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Sunday, October 18, 1998
LITTLE EAST CONFERENCE WOMEN'S TENNIS TOURNAMENT
at North Dartmouth, MA
Little East Conference Tournament Final Standings
Massachusetts Dartmouth 23.0
Rhode Island College 20.0
University of Southern Maine 9.0
Plymouth State College 6.5
Western Connecticut State U. 4.0
Massachusetts Boston 2.0
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Wins Little East Crown
The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth won its third consecutive Little
East Conference Women's Tennis Championship nipping rival Rhode Island
College by three points. The Corsairs tallied 23 points while the
Anchorwomen scored 20. The University of Southern Maine placed third in
the six team event with nine points followed by Plymouth State College with
six and a half, Western Connecticut State University four points and
University of Massachusetts Boston with two.
UMass Dartmouth captured four of the six singles titles along with two of
three doubles crowns, Rhode Island College took the other three
championships. UMass Dartmouth senior Kelly Berger (Buzzards Bay, MA) won
at the number one spot, Berger captured the title at number two last year.
Junior Mary Bourque (Rochester, MA) won at number two, Bourque won the 1996
title at number four. Senior Joy Fox (Cranston, RI) of Rhode Island
College walked away with the number three singles title, she was the winner
at number three in 1996. Teammate senior McLeah Hall (Coventry, RI)
captured the number four title it was her first. UMass Dartmouth's
sophomore Christina Bendezewicz (Lowell, MA) and freshman Dana Feinstein
(Franklin, MA) took the number five and six titles respectively, this was
the first title for both athletes.
The UMass Dartmouth team of Berger and Bourque successfully defended their
1997 title at number one while teammates seniors Kasha Gula (Mansfield, MA)
and Shannon Kelleher (Saugus, MA) won the second doubles crown. Gula had
won at number two in 1996 and at number three in 1995 both with Berger.
Rhode Island College's number three team of sophomore Cynthia Murray
(Brooklyn, CT) and freshman Sue Figueira (Pawtucket, RI) won there first
title in this weekend fifth annual event.
Second Day Results
(One point for a win, half point for a consolation round win)
Singles
No. 1 Singles
First Round
Rachel Lorenz (PSC) def. Danielle McCarthy (UMB) 8-5
Suzanne deGolian (USM) def. Heather Milone (WCSU) 8-5
Semi-Finals
Kelly Berger (UMD) def. Lorenz (PSC) 6-0, 6-0
Trisha Haworth (RIC) def. deGolian (USM) 6-2, 6-1
Final
Berger (UMD) def. Haworth (RIC) 6-1, 6-3
Consolation Final
Milone (WCSU) def. McCarthy (UMB) 6-4, 6-1
No. 2 Singles
First Round
Emily Roy (WCSU) def. Melissa Sawicki (UMB) default
Cynthia Murray (RIC) def. Sarah Schutzendorf (PSC) 8-3
Semi-Finals
Mary Bourque (UMD) def. Roy (WCSU) 6-1, 6-0
Erin O'Brien (USM) def. Murray (RIC) 6-2, 6-3
Final
Bourque (UMD) def. O'Brien (USM) 6-3, 6-2
Consolation Final
Sarah Schutzendorf (PSC) default
No. 3 Singles
First Round
Liza Tallarita (PSC) def. Sabrine Van Vlerken (UMB) 8-6
Kasha Gula (UMD) def. Shelby McLoughlin (WCSU) 8-1
Semi-Finals
