Skip to navigation Skip to content Skip to footer

Geneseo Wins SUNYAC Women's Tennis Championship

The State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) No. 1 West seed, Geneseo (9-1), defeated the top East seed, New Paltz (8-2), 5-0, to capture the SUNYAC Women's Tennis Championship title Sunday at the Binghamton Tennis Center. This match completed the eight-team, three-day tournament.

The Blue Knights win their second consecutive SUNYAC title, fourth in the past five seasons and sixth overall (1998, 2001, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012). Geneseo earns an automatic bid to the NCAA Div. III Championships in May of 2013.

The second and third seeds from the East faced off prior to the championship game. Oneonta defeated Plattsburgh, 5-2, to finish third overall.

Geneseo vs. New Paltz final results:

Singles competition
1. Montana Wilson (NPWTN) vs. Mare Santos (GENWT) 3-6, 2-5, unfinished
2. Kayla DiPaulo (NPWTN) vs. Dexuan Yuan (GENWT) 6-2, 2-2, unfinished
3. Katie Talbot (GENWT) def. Paige Munroe (NPWTN) 6-1, 6-0
4. Alli Esposito (NPWTN) vs. Amanda Rosati (GENWT) 6-2, 1-3, unfinished
5. Sarah Shields (GENWT) def. Jessica Schmidt (NPWTN) 6-1, 6-2
6. Laura Tierney (NPWTN) vs. Zakiyyah Abdus-Salaa (GENWT) 1-6, 1-4, unfinished

Doubles competition
1. Mare Santos/Katie Talbot (GENWT) def. Montana Wilson/Kayla DiPaulo (NPWTN) 8-0
2. Dexuan Yuan/Minxuan Yuan (GENWT) def. Paige Munroe/Devin Tracy (NPWTN) 8-2
3. Amanda Rosati/Sarah Shields (GENWT) def. Alli Esposito/Jessica Schmidt (NPWTN) 8-0

Final Team Standings
1 Geneseo
2 New Paltz
3 Oneonta
4 Plattsburgh
5 Brockport
6 Cortland
7 Fredonia
8 Oswego

Complete Tournament Results