Spiders Compete in Atlantic Region Singles Championships
10/24/2011 | Women's Tennis
The Spiders close the fall season at the Atlantic Region Singles Championships this weekend in Norfolk, Va.
In doubles play, senior Helen Cunningham and junior Alexandra Smyth finished 1-1 with an 8-1 win over the University of Maryland, Baltimore County's Isabel Aldunate and Shalini Sahoo. The duo dropped an 8-3 decision to Virginia Tech's, Martha Blakely and Courtney Rauscher. Freshman, Melissa Kandinata and sophomore, Elizabeth Sims were overcome by UMBC's Kim Berghaus and Carmen Jackman with an 8-4 loss.
Melissa Kandinata defeated Old Dominion University's Melissa Esnal Olguin, 6-0, 6-3, in singles play. Kandinata was defeated by Marshall University's Kara Kucin, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4. Elizabeth Sims also earned a pair of 7-5 victories over ODU's Olguin. Sims dropped a pair of decisions, 6-2, to William and Mary's Katie Kargl. West Virginia University's Mary Chupa defeated Alexandra Smyth, 6-0 and 6-2. Helen Cunningham was defeated, 6-4, 6-3, by the University of Virginia's Hana Tomljanovic.
"I'm proud of the four players who competed in regional's," says head coach, Mark Wesselink. "It's not easy staying fit and healthy. As a team, we need to manage that component better if we are going to make a run at 4 straight A-10 championships. Melissa Kandinata has gained some valuable experience this fall. She finished with a nice win. Elizabeth Sims also played her best singles of the fall and looks ready to step up to a higher level."
The Spiders spring season will begin with a tournament at Virginia Commonwealth University, January 20-22, 2012.
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