October 22, 1999

RESULTS FROM THE FIRST DAY OF THE 1999 MIDDLE ATLANTIC CONFERENCE WOMEN’S TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS

BETHLEHEM, PA --- The top four seeds advanced to the semifinals of the doubles bracket and five of the top seven seeds are still alive heading into Saturday’s action at the 1999 Middle Atlantic Conference Women’s Tennis Individual Championships.

The top-seeded doubles tandem of Andrea Dennis and Kristy Stutz of Albright College advanced to the semifinals where they will face the number three seed and defending MAC Double Champions Marnie Heller and Corinne Kleinsmith of Moravian College. The other doubles semifinal on Saturday will include second-seeded Danielle Schneider and Erin Michalisin from the University of Scranton and fourth-seeded Erica English and Danielle Christ of Messiah College.

The singles competition was not fully completed on Friday before the rain and darkness set in at Moravian’s Hoffman Tennis Courts. Second-seeded Brecken Durham of Drew University and seventh-seeded Erica Sussman of Juniata College were still on the court and will resume their match Saturday morning at Lehigh University’s indoor courts due to expected all day rain. Durham was leading the match 6-0, 1-2 when it was suspended. The winner of the match will face fourth-seeded Whitney Bull of Elizabethtown College. Saturday’s other semifinal will include top-seed Cricket Temple of Lycoming College and sixth-seeded Jennifer Kalb from Messiah.

The only upsets on Friday were third-seeded Lindsay Schlossbach of Lebanon Valley College lost to Leilani Manuel from Widener University in the singles first round and fifth-seeded Amanda Barkus and Jenna Olas of Allentown College fell to Sarah Curley and Carley Kellet from Susquehanna University in the second round.

Saturday’s action will begin at 10:00 a.m. with the semifinals of both the singles and doubles brackets.

At Bethlehem, PA

SINGLES TOURNAMENT

First Round

• #1 Cricket Temple (Lycoming), bye
• Cristen Leaper (Albright) defeated Erin Murphy (FDU-Madison), 6-0, 4-6, 6-4
• Jen Genevese (Moravian) defeated Krista Wismer (Allentown), 6-0, 6-0
• Erin Thompson (Elizabethtown) defeated Nicole Weiss (Wilkes), 6-0, 6-0
• Leilani Manuel (Widener) defeated #3 Lindsey Schlossbach (Lebanon Valley), 6-4, 6-2
• Jody Schottenfeld (King’s) defeated Natalya Katsap (Drew), 6-7 (2-7), 6-2, 6-4
• #6 Jennifer Kalb (Messiah), bye
• Lisa Dumansky (Juniata) defeated Lauren Harmonous (Scranton), 6-0, 6-1
• Kate Geesey (Messiah) defeated Jenelle Zeigler (Lebanon Valley), 6-3, 1-6, 6-3
• #5 Meghan McGinnis (Susquehanna) defeated Meredith Moerschbachber (Lebanon Valley), 6-0, 6-4
• Shanna Mich (Allentown) defeated Holly Miller (King’s), 6-0, 6-0
• #4 Whitney Bull (Elizabethtown) defeated Melanie Valentino (Widener), 6-1, 6-2
• Emily Wagner (Albright) defeated Jen Burke (FDU-Madison), 6-2, 3-6, 6-1
• #7 Erica Sussman (Juniata) defeated Colleen Nattrass (Scranton), 6-2, 6-7 (8-10), 7-5
• Katie Copf (Moravian) defeated Lorie DeMarco (Wilkes), 6-0, 6-0
• #2 Brecken Durham (Drew), bye

Second Round

• #1 Temple (Lycoming) defeated Leaper (Albright), 6-4, 6-3
• Thompson (Elizabethtown) defeated Genevese (Moravian) 6-4, 6-3
• Schottenfeld (King’s) defeated Manuel (Widener), 6-2, 6-4
• #6 Kalb (Messiah) defeated Dumansky (Juniata), 7-5, 6-4
• #5 McGinnis (Susquehanna) defeated Geesey, 6-1, 6-2
• #4 Bull (Elizabethtown) defeated Mich (Allentown), 6-0, 6-1
• #7 Sussman (Juniata) defeated Wagner (Albright), 6-3, 6-2
• #2 Durham (Drew) defeated Copf (Moravian), 6-0, 6-1

