Saturday, October 18 - Lyndon State wins four matches at VSC Tournament
CASTLETON, Vt. - The Castleton State College women’s tennis team completed its season with a win in the Vermont State Colleges Tournament over visiting Lyndon State College and Johnson State College. Castleton lost just one match during the round-robin tournament, earning 17 wins while both Johnson State and Lyndon State recorded four apiece. Singles matches were 10-point pro sets, while doubles matches were 8-point pro sets.
Castleton’s Michelle Podnecky defeated Lyndon State’s Jennifer Falsetti (Albany, NY) 11-9, and Johnson State’s Chelsie O’Connell (10-4) to win in first flight singles. O’Connell picked up a 10-7 win over Falsetti. Sue Promphong (St. Johnsbury, VT) picked up a pair of wins in second flight singles for Lyndon State, defeating Castleton’s Charla Klaas 10-7 and Johnson State’s Rebecca Quarentiello 10-5. Klaas picked up a10-1 win in her match with Quarentiello.
Kate Bucci remained perfect for Castleton in third flight singles picking up a pair of wins while Lyndon State’s Ashley Dewhurst (North Conway, NH) also earned a win. Emily Hallett and Brittni Racine each won both of their matches for Castleton in fourth and fifth flight singles, while Morgan Reuter was credited with default wins in sixth flight. Johnson State also picked up fourth and fifth flight wins from Ziressa Hibbard and Orina Umansky.
Castleton swept six doubles wins as Bucci and Podnecky teamed in first flight and Klaas and Hallett teamed in second flight. Falsetti and Promphong also picked up a win in first flight doubles, while Johnson State’s Nicole Hamilton and Hibbard won in second flight doubles. Reuter and Emily Bisson were credited with default wins in third flight doubles.
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Tuesday, October 14 - Lyndon State 5, Johnson State 3
LYNDON CENTER, Vt. – The Lyndon State College women’s tennis team extended its winning streak to two matches with a 5-3 victory over Johnson State College.
In No. 1 singles, LSC’s Jenn Falsetti (Albany, NY) defeated Becca Quarantiello 6-2, 6-1 before teammate Sue Promphong (St. Johnsbury, VT) earned a hard-fought 6-3, 7-6 (7-3) win over Johnson’s Nicole Hamilton.
Reigning North Atlantic Conference Player of the Week Ashley Dewhurst (North Conway, NH) upped the Lady Hornet advantage to 3-0 with a 6-2, 6-2 victory over Ziressa Hibbard in No. 3 singles and Lyndon’s Jill Newell (Bethlehem, NH) earned her first singles win of the season by topping Orina Umansky 6-2, 6-2 in the No. 4 matchup. In the No. 5 singles match of the day, JSC’s Zoe Yioulos outlasted Morgan Bilas (Easton, CT) 8-6.
In doubles action, Falsetti and Promphong sealed the Lyndon State victory with an 8-6 win over Quarantiello and Chelsie O’Connell in the No. 1 matchup and the tandem of Hamilton and Hibbard downed Dewhurst and Newell 8-3 in No. 2 doubles. JSC was awarded a forfeit in No. 3 doubles.
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Saturday, October 11 - Lyndon State 5, Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts 4
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. – The Lyndon State College women’s tennis earned it first win of the season with a 5-4 victory over the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts.
In No. 1 singles, the Lady Hornets’ Jenn Falsetti (Albany, NY) beat Melanie Katcher 6-1, 6-2. In the No. 2 singles match, LSC’s Sue Promphong (St. Johnsbury, VT) earned a 6-4, 6-1 triumph over MCLA's Jennifer Paskowski. Ashley Dewhurst (North Conway, NH) and Jill Newell (Bethlehem, NH) rounded out singles play by splitting matches with Samantha Woodworth and Sandra Sheridan, respectively. Dewhurst won in straight sets 6-1, 6-3 while Newell retired in the second set due to an injury.
In doubles play, the Lady Hornets were forced to forfeit one match before Promphong and Falsetti collected an 8-1 victory over Paskowski and Katcher. In No. 2 doubles, Newell and Dewhurst defeated Katie Bodnar and Gabriela Rivera 8-4.
