Sports News: Fall 1999

October 23, 1999

NEW CHAMPIONS CROWNED AT MIDDLE ATLANTIC CONFERENCE WOMEN’S TENNIS INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONSHIPS STRONG, KETTERMAN-BENNER NAMED COACH OF THE YEAR

BETHLEHEM, PA --- Two new champions were crowned on Saturday in the second day of competition at the Middle Atlantic Conference Women’s Tennis Individual Championships hosted by Moravian College. Freshman Cricket Temple of Lycoming College captured her first MAC Singles Championships while the doubles tandem of freshman Erin Michalisin and senior Danielle Schneider from the University of Scranton captured the MAC Doubles Title.

Temple, the top-seed, defeated second-seeded Brecken Durham of Drew University, 7-5, 6-2 in the finals. Durham, a senior, appeared in the finals the last four years and won the title as a freshman in 1996. Michalisin and Schneider, the second seed, defeated the top seed Andrea Dennis and Kristy Stutz of Albright College, 6-2, 2-6, 6-1 in the finals.

Saturday’s action took place at Moravian College’s Hoffman Tennis Courts.

The 1999 Middle Atlantic Conference Coaches of the Year were also announced on Saturday. University of Scranton head coach Mike Strong, who led his team to an undefeated 13-0 season and the MAC Team Championship, was named the MAC Freedom Conference Coach of the Year. Dawn Ketterman-Benner of Moravian College was named the MAC Commonwealth Conference Coach of the Year after leading the Lady Greyhounds to their fourth straight MAC Championship match appearance and a 17-1 record.

At Bethlehem, PA

SINGLES TOURNAMENT

Quarterfinals – Continuation of suspended match

  • #2 Brecken Durham (Drew) defeated #7 Erica Sussman (Juniata), 6-0, 7-6 (7-4)

Semifinals

  • #1 Cricket Temple (Lycoming) defeated #6 Jennifer Kalb (Messiah), 6-1, 7-6 (7-5)
  • #2 Durham (Drew) defeated #4 Whitney Bull (Elizabethtown), 6-0, 6-2

Finals

  • #1 Temple (Lycoming) defeated #2 Durham (Drew), 7-5, 6-2

 

DOUBLES TOURNAMENT

Semifinals

  • #1 Andrea Dennis/Kristy Stutz (Albright) defeated #3 Marnie Heller/Corinne Kleinsmith (Moravian), 6-1, 6-1
  • #2 Danielle Schneider/Erin Michalisin (Scranton) defeated #4 Erica English/Danielle Christ (Messiah), 6-3, 6-3

Finals

  • #2 Schneider/Michalisin (Scranton) defeated #1 Dennis/Stutz (Albright), 6-2, 2-6, 6-1