Women’s Tennis in First Place after Day One at RPI Tournament  

TROY, NY- The SUNY New Paltz women’s tennis team stands in first place with 15 points after day one at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institution Tournament.  The tournament is a round robin format; Hartwick, St. John Fisher and RPI are the other three schools participating in the tournament.  The Hawks can secure the tournament victory tomorrow with two victories in doubles competition.

Below are the individual results, by flight.

 Flight 1:

Hartwick (2-1): Betsy Breaznell def. Jessica Sitzer (RPI) 9-7; def. Stephanie Schara (NP) 8-6; lost to Laura Hale (SJF) 8-6 

**Named winner by virtue of games won & head-to-head vs. New Paltz

New Paltz (2-1): Schara def. Sitzer (RPI) 8-1; def. Hale (SJF) 8-4; lost to Breaznell (HAR) 8-6

St. John Fisher (2-1): Hale def. Sitzer (RPI) 8-2; def. Breaznell (NP) 8-6; lost to Schara (SJF) 8-4

Renssealer (0-3): Sitzer lost to Schara (NP) 8-1; lost to Breaznell (HAR) 9-7; lost to Hale (NP) 8-2

Flight 2:

St. John Fisher (3-0): Elena Vahl def. Christine Roe (RPI), 9-7; def. Montana Wilson (NP) 8-2; def. Jen Lin (HAR) 8-3

New Paltz (2-1): Wilson def. Roe (RPI) 8-4; def. Lin (HAR) 8-3; lost to Vahl (SJF) 8-2

Rensselaer (1-2): Roe def. Lin (HAR) 8-4; lost to Wilson (NP) 8-4; lost to Vahl (SJF) 9-7

Hartwick (0-3): Lin lost to Roe (RPI) 8-4; lost to Wilson (NP) 8-3; lost to Vahl (SJF) 8-3

Flight 3:

New Paltz (3-0): Lindsey Garyn def. Brianna Dickie (RPI) 8-2; def. Christina Sorrentino (HAR) 8-0; def. Katie Barlow (SJF) 8-1

Rensselaer (2-1): Dickie def. Sorrentino (HAR) 8-1; def. Barlow (SJF) 8-1; lost to Garyn (NP) 8-2

St. John Fisher (1-2): Barlow def. Sorrentino (HAR) 8-0; lost to Dickie (RPI) 8-1; lost to Garyn (NP) 8-1

Hartwick (0-3): Sorrentino lost to Dickie (RPI) 8-1; lost to Garyn (NP) 8-2; lost to Barlow (SJF) 8-0

Flight 4:

Hartwick (3-0): Kim Post def. Zosia Casterline (RPI) 8-4; def. Lyndsey Lovinger (NP) 9-8 (7); def. Katie Catalano (SJF) 8-2

New Paltz (2-1): Lovinger def. Casterline (NP) 8-1; def. Catalano (SJF) 8-2; lost to Post (HAR) 9-8 (7)

Rensselaer (1-2): Casterline def. Catalano (SJF) 8-5; lost to Lovinger (NP) 8-1; lost to Post (HAR) 8-4

St. John Fisher (0-3): Catalano lost to Casterline (RPI) 8-5; lost to Lovinger (NP) 8-2; lost to Post (HAR) 8-2

Flight 5:

New Paltz (3-0): Ingrid Maryanski def. Hetal Beman (RPI) 9-7; def. Carly Jesset (HAR) 8-2; def. Katelyn Smith (SJF) 8-2

Rensselaer (2-1): Beman def. Jesset (HAR) 8-3; def. Smith (SJF) 9-7; lost to Maryanski (NP) 9-7

St. John Fisher (1-2): Smith def. Jesset (HAR) 8-6; lost to Beman (RPI) 9-7; lost to Maryanski (NP) 8-2

Hartwick (0-3): Jesset lost to Beman (RPI) 9-7; lost to Maryanski (NP) 8-2; lost to Smith (SJF) 8-6

Flight 6:

New Paltz (3-0): Alli Esposito def. Alexandra Armstrong (RPI) 8-3; def. Lauren Michels (HAR) 8-2; def. Jordan Brungard (SJF) 8-3

Rensselaer (2-1): Armstrong def. Michels (HAR) 8-1; def. Brungard (SJF) 8-1; lost to Esposito (NP) 8-3

Hartwick (1-2): Michels def. Brungard (SJF) 8-6; lost to Armstrong (RPI) 8-1; lost to Esposito (NP) 8-2

St. John Fisher (0-3): Brungard lost to Armstrong (RPI) 8-1; lost to Esposito (NP) 8-3; lost to Michels (HAR) 8-6

The tournament finishes up tomorrow starting 9 a.m.