SCHENECTADY, NY — The SUNY New Paltz women’s tennis team swept the doubles match-ups en route to a 7-2 victory at Union College Saturday afternoon. Junior Dana Lim (New City, N.Y.) led the Hawks with victories at both No. 1 singles and doubles, teaming up with Eri Yamakawa (Cortlandt, Manor, N.Y.) for an 8-2 doubles victory. Lim was forced to a tiebreak in the first set of singles, but won the match 7-6, 6-2.
At fourth singles Kerri Serkes (Massapequa, N.Y.) was taken to three sets, and prevailed 3-6, 6-4, 10-4. New Paltz’s Stephanie Schara (Huntington, N.Y.) defeated Libby Johnson, 6-1, 6-2, at No. 5 singles, and Alyssa Zulli (Riverhead, N.Y.) defeated Natalie Ullman 6-3, 6-2, to round out New Paltz’s singles victories. Union won second and third singles.
Serkes and Schara defeated Kathleen Rucci and Roni Brumberger, 8-5, at No. 2 doubles, while Lovinger and Zulli defeated Lyndsay Wehrum and Johnson at No. 3 doubles, 8-4.
Singles
#1) Dana Lim (NP) def. Hallie Mabrey (UC) 7-6, 6-2
#2) Roni Brumberger (UC) def. Eri Yamakawa (NP) 6-2, 6-4
#3) Kathleen Rucci (UC) def. Lyndsay Lovinger (NP) 6-2, 6-2
#4) Kerri Serkes (NP) def. Lyndsay Wehrum (UC) 3-6, 6-4, 10-4
#5) Stephanie Schara (NP) def. Libby Johnson (UC) 6-1, 6-2
#6) Alyssa Zulli (NP) def. Natalie Ullman (UC) 6-3, 6-2
Doubles
#1) Lim and Yamakawa (NP) def. Mabrey and Jess Meola (UC) 8-2
#2) Serkes and Schara (NP) def. Rucci and Brumberger (UC) 8-5
#3) Lovinger and Zulli (NP) def. Wehrum and Johnson (UC) 8-4
