Oct. 18, 2005

Full NEC Tennis Release

Sacred Heart junior Pam Pillo (Shelton, CT) was named the Prince/Northeast Conference Women's Tennis Player of the week announced by the conference office Tuesday afternoon.

Pillo is the recipient of her second Prince/NEC Player of the Week award this season and fourth of her career after she helped propel Sacred Heart to the team title at the New England Championships held at Fairfield University over the weekend. Pillo captured the #2 singles flight and also teamed with Lauren Galatie to win the #1 doubles bracket. The Shelton, CT native opened singles play with a 6-2, 7-5 win over Rhode Island's Erin Fleming, then defeated New Hampshire's Lensey Dixon, 6-4, 6-1, to advance to the finals. In the title match, she rolled over Kerry Trimmer of Holy Cross, 6-1, 6-3. Pillo and Galatie ousted teams from Holy Cross (8-4) and Fairfield (8-2), leading to an 8-5 conquest of New Hampshire's Olivia Fleszar and Lauren Howard for the championship. Pillo improved to 6-1 in singles play this fall, and has posted an 8-2 doubles mark with Galatie.

The Pioneers close out the fall season this weekend at the ITA Regionals to be played at Army.