SHU Women Open Spring with 6-1 Win at St. Peter's; Men fall 7-0

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Feb. 19, 2007

Final Stats

JERSEY CITY, N.J. (February 18, 2007) - The Sacred Heart women's tennis team opened the 2007 spring season over the weekend, posting a 6-1 win at Saint Peter's College to improve to 3-0 in dual match play. The Pioneer men fell to 0-2 in the spring after a 7-0 loss to the Peacocks.

SHU senior Pam Pillo (Shelton, CT) got the spring season off on the right foot with a 6-0, 6-1 win over Vanessa Pangikas at #1 singles. Pillo and sophomore Nicole Betz (Long Beach, NY) continued their solid teamwork from the fall, improving to 8-5 in doubles action with an 8-6 win over Pangikas and Angela Wiggs.

Betz posted a 6-4, 6-2 win over Kristy Bonner at #3 singles. Other SHU singles winners were junior Jessica Schnell (Schenectady, NY), 6-4 and 6-2 over Meredith Early at #4 and sophomore Mandy Finklestein (Portland, CT), 6-0, 6-0 over Jing Cheung at #5. Freshman Ashley Amalfe (Clark, NJ) earned a default win at #6 singles.

The Pioneers took the doubles point with an 8-4 win by Amalfe and junior Britany Price (Meriden, CT) over Earley and Cheung. The duo improves to 3-0 in doubles during dual match play this year.

For the men, sophomore Bryan Rodgers (Mystic, CT) lost a 6-2, 6-2 decision at #1 singles to Cprime Realista. Sophomore Matthew Cook (Milford, CT) fell 6-2, 6-1 to Conrad Nowogrodski at #2 and junior Mark Maleri (Seymour, CT) fell 6-2, 6-2 at #6 singles.

In doubles, Cook and freshman Kevin Pustelniak (Stockholm, NJ) fell to Nowogrodski and Andrew Maple, 8-4 at #3.

 

 

Both teams will return to action on Saturday afternoon when they host Holy Cross at the Middlebury Raquet Club at 4 pm.