New Paltz Tennis Beats Albright College 4-2 in Round One of NCAA Tournament
New Paltz Sports Information Department
Middlebury, VT – The State University of New York at New Paltz tennis program beat Albright College 4-2 on Friday to advance to the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
Doubles: Justine Stanejko and Isabel van der Veen played first doubles earning a win with a 6-1 set. Sydney Sladicka and Angelica Gabriel were winning their match 4-1 but the match went unfinished. Nina Genzone played third doubles, sweeping their opponents 6-0.
Singles: Stanejko won her match after going 6-1 in the first set and 6-4 in the second. Sladicka won her first set 6-3 and battled in her second set 7-5, taking the second match for the Hawks. Van der veen fell 7-6 with a tie breaker of 7-5 in her first set. Van der veen fell 6-4 in the second set.
Kunz won her first set 6-4 and fell 6-4 in the second. She battled but fell 6-2 in the tiebreaker set. Gabirel won her first set 6-2 and was winning the second 5-3 when the game was called. Alyssa Trokie won her match with a 6-3 first set and a second set sweep of 6-0.
"We really had to dig deep today to pullout a fantastic win against a very strong and determined opponent" said Coach Rob Bruley. "Our doubles play was some of the best I've seen all year to win the 1pt in doubles. Justine & Syd led the way in singles bringing home their singles points. Albright put up strong resistance but in the end strong play from Alyssa secured the needed point to win the match. On a day where we had to find a way to win I couldn't have been prouder of each and every player today. Everyone did their part in a great NCAA win. Off to play the #3 team in the country Middlebury 10am start."
The Hawks will return to the courts in Middlebury, Vermont, tomorrow morning at 10a.m. for round two of the NCAA Tournament.
