OCTOBER 20, 2007
KING'S TENNIS ADVANCES FOUR TO MAC SEMI-FINALS
LANDISVILLE -- The King's women's tennis team wrapped up the first
day of the MAC Championships with three individuals advancing to the
singles semi-finals while one doubles team also made it to the
semi-final round.
In the number-one singles flight, King's Kristen Hunter (13-5) reached
the semi-finals after posting a 6-1, 6-1 win over Aimee Snyder of
Lycoming, then following up with a 6-4, 6-4 quarterfinal triumph over
Danielle Klim of Arcadia. Hunter will meet second-seeded Alison McDonald
of Wilkes in Sunday's semi-finals.
At third singles, freshman Jillian Tallarico (11-6) eached the
semi-finals. After an opening round bye, she posted a 6-0, 6-0 win over
Stacy Bampton of Albright. She will face Kate Steiner of DeSales in the
semi-finals on Sunday.
At number-four singles, Amanda Marchica (12-5) also advanced to the
semi-finals. After an opening round bye, she registered a 6-2, 6-4
triumph over Sarah Lapp of Arcadia. She will meet Jess Smith of DeSales
in the semi-finals.
Playing fifth singles. Liz Walpole (8-5) won her first round match with
a 6-1, 6-2 victory over Brittany McCall of Arcadia, but dropped a 6-0,
6-1 verdict to Shayna Heintzelman of Lebanon Valley.
At number-two singles, Sarah Guza (11-7) dropped a 6-1, 6-1 verdict to
top-seeded
Xiaoqiao Zhang
of Wilkes. In sixth singles, Courtnay
Wilson fell 6-1, 6-1 to Katie Buckley of Wilkes.
In doubles, King's unseeded team of Hunter and Guza (15-2) reached the
championship match. In the first round they defeated Lisa Archibald and
Jen Rossom of Albright 8-4. In the semi-finals, the posted an 8-4
victory over Becky Reynolds and Aimee Snyder of Lycoming. In the finals
they will face top-seeded McDonald and Zhang of Wilkes.
Marchica and Tallarico (12-6) defeated Danielle Klim and Cory McCann of
Arcadia 8-4, but fell to Vicky Bybel and Kristin Wilt of Wilkes 8-4.
At number-three doubles, Christy Rossowski and Maria Cometa (7-4)
defeated Brittany McCall and Kristen Paula of Arcadia, then fell to Mary
Kate Boylan and Kate Steiner of DeSales by an 8-2 count.
Manhattanville College will serve as the
host school. Results will be available at the following link.
http://govaliants.com/news/index.html?article_id=2121
Directions to the MAC Tennis Championships from King's via Map Quest are
at the link below.
Directions to MAC Tennis Championships