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Tuesday, October 7 - Plymouth State 6, Lyndon State 1
LYNDON CENTER, Vt. – The Lyndon State College women’s tennis team fell to 0-6 on the season with a 6-1 loss to Plymouth State University at the Dudley Bell Tennis Center.
In the No. 1 singles match, LSC’s Sue Promphong (St. Johnsbury, VT) led Buffy Garland one set to none, and 3-2 in the second set, before having to retire with an injury. In No. 2 singles, the Lady Hornets’ Jenn Falsetti (Albany, NY) led 1-0 in sets before a neck injury sustained in Sunday’s match at Becker College took its toll and resulted in a 2-6, 6-3 (10-3) win for Plymouth’s Lydia Smith.
Ashley Dewhurst (North Conway, NH) earned the lone Lyndon State win of the day in No. 3 singles with a 7-5, 6-4 victory over Nikki Kolb. Jill Newell (Bethlehem, NH) fell 6-0, 6-0 to PSU’s Abby Warren to close out singles play on the afternoon.
In doubles play, the Lady Hornets were forced to forfeit the opening match due to the injuries to Promphong and Falsetti. In the only doubles matchup of the day, Warren and teammate Kelsey McPherson recorded an 8-2 win over Newell and Dewhurst.
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Sunday, October 5 - Becker 9, Lyndon State 0
WORCESTER, Mass. – Lyndon State's personnel problems took a turn for the worst as the Lady Hornets fell to Becker College by a score of 9-0. LSC was forced to play the match without the services of Jenn Falsetti (Albany, NY), who missed the game with a neck injury, and Sue Promphong (St. Johnsbury, VT) who did not make the trip.
Ashley Dewhurst (North Conway, NH) dropped her No. 2 singles match by a scores of 6-2 and 6-4 while Jill Newell (Bethlehem, NH) fell 6-0, 6-0 in No. 3 singles. Newcomer Morgan Bailas (Easton, CT) also fell by a count of 6-0, 6-0 in No. 3 singles. In the lone doubles match of the day, Dewhurst and Newell were defeated 8-0.
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Saturday, Sept. 27 – Johnson State 5, Lyndon State 4
JOHNSON, Vt. – The Lyndon State College women's tennis team dominated play in the singles matchups, but managed only one win in doubles play in a 5-4 to Johnson State College. The undermanned Lady Hornets lost three of the matches by forfiet.
In singles play, LSC's Jenn Falsetti (Albany, NY) recorded a 6-0, 6-1 victory over Chelsie O'Connell and teammate Sue Promphong (St. Johnsbury, VT) earned a hard-fought 6-4, 6-3 win over Rebecca Quarantiello. Ashley Dewhurst (North Conway, NH) claimed the third Lyndon victory with a 6-2, 7-6 win over Nicole Hamilton.
In doubles play, the team of Falestti and Promphong topped O'Connell and Quarantiello 8-2 for the lone LSC victory.
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Sunday, Sept. 21 – Colby-Sawyer 8, Lyndon State 1
LYNDONVILLE, Vt. – An under-manned Lyndon State College women's tennis team took to the courts of the Dudley Bell Tennis Center and came away with an 8-1 loss to undefeated Colby-Sawyer College. The Lady Hornet lost three of the matches - one doubles and two singles - by forfiet.
In doubles play, Jen LaChance and Hannah White defeated LSC's Sue Promphong (St. Johnsbury, VT) and Ashley Dewhurst (North Conway, NH) 8-0; and the team of Lauren Tureene and Nikki Humphrey downed Jenn Falsetti (Albany, NY) and Jill Newell (Bethlehem, NH) by the same score to give the Chargers a quick 3-0 lead heading into singles play.
Falsetti earned the lone Lyndon State win on the day in No. 2 singles with a 6-0, 6-2 victory over Siobahn Masse. Carolyn Drake (6-1, 6-1), Sarah Zirnkilton (6-3, 7-5) and Katie Terrien (6-0, 6-0) grabbed one win each in singles play for Colby-Sawyer.
