Tennis newscomers deliver for Gators in loss at Hartwick, 7-2
Oneonta, NY---The Sage Colleges women's tennis team and Hartwick College finally got their match in on Saturday after a series of postponements and changes of venues. The Hawks tallied a 7-2 win to open their fall season and improve to 1-0, while Sage drops to 1-1 on the young season.
Sage's junior Isabella Pericone (Scotia, NY/Burnt Hills) played her first match at firs singles and came away with a 6-4, 6-1 win over the Hawk's freshman Courtney Hinds (Montrose, PA/Montrose) and improves to 2-0 in singles action for the Gators. Adding the Gators' other singles win on Saturday was junior Danielle Sidoti (East Greenbush, NY/Columbia) as she beat rookie Nicole Schepisi (Rensselaer, NY/Columbia), 6-3, 6-3. Sidoti is also 2-0 on the season in singles play.
Sage returns to action on September 14 for a non-conference road match at Bard College, commencing at 7 p.m.
Hartwick College 7, The Sage Colleges 2
Sep 10, 2011 at Hartwick
Singles competition
1. Pericone, Isabella (SAGEWOM) def. Courtney Hinds (HC) 6-4, 6-1
2. Kim Willet (HC) def. Bixler, Briana (SAGEWOM) 6-1, 6-1
3. Megan Henson (HC) def. Gales, Octavia (SAGEWOM) 7-5, 6-3
4. Sidoti, Danielle (SAGEWOM) def. Nicole Schepisi (HC) 6-3, 6-3
5. Lauren Michels (HC) def. Hayward, Mary Kate (SAGEWOM) 6-0, 6-0
6. Kristen Napolitano (HC) def. Argust, Allison (SAGEWOM) 6-0, 6-0
Doubles competition
1. Courtney Hinds/Megan Henson (HC) def. Pericone, Isabella/Sidoti, Danielle (SAGEWOM) 8-4
2. Kim Willet/Nicole Schepisi (HC) def. Gales, Octavia/Bixler, Briana (SAGEWOM) 8-2
3. Lauren Michels/Rebecca Clark (HC) def. Delaney, Amy/Hayward, Mary Kate (SAGEWOM) 8-3
Match Notes
The Sage Colleges 1-1
Hartwick College 1-0
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