Joy Fox (RIC) def. Liza Tallarita (PSC) 6-0, 6-1
Gula (UMD) def. Sara Goodine (USM) 6-1, 6-2
Final
Fox (RIC) def. Gula (UMD) 6-2, 6-0
Consolation Final
Van Vlerken (UMB) def. McLoughlin (WCSU) 7-5, 6-3
No. 4 Singles
First Round
Vicki Smith (WCSU) def. Jamie Hupper (PSC) 8-3
Shannon Kelleher (UMD) def. Molly Krautmeijer (UMB) 8-3
Semi-Finals
McLeah Hall (RIC) def. Smith (WCSU) 6-3, 7-5
Kim Vincent (USM) def. Shannon Kelleher (UMD) 7-6, 6-1
Final
Hall (RIC) def. Vincent (USM) 6-3, 6-2
Consolation Final
Hupper (PSC) def. Krautmeijer (UMB) 7-6, 6-4
No. 5 Singles
First Round
Emily McArdle (USM) def. Mary Beth Garafolo (WCSU) 9-7
Jen Letter (PSC) def. Alyssa McCarthy (UMB) 8-2
Semi-Finals
Nicole Taylor (RIC) def. McArdle (USM) 6-1, 6-1
Christina Bendzewicz (UMD) def. Letter (PSC) 6-1, 6-2
Final
Bendzewicz (UMD) def. Taylor (RIC) 6-3, 7-5
Consolation Final
Garafolo (WCSU) def. McCarthy (UMB) 3-6, 6-1, 7-5
No. 6 Singles
First Round
Erica Christiansen (USM) def. winner by default
Kelly Doucette (UMB) def. Becky Wark (PSC) 8-4
Semi-Finals
Dana Feinstein (UMD) def. Christiansen (USM) 6-1, 6-1
Sue Figueira (RIC) def. Doucette (UMB) 7-6 (7-2), 7-5
Final
Feinstein (UMD) def. Figueira (RIC) 6-0, 6-2
Consolation Final
Wark (PSC) winner by default
1998 Little East Conference Champions
Singles
No. 1 Kelly Berger- UMass Dartmouth
No. 2 Mary Bourque- UMass Dartmouth
No. 3 Joy Fox- Rhode Island College
No. 4 McLeah Hall- Rhode Island College
No. 5 Christina Bendzewicz- UMass Dartmouth
No. 6 Dana Feinstein- UMass Dartmouth
Doubles
No. 1 Kelly Berger/Mary Bourque- UMass Dartmouth
No. 2 Kasha Gula/Shannon Kelleher- UMass Dartmouth
No. 3 Cynthia Murry/Sue Figueira-Rhode Island College
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Saturday, October 17, 1998
Fifth Annual Little East Conference Women's Tennis Championships
at N. Dartmouth, MA
Tournament Standings After First Day's Action (Doubles)
1. Massachusetts Dartmouth 8.0
2. Rhode Island College 7.0
3. Plymouth State College 2.0
University of Southern Maine 2.0
5. Massachusetts Boston 1.5
6. Western Connecticut State U. 1.0
Doubles championships
(One point for a win, half point for a consolation round win)
No. 1 Doubles
First Round
Suzanne deGolian/Kim Vincent (USM) def. Danielle McCarty/Sabrine Van Vlerken (UMB) 8-1
Rachel Lorenz/Sarah Schutzendorf (PSC) def. Heather Milone/Shelby Mcloughlin (WCSU) 8-1
Semi-Finals
Trisha Haworth/Joy Fox (RIC) def. deGolian/Vincent (USM) 3-6, 6-3, 6-4
Kelly Berger/Mary Bourque (UMD) def. Lorenz/Schutzendorf (PSC) 6-4, 6-4
Final
Berger/Bourque (UMD) def. Haworth/ Fox (RIC) 6-2, 7-5
Consolation Final
McCarty/ Van Vlerken (UMB) def. Heather Milone/Shelby Mcloughlin (WCSU) 6-3, 6-4
No. 2 Doubles
First Round
Vickie Smith/Mary Beth Garafolo (WCSU) def. Liza Tallarita/Jen Letter (PSC) 8-4
Kasha Gula/Shannon Kelleher (UMD) def. Melissa Sawicki/Kelly Doucette (UMB) 8-1
Semi-Finals
McLeah Hall/Nicole Taylor (RIC) def. Smith/ Garafolo (WCSU) 6-1, 6-0
Gula/Kelleher (UMD) def. Erin O'Brien/Sara Goodine (USM) 7-6 (8-6), 6-3
Final
Gula/Kelleher (UMD) def. Hall/ Taylor (RIC) 6-3, 6-2
Consolation Final
Sawicki/ Doucette (UMB) def. Tallarita/ Letter (PSC) 6-3, 2-6, 7-6(7-3).