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Saturday, Sept. 13 – Castleton State 8, Lyndon State 1
CASTLETON, Vt. – The Lyndon State College women's tennis team opened its North Atlantic Conference season with a lopsided 8-1 loss to arch-rival Castleton State College.
In doubles play, the team of Michelle Podnecky and Kate Bucci defeated Lyndon's Sue Promphong (St. Johnsbury, VT) and Ashley Dewhurst (North Conway, NH), and the Spartan tandem of Charla Klass and Emily Hallett downed Jenn Falsetti (Albany, NY) and Rebecca Irwin (AuSable Forks, NY) by indentical scores of 8-2. Castleton closed out the doubles portion of the match with a win as Brittni Racine and Mary Kay Capone blanked Katlynn Etter (Bennington, VT) and Jill Newell (Bethlehem, NH) 8-0.
In singles action, Podnecky defeated Promphong 6-1, 6-4; Klaas topped Falsetti 7-5, 6-0; and Bucci beat Irwin 6-0, 6-3. Dewhurst earned the lone LSC victory of the day with a hard-fought 6-2, 2-6, 10-5 win over Hallett. Capone (retired) and Racine (6-0, 6-0) closed out the day with wins over Etter and Newell, respectively.
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Sunday, Sept. 7 – Russell Sage 6, Lyndon State 3
LYNDON CENTER, Vt. – The Lyndon State College women’s tennis team dropped its season opening match of the season to Russell Sage College Sunday afternoon by a score of 6-3. The visiting Gators, who jumped out to a 2-1 lead after doubles play, dominated the singles matches and walked off with a hard-fought victory over the Hornets.
In singles play, Sage’s Kathyrn Saulsbery defeated Jenn Falsetti (Albany, NY) 7-6, 6-2 before Briana Bixler defeated LSC’s Sue Promphong (St. Johnsbury, VT) by scores of 6-0 and 6-1. The Hornets managed to battle back as Becca Irwin (AuSable Forks, NY) recorded a 6-4, 6-3 win over Ashley Brennan and Ashley Dewhurst (North Conway, NH) hammered out a 2-6, 6-3, (10-7) victory over Melissa Sageman.
However, RSC's Devon Mooney (6-0, 6-0) and Lauren Schroder (6-0, 6-0) managed to win the final two singles matches over Lyndon’s Katlyn Etter (Bennington, VT) and Jill Newell (Bethlehem, NH) to earn its third match victory of the season.
In doubles action, the tandem of Saulsbery and Bixler defeated Dewhurst and Promphong 8-5, and the duo of Natalie Holak and Sageman topped Etter and Newell by score of 8-2. Irwin and Falsetti defeated Sageman and Jessica Baldic 8-5 for LSC’s lone doubles win of the day.
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Veterans to lead the way for LSC
LYNDON CENTER, Vt. – After a posting a 4-6 record a year ago, the Lyndon State College women’s tennis program is optimistic that the upcoming 2008 season will become a promising one. Led by the return of six veteran players, the Lady Hornets are looking to lay the foundation for a perennial
contender in the North Atlantic Conference.
“I think we will be very strong in the first through fourth positions, said LSC head Coach Mary Lou Bell, who enters her 10th year at the helm. “At the fifth and sixth positions we are still improving. We’re learning new skills there, but that aside, I feel we can be a better team this season if we can remain injury-free at the top of the lineup.”
With less than a week of practice under its belt, Lyndon will lean heavily on its more experienced players heading into its season-opening. The junior tandem of Ashley Dewhurst (North Conway, NH) and Sue Promphong (St. Johnsbury, VT) will join sophomore Jenn Falsetti (Albany, NY) to form the nucleus of the team and the Lady Hornets will look for significant contributions from junior newcomer Jill Newell (Bethlehem, NH) and freshman Morgan Bailas (Easton, CT).
“Our less experienced players need to learn the game at this level. They need instruction and we’re providing that,” said Bell. “We haven’t had many days together as a team and so we have yet to decide who will play where. It’s simply too early to decide.
“However, if we can keep recruiting and add more depth to the program, it will certainly help our chances,” she added. “I feel good about this team. I think they can come back and have a good season. If we put people in the correct positions I think we can be competitive in all of our matches.”