STONY BROOK NO MATCH FOR POWERFUL RAIDERS

March 8, 2003
Contact: Mike Zimmerman
Phone: 315-228-6761
Fax: 315-228-7977
mzimmerman@mail.colgate.edu

HAMILTON, NY – The Colgate women's tennis team notched a convincing victory over SUNY Stony Brook on Saturday, defeating the Seawolves 7-0.

The Raiders' successes started at the top and prevailed through to the bottom of the lineup.  In No.1 singles, Marissa Alikpala defeated Anne Cathrine Valle 6-2, 6-0.  In No. 2 singles, it was Lauren Erikson coasting to a 6-1, 6-0 win over Patricia Gomez.  Tash Eno won her No.3 singles match 6-3, 6-3 over Karen Hansen  while Jamie Maldow downed Georgia Bushell 6-4, 6-1.  Sheila Rao was too much for Lauren Conching to handle in No.5 singles, as she cruised to a 6-1, 6-0 win.  And finally in No.6 singles, Jessica Fede beat Claire Shean 6-0, 6-2.

In No.1 doubles, Erikson and Rao were 8-4 victors over Gomez and Hansen.  Emily Wenink and Alikpala notched a win over Valle and Carmia Zink in No.2 doubles while Maldow and Lindsey Suffredini did the same in No.3 doubles, easing past Bushell and Shean 8-2. 

With the victory, Colgate improves to 5-4 on the season.  They will next take to the courts to play at Northwood University in West Palm Beach, Fla.  The matches will start at 1:00 p.m on Monday, March 17th and will begin the team's series of spring break matches in the Sunshine State. 

Stony Brook vs. Colgate Match Results

Singles
Marissa Alikpala d. Anne Cathrine Valle; 6-2, 6-0
Lauren Erikson d. Patricia Gomez; 6-1, 6-0
Tash Eno d. Karen Hansen ; 6-3, 6-3                                                     Jamie Maldow d. Georgia Buchell; 6-2, 6-3
Sheila Rao d. Lauren Conching; 6-1, 6-0
Jessica Fede d. Claire Shean; 6-0, 6-2

Doubles
Rao/Erikson d. Gomez/Hansen; 8-4
Emily Wenink/Alikpala d. Valle/Carmie Zink; 8-6
Suffredini/Maldow d. Bushell/Shean; 8-2