Apr 27, 2009

Boxscore

GAMBIER, Ohio - The Allegheny women's tennis team finished its season with a 5-4 loss to Oberlin in North Coast Athletic Conference Tournament consolation action at Kenyon. The contest was held to determine third place in the NCAC.

Janna Dickerson, Deb Landau and Margaret Hodgkiss-Lilly were singles winners for the Gators. Dickerson defeated Finley Gates, 6-0, 6-0, at fourth singles while Landau handled Jane Hayden in fifth singles, 6-1, 6-3. Hodgkiss-Lilly was victorious against Rebecca Brown at sixth singles, 6-2, 6-2.

Landau and Hodgkiss-Lilly combined for Allegheny's lone doubles point. They beat Jane Hayden and Sarah Teitelbaum, 8-5.

Gates and Ariel Lewis won the first doubles match for Oberlin. They handled Lauren Kristfoco and Sara Longo, 8-5. At second doubles, Yeowomen Olivia Hayden and Kelly Sipp defeated Dickerson and Elyse Schmitt, 8-4.

Oberlin's singles winners were Lewis, Olivia Hayden and Sipp at first, second and third singles, respectively. Lewis defeated Kristofco, 6-1, 6-4; Olivia Hayden beat Schmitt, 6-0, 6-2; and Sipp bested Longo, 6-4, 7-5.

With the loss, the Gators ended the season with an 11-11 record. Oberlin went 14-12.