Athletics

Women’s Tennis Falls to NYU 7-2

The women’s tennis team hosted NYU this afternoon and fell to the Violets 7-2. NYU swept the doubles matches and went 4-2 in singles.

The doubles team of freshmen Korina Kushnir and Elizabeth Stachtiaris won their match against Dama Lim and Stephanie Schara 8-4.
Senior Amanda Freedman and sophomore Lisa Mijovic defeated Lyndsey Lovinger and Lindsay Trifiletti 8-5, while sophomores Sara Joo and Lena-Sophie Krups completed the sweep with an 8-6 victory over Kerri Serkes and Calder Mills-Lexvold.
In singles, Stachtiaris lost to Lim 6-3, 6-3. Senior Stephanie Tu won her match over Schara 6-7, 6-0, 10-5. Freedman won her singles match over Lovinger in straight sets 6-4, 6-1, while Mijovic defeated Ingrid Maryansky 6-3, 6-1. Kushnir gave NYU another win when she defeated Serkes 6-2, 7-6, 7-4. Krups then lost her singles match to Juliette Brandon 6-3, 6-4.
New Paltz will travel to Oneonta on Monday for a 4pm conference match.
Doubles:
#1 Liz Stachtiaris/Korina Kushnir (NYU) def. Dana Lim/Stephanie Schara (NP), 8-5
#2 Mandy Freedman/Lisa Mijovic (NYU) def. Lyndsey Lovinger/Lindsay Trifiletti (NP), 8-5
#3 Steph Tu/Lena Krups (NYU) def. Kerri Serkes/Calder Mills-Lexvold (NP), 8-6

Singles
#1 Lim (NP) def. Stachtiaris (NYU) 6-3, 6-3
#2 Tu (NYU) def. Schara (NP) 6-7, 6-0, (10-6)
#3 Freedman (NYU) def. Lovinger (NP) 6-4, 6-1
#4 Mijovic (NYU) def. Ingrid Maryansky (NP) 6-2, 6-1
#5 Kushnir (NYU) def. Kerri Serkes (NP) 6-2, 7-6
#6 Juliette Brandon (NP) def. Krups (NYU) 6-3, 6-4