4. Laura Tierney (NPWTN) def. Paige Webster (UC) 6-1, 6-4

5. Emi Lewis (NPWTN) def. Julianne Loree (UC) 6-4, 1-6, 6-4

6. Lena Diller (UC) def. Kirsten Delvecchio (NPWTN) 6-1, 6-0

 

Doubles competition

1. Mina Hsia/Natalia Pronchick (UC) def. Brittany Grandville/Carol Tyson (NPWTN) 8-4

2. Hayley Lough/Paige Webster (UC) def. Olivia Ammirati/Laura Tierney (NPWTN) 9-8

3. Lena Diller/Julianne Loree (UC) def. Emi Lewis/Kirsten Delvecchio (NPWTN) 8-6

 

Match Notes

New Paltz 7-5

Union 7-5

Order of finish: Doubles (1,3,2); Singles (6,2,4,1,3,5)

T-4:14 A-37