Women's Tennis | 10/8/2016 7:03:00 PM
ROCHESTER, NY – This weekend, the Hartwick women's tennis team looked to round out its regular season slate against two Empire 8 members on the road. On Saturday afternoon in the first match of the back-to-back, Hartwick fell to Nazareth by the score of 6-3 at Mendon Racquet Club. The Hawks slip to 7-4 overall and 4-3 in conference play.
The Golden Flyers improve to 6-3 on the year with a 6-2 Empire 8 clip.
The Hawks will compete as the fourth seed in the 2016 Empire 8 Championships.
As the final doubles match to conclude, the no. 2 Hartwick duo of
Kelly Napolitano (Mt. Sinai, NY/Mt. Sinai) and
Kelli Ryan (Plattsburgh, NY/Seton Catholic) grabbed an 8-3 win. This was the lone doubles point for the Hawks.
Top flight participant,
Heidi Rice (Canandaigua, NY/Marcus Whitman), picked up the first singles point for the Hawks as the third matchup to end. Over Jeanie McCarthy, Rice ultimately used a 7-3 tiebreaker to add to her team's point total.
The Nazareth victory at the fourth flight secured its team win.
Jaclyn LaSita (Wading River, NY/Shoreham-Wading River) picked up the only other singles win for the Hawks. The junior topped her opponent, 6-4, 6-1.
Tomorrow, Hartwick competes in its regular season finale against Elmira. First serve is set for 1 p.m.
