Niagara & Quinnipiac Advance to the 2015 Women's Tennis Championship Finals
MAAC Sports
WEST WINDSOR, N.J. – Niagara University and Quinnipiac University will meet in the finals of the MAAC Women’s Tennis Championship after winning their semifinal matches against Fairfield University and Marist College, respectively.
The second-seeded Purple Eagles defeated third-seeded Fairfield, 4-0. Niagara took the doubles point when the No. 2 duo of Brooke Briseno and Stella Peisakhova won 8-3; the Purple Eagles Maria Ortiz and Paulina Velasquez won in No. 1 doubles, 8-2 to earn the doubles point. In No. 5 singles, All-MAAC Second Team member Maria Ortiz topped Kaila Nelson in straight sets, 6-3, 6-0. In No. 6 singles, All-MAAC First Team member Brooke Briseno beat Karen McKeough in straight sets, 6-1, 6-1. The match was decided in No. 4 singles All-MAAC First Team member Stella Peisakhova defeated Helen Abbot 6-0, 6-1 to clinch the match for Niagara.
Top-seeded Quinnipiac defeated fourth seeded Marist, 4-0, to advance to the championship final. The Bobcats claimed the doubles point with the help of Sophia Dzulynsky and Sitilia Rencheli at No. 3 doubles and Jaqueline Raynor and Michelle Dassa at No. 1 doubles. The All-MAAC First Team members of Dzulynsky and Rencheli defeated Marist’s Nicole Rohan and Katherine Seitz, 8-2 and the doubles point was decided when All-MAAC First Team members Raynor and Dassa topped Karly Pang and Claire Schmitz 8-1 in No. 1 doubles. Quinnipiac’s Sydney Young defeated Rohan in straight sets 6-1, 6-2 in No. 3 singles. Dassa won her singles match in straight sets 6-0, 6-2 in fifth singles and Rachel Horton defeated Callie Morlock in fourth singles 6-2, 6-1 to clinch the match for the Bobcats.
The women's championship match will begin at approximately 10 a.m. tomorrow.
Quinnipiac 4, Marist 0
Apr 25, 2015 at MAAC Championship (Mercer County Park)
Singles competition
1. Sophia Dzulynsky (QUI) vs. Karly Pang (MAR) 6-4, 3-5, unfinished
2. Jacqueline Raynor (QUI) vs. Claire Schmitz (MAR) 4-6, 5-1, unfinished
3. Sydney Young (QUI) def. Nicole Rohan (MAR) 6-1, 6-2
4. Rachel Horton (QUI) def. Callie Morlock (MAR) 6-2, 6-1
5. Michelle Dassa (QUI) def. Katherine Seitz (MAR) 6-0, 6-2
6. Ariana Launie (QUI) vs. Elizabeth Brozovich (MAR) 3-6, 2-3, unfinished
Doubles competition
1. Jacqueline Raynor/Michelle Dassa (QUI) def. Karly Pang/Claire Schmitz (MAR) 8-1
2. Sydney Young/Rachel Horton (QUI) vs. Sabrina Tahir/Callie Morlock (MAR) 5-2, unfinished
3. Sophia Dzulynsky/Sitilia Rencheli (QUI) def. Nicole Rohan/Katherine Seitz (MAR) 8-2
Match Notes:
Quinnipiac University
Marist College
Order of Finish: Doubles (3,1); Singles (3,5,4)
Niagara 4, Fairfield 0
Apr 25, 2015 at MAAC Championship (Mercer County Park)
Singles competition
1. Iva Celan (NIA) vs. Allison Radde (FFD) 4-6, 1-1, unfinished
2. Ashley Ta (NIA) vs. Sarah Stuhlmann (FFD) 6-2, 1-0, unfinished
3. Paulina Velasquez (NIA) vs. Nicole Aragones (FFD) 5-6, unfinished
4. Stella Peisakhova (NIA) def. Helen Abbot (FFD) 6-0, 6-1
5. Maria Ortiz (NIA) def. Kaila Nelson (FFD) 6-3, 6-0
6. Brooke Briseno (NIA) def. Karen McKeough (FFD) 6-1, 6-1
Doubles competition
1. Maria Ortiz/Paulina Velasquez (NIA) def. Allison Radde/Helen Abbot (FFD) 8-2
2. Brooke Briseno/Stella Peisakhova (NIA) def. Sarah Stuhlmann/Nicole Aragones (FFD) 8-3
3. Iva Celan/Ashley Ta (NIA) vs. Karen McKeough/Meghan Zimmer (FFD) 5-6, unfinished
Match Notes:
Niagara University
Fairfield UniversityOrder of Finish: Doubles (2,1) Singles (5,6,4)