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Ryann Ashby - Women's Tennis
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Alfred University ALFREDU (10-2 (4-1 Empire 8))
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Winner Hartwick College HCWTEN23 (8-3 (5-0 Empire 8))
Alfred University ALFREDU
(10-2 (4-1 Empire 8))
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Final
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Hartwick College HCWTEN23
(8-3 (5-0 Empire 8))
Winner

Match Recap: Women's Tennis |

Hawks Earn Top Seed in E8 Playoffs after 7-2 Win over Alfred on Senior Day

DELHI, N.Y. – Hartwick clinched the top seed in the Empire 8 tournament for the second year in a row with a 7-2 over Alfred University in a match that was forced indoors at SUNY Delhi due to rain.
 
THE BASICS
 
  • Final Score:  Hartwick 7, Alfred 2
  • Location:  Delhi, N.Y.
  • Records:  Hartwick (8-3 Overall, 5-0 Empire 8), Alfred (10-2 Overall, 4-1 Empire 8)
 
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
 
  • The Hawks were tested early at 1st Doubles with Phoebe Olson (Jamestown, N.Dak.) and Jade Killikelly (Jamaica, N.Y.) dropping a tight match 8-7 (7-5).
  • However, the 2nd Doubles combo of Ryann Ashby (Malta, N.Y.) and Lily Vanuga (Springville, N.Y.) picked up an 8-3 win in their match, while the 3rd Doubles tandem of Gianna Leggieri (Ballston Lake, N.Y.) and Colleen Marsh (Marcellus, N.Y.) made quick of their opponents winning 8-0.
  • The Singles round saw three of the six matches go to three sets.
  • Despite the tightly contested matches, the Hawks would win all three with Olson picking up the 1st Singles win, Ashby notching the 3rd Singles win, and Marsh outlasting her opponent in the third set (12-10) in the 5th Singles spot.
  • Killikelly wrapped up her Senior Day match with a 6-3, 6-3 straight set win at 2nd Singles.
  • Maggie Van Valkenburgh (Highland, N.Y.) rounded out the singles winners with a quick 6-0, 6-0 win at 6th Singles.
  • With the win, the Hawks earned their second-straight #1 seeding in the Empire 8 playoffs which begin on Friday, October 13.
 
UP NEXT FOR THE HAWKS
 
The Hawks wrap up their Empire 8 slate tomorrow with a 1 PM match at Utica.
 
 
HARTWICK COLLEGE
 
One of the oldest colleges in the country, Hartwick has continually evolved for 225 years. The College's exciting new chapter is called FlightPath, a future-focused approach to education. Offering a distinctive blend of curricular, co-curricular and real-world work experiences, FlightPath builds on Hartwick's long history of integrating broad-based studies with experiential learning.
 
Hartwick College is a nationally ranked independent college of the arts and sciences located in picturesque Oneonta, NY, in the northern foothills of the Catskill Mountains. The College offers 35 courses of study leading to a bachelor of arts or bachelor of science degree, two master's degrees in the sciences, and a graduate certificate in nursing education. For more information, visit www.Hartwick.edu.
 
 
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