1999 Middle Atlantic Conference Women’s Tennis Championships (-2222-)

Singles Continued

Quarterfinals

• #1 Temple (Lycoming) defeated Thompson (Elizabethtown), 6-0, 6-0
• #6 Kalb (Messiah) defeated Schottenfeld (King’s), 6-1, 6-2
• #4 Bull (Elizabethtown) defeated #5 McGinnis (Susquehanna), 2-6, 6-1, 6-2
• #2 Durham (Drew) leads #7 Sussman (Juniata), 6-0, 1-2 (match suspended to Saturday morning due to rain, darkness)

Semifinals – Saturday, October 23^rd

• #1 Temple (Lycoming) versus #6 Kalb (Messiah), 10:00 a.m.
• #4 Bull (Elizabethtown) versus winner of #2 Durham (Drew)/#7 Sussman (Juniata) match, TBA

Finals – Saturday, October 23^rd

Winners of semifinal matches, TBA

 

DOUBLES TOURNAMENT

First Round

• #1 Andrea Dennis/Kristy Stutz (Albright), bye
• Kristen Bender/Tara Ruhl (Lebanon Valley) defeated Amanda Leiber/Megan Keenan (FDU-Madison), 6-3, 6-2
• Jen Smith/Casey Kieffer (Elizabethtown), bye
• Julie Carr/Liz Marvil (Widener) defeated Carolyn Lambert/Karen Woods (King’s), 7-5, 7-6 (7-3)
• #3 Marnie Heller/Corinne Kleinsmith (Moravian), bye
• Holly Metzgar/Heather Straub (Lycoming) defeated Jennifer Thompson/Victoria Hilosky (Juniata), 6-2, 6-1
• #5 Jenna Olas/Amanda Barkus (Allentown), bye
• Sarah Curley/Carley Kellet (Susquehanna) defeated Courtney Nass/Erin Scarpa (Drew), 6-2, 6-1
• Marisa Fiedler/Becky LeGay (Albright) defeated Heidi Habeggar/Melissa Muller (Elizabethtown), 6-1, 6-2
• #6 Lauren Morello/Amy McNeece (Drew), bye
• Jessica Wess/Elizabeth Osche (Juniata) defeated Jessica Landis/Erin Pastucka (Lebanon Valley), 6-4, 6-3
• #4 Erica English/Danielle Christ (Messiah), bye
• Carmel Kaluzavich/Abby Tice (King’s) defeated Lyn Ramsey/Courtney Rice (Moravian), 2-6, 6-2, 6-1
• Susan Fox/Jen Hricko (Allentown) defeated Angie Cardosa/Amee Mehta (Wilkes), 6-1, 6-0
• Lacey Leverberg/Autumn Zander (Moravian), bye
• #2 Danielle Schneider/Erin Michalisin (Scranton), bye

Second Round

• #1 Dennis/Stutz (Albright) defeated Bender/Ruhl (Lebanon Valley), 6-0, 6-1
• Carr/Marvil (Widener) defeated Smith/Kieffer (Elizabethtown), 6-4, 6-4
• #3 Heller/Kleinsmith (Moravian) defeated Metzgar/Straub (Lycoming), 7-6 (7-4), 6-2
• Curley/Kellet (Susquehanna) defeated #5 Olas/Bartkus (Allentown), 6-0, 6-3
• #6 Morello/McNeece (Drew) defeated Fiedler/LeGay (Albright), 7-5, 6-1
• #4 English/Christ (Messiah) defeated Wess Osche (Juniata), 6-4, 6-1
• Kaluzavich/Tice (King’s) defeated Fox/Hricko (Allentown), 2-6, 6-2, 6-0
• #2 Schneider/Michalisin (Scranton) defeated Leverberg/Zander (Moravian), 6-1, 6-0

Quarterfinals

• #1 Dennis/Stutz (Albright) defeated Carr/Marvil (Widener), 6-4, 6-2
• #3 Heller/Kleinsmith (Moravian) defeated Curley/Kellet (Susquehanna), 6-3, 6-4
• #4 English/Christ (Messiah) defeated #6 Morello/McNeece (Drew), 6-4, 6-4
• #2 Schneider/Michalisin (Scranton) defeated Kaluzavich/Tice (King’s), 6-1, 6-2

Semifinals – Saturday, October 23^rd

• #1 Dennis/Stutz (Albright) versus #3 Heller/Kleinsmith (Moravian), 10:00 a.m.
• #4 English/Christ (Messiah) versus #2 Schneider/Michalisin (Scranton), 10:00 a.m.

Finals – Saturday, October 23^rd

Winners of semifinal matches, TBA