No. 3 Doubles
First Round
Jamie Hupper/Amy Fritz (PSC) Advance
Emily McArdle/Erica Christiansen (USM) def. Molly Krautmeijer/Alyssa McCarthy (UMB) 8-4
Semi-Finals
Christina Bendzewicz/Christine Mace (UMD) def. Hupper/Fritz (PSC) 6-4, 6-0
Cynthia Murray/Sue Figueira (RIC) def. McArdle/Christiansen (USM) 7-5, 7-5
Final
Murray/ Figueira (RIC) def. Bendzewicz/ Mace (UMD) 6-3, 6-4
Consolation Final
Krautmeijer/ McCarthy (UMB)
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Wednesday, October 14, 1998
at Waterville, Maine
Final Score: Colby College 9 University of Southern Maine 0
Singles
1st Kim Cheach (C) def. Suzanne deGolian (SM) 6-0, retired
2nd Heidi Tyng (C) def. Erin O'Brien (SM) 6-0, 6-0
3rd Erika Goss (C) def. Sara Goodine (SM) 6-2, 6-2
4th Mayo Morgan (C) def. Kim Vincent (SM) 6-0, 6-2
5th Kendra Shank (C) def. Emily McArdle (SM) 6-2, 6-2
6th Myra Romero (C) def. Erica Christiansen (SM) 6-2, 6-0
Doubles
1st Cheach & Shank (C) def. deGolian & Vincent (SM) 8-2
2nd Tyng & Goss (C) def. O'Brien & Goodine (SM) 8-1
3rd Romero & Becky Rothenberg (C) def. McArdle & Leah McDaniels (SM) 8-1
Team Records: Colby 3-5 Southern Maine 5-6
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Saturday, October 10, 1998
For Immediate Release
USM Women's Soccer and Women's Tennis Matches Postponed
GORHAM, Maine -- Due to the rainy weather, today's (Saturday, October 10) University of
Southern Maine women's soccer and women's tennis matches have been postponed.
The women's tennis match at the University of Massachusetts Lowell was postponed. A
possible make-up date will be announced at a later date.
The women's soccer match with Little East Conference rival Eastern Connecticut State
University, scheduled to be played at 1:00 p.m. on the Gorham campus, was postponed due to
unplayable field conditions. It has been rescheduled for Thursday, October 22, at USM starting at
3:30 p.m.
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Wednesday, October 7, 1998
at Gorham, Maine
Final Score: Univ. of Southern Maine 7 Plymouth State College 2
Singles
1st Suzanne deGolian (SM) def. Rachel Lorenz (PS) 6-4, 6-1
2nd Erin O'Brien (SM) def. Sarah Schutzendorf (PS) 6-1, 6-1
3rd Sara Goodine (SM) def. Liza Tallarita (PS) 6-2, 6-1
4th Kim Vincent (SM) def. Jamie Hupper (PS) 6-0, 6-3
5th Becky Wark (PS) def. Emily McArdle (SM) 6-3, 7-6 (7-4)
6th Leah McDaniels (SM) def. Amy Fritz (PS) 6-0, 6-2
Doubles
1st Lorenz & Schutzendrof (PS) def. deGolian & Vincent (SM) 8-6
2nd O'Brien & Goodine (SM) def. Tallarita & Hupper (PS) 8-1
3rd McDaniels & McArdle (SM) def. Jen Letter & Fritz (PS) 8-3
Team Records: Southern Maine 5-5 Plymouth State 3-5-1
Next Match: at UMass Lowell Saturday (Oct. 10) 1:00
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Sunday, October 4, 1998
at Gorham, Maine
Final Score: Univ. of Southern Maine 8 Emmanuel College 1
Singles
1st Suzanne deGolian (SM) def. Amy Akillian (E) 6-0, 6-0
2nd Erin O'Brien (SM) def. Cheryl Meads (E) 6-4, 6-4
3rd Kim Vincent (SM) def. Camille de Marchena (E) 6-4, 6-3
4th Kerri Dixon (E) def. Emily McArdle (SM) 2-6, 6-3, 6-1
5th Leah McDaniels (SM) def. Helen Orellana (E) 5-7, 6-1, 6-2
6th Erica Christiansen (SM) def. Michi Seki (E) 6-1, 6-1
Doubles
1st deGolian & Vincent (SM) def. Akillian & de Marchena (E) 8-2
2nd O'Brien & Sara Goodine (SM) def. Meads & Dixon (E) 8-1
3rd McArdle & McDaniels (SM) def. Orellana & Tomomi Takahashi (E) 8-6
Team Records: Southern Maine 4-5 Emmanuel 4-2
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Saturday, October 3, 1998
at Providence, R.I.
Final Score: Rhode Island College 8 University of Southern Maine 1
Singles:
1st Trisha Haworth (RIC) def. Suzanne deGolian (SM) 7-5, 6-2
2nd Erin O'Brien (SM) def. Cynthia Murray (RIC) 4-6, 6-2, 6-3
3rd Joy Fox (RIC) def. Sara Goodine (SM) 6-1, 6-1
4th MeLeah Hall (RIC) def. Kim Vincent (SM) 3-6, 7-5, 6-2
5th Nicole Taylor (RIC) def. Emily McArdle (SM) 6-3, 6-3
6th Sue Figueira (RIC) def. Erica Christiansen (SM) 6-3, 6-2
Doubles:
1st Fox & Haworth (RIC) def. deGolian & Vincent (SM) 8-4
2nd Taylor & Hall (RIC) def. O'Brien & Goodine (SM) 9-8
3rd Murray & Figueira (RIC) def. McArdle & Christiansen (SM) 8-3
Team Records: Rhode Island College 6-2 University of Southern Maine 3-5
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Thursday, October 1, 1998
at Gorham, Maine
Final Score: Univ. of Southern Maine 5 Colby-Sawyer College 4
Singles
1st Suzanne deGolian (SM) def. Cindy Bailey (CS) 6-3, 4-6, 7-5
2nd Megan Costello (CS) def. Erin O'Brien (SM) 6-2, 6-3
3rd Sara Goodine (SM) def. Cara Falconi (CS) 7-6 (7-3), 6-4
4th Kim Vincent (SM) def. Emily Thomas (CS) 6-3, 6-3
5th Lisa Killam (CS) def. Emily McArdle (SM) 6-2, 6-0
6th Erica Christiansen (SM) def. Alison Faiella (CS) 6-4, 6-1
Doubles
1st Bailey & Costello (CS) def. deGolian & Vincent (SM) 8-5
2nd O'Brien & Goodine (SM) def. Falconi & Lyndsay McMahon (CS) 8-1
3rd Thomas & Killam (CS) def. McArdle & Christiansen (SM) 8-3
Team Record: Southern Maine 3-4
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Wednesday, September 30, 1998
at Medford, Mass.
Final Score: Tufts University 8 Univ. of Southern Maine 1
Singles
1st Suchi Kuchibhotla (T) def. Suzanne deGolian (SM) 0-6, 6-3 (7-3)
2nd Missy Meo (T) def. Erin O'Brien (SM) 6-0, 6-1
3rd Jennifer Fong (T) def. Sara Goodine (SM) 6-1, 6-0
4th Katherine Rose (T) def. Kim Vincent (SM) 6-3, 6-1
5th Tracy Hosicson (T) def. Emily McArdle (SM) 6-1, 6-1
6th Erica Christiansen (SM) def. Erin Demarais (T) 6-4, 7-6 (7-1)
Doubles
1st Jen Lai & Heather Rich (T) def. deGolian & Vincent (SM) 8-5
2nd Sabrina Kolker & Kuchibholta (T) def. O'Brien & Goodine (SM) 8-2
3rd Kristi Tough & Danielle Tsibulsky (T) def. McArdle & Christiansen (SM) 8-0
Team Records: Southern Maine 2-4
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Saturday, September 26, 1998
Salve Regina University Women's Grass Courts Doubles Tournament
at Newport, R.I.
Team Scores: 1. Wheaton 22; 2. Salve Regina 21; 3. Salve Regina Alumni 12;
4. Colby-Sawyer 10; 5. Southern Maine 6; 6. Bridgewater State, Gordon 4; 8. Emmanuel 2
Southern Maine Commpetitors:
1st Doubles
Christen Barrasso & Maryann Caulfield (SR) def. Suzanne deGolian & Kim Vincent 8-6
Natalie Ciulla & Cara Falconi (CS) def deGolian & Vincent 8-2
Kate Angeloni & Kim Levine (WC) def deGolian & Vincent 8-0
2nd Doubles
Erin O'Brien & Sara Goodine def. Cindy Bailey & Meg Costello (CS) 8-7
Ali LeBrun & Rebecca Janerich (WC) def. O'Brien & Goodine 8-5
O'Brien & Goodine def. Michi Takahashi & Cheryl Meads (EC) 8-1
3rd Doubles
Kristen Gangemi & Melissa Lamb (SR) def. Emily McArdle & Erica Christiansen 8-7
McArdle & Christiansen def. Heather Phillips & Julie Sibulkin (BS) 8-3
Thais Mollet & Liz Mattei (WC) def. McArdle & Christiansen 8-2
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Friday, September 25, 1998
at Boston, Mass.
Final Score: Univ. of Southern Maine 9 Univ. of Massachusetts Boston 0
Singles Flights
1st Suzanne deGolian (SM) def. Sabrine Van Vlerken (UMB) 6-0, 6-1
2nd Erin O'Brien (SM) def. Alyssa McCarthy (UMB) 6-0, 6-0
3rd Sara Goodine (SM) def. Molly Krautmeijer (UMB) 6-2, 6-0
4th Kim Vincent (SM) def. Kelly Doucette (UMB) 6-0, 6-0
5th Emily McArdle (SM) def. Claire Cassidy (UMB) 6-4, 5-7, 7-6 (7-2)
6th Erica Christiansen (SM) def. Annie Tam (UMB) 6-0, 6-0
Doubles
1st deGolian & Vincent (SM) def. Van Vlerken & McCarthy (UMB) 8-0
2nd O'Brien & Goodine (SM) def. Krautmeijer & Doucette (UMB) 8-1
3rd McArdle & Lynn Clement (SM) def. Cassidy & Tam (UMB) 8-5
Team Records: Southern Maine 2-3 UMass Boston 3-2
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Wednesday, September 23, 1998
at Gorham, Maine
Final Score: Bates College 9 Univ. of Southern Maine 0
Singles
1st Suzanne Daly (B) def. Suzanne deGolian (SM) 4-6, 6-1, 6-1
2nd Jen Russo (B) def. Erin O'Brien (SM) 6-2, 6-1
3rd Mary Dorman (B) def. Sara Goodine (SM) 6-1, 6-2
4th Emily Carlton (B) def. Kim Vincent (SM) 6-3, 6-4
5th Janice Michaels (B) def. Emily McArdle (SM) 6-0, 6-1
6th Laura Shearer (B) def. Erica Christiansen (SM) 6-1, 6-1
Doubles
1st Daly & Crystal Arpei (B) def. deGolian & Vincent (SM) 8-6
2nd Russo & Dorman (B) def. O'Brien & Goodine (SM) 8-2
3rd Michaels & Shearer (B) def. McArdle & Christiansen (SM) 8-0
Team Records: Bates 1-1 Univ. of Southern Maine 1-3
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Saturday, September 19, 1998
at Boston, Mass.
Final Score: Univ. of Southern Maine 6 Wentworth Institute of Technology 3
Singles Flights
1st Kristen Haring (W) def. Suzanne deGolian (SM) 7-6 (7-5), 6-4
2nd Erin O'Brien (SM) def. Alison Viveiros (W) 7-6 (7-4), 6-4
3rd Ana Alvarado (W) def. Sara Goodone (SM) 6-2, 7-5
4th Kim Vincent (SM) def. Kelly Hird (W) 6-2, 6-3
5th Kyla Shuttleworth (W) def. Emily McArdle (SM) 3-6, 6-3 (7-5)
6th Erica Christiansen (SM) def. Cristina Ramirez (W) 6-0, 6-1
Doubles Flights
1st deGolian & O'Brien (SM) def. Haring & Viveiros (W) 8-3
2nd Goodine & Vincent (SM) def. Alvarado & Shuttleworth (W) 8-5
3rd Christiansen & McArdle (SM) def. Hird & Jen Paul (W) 8-2
Team Record: Southern Maine 1-2
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Wednesday, September 16, 1998
Final Score: Bowdoin College 9 University of Southern Maine 0
at Brunswick, Maine
Singles
1st Amy Gubbins (B) def. Suzanne deGolian (SM) 6-2, 6-1
2nd Shanna Gagnon (B) def. Erin O'Brien (SM) 6-0, 6-0
3rd Brooke Jacobsen (B) def. Sara Goodine (SM) 6-0, 6-0
4th Caroline O'Brien (B) def. Kim Vincent (SM) 6-0, 6-1
5th Chrissy Edwards (B) def. Emily McArdle (SM) 6-0, 6-0
6th Lauren Roda (B) def. Erica Christiansen (SM) 6-0, 6-0
Doubles
1st Gubbins & Gagnon (B) def. deGolian & O'Brien (SM) 8-0
2nd Thompson & Jacobsen (B) def. Goodine & Vincent (SM) 8-2
3rd Edwards & Roda (B) def. McArdle & Christiansen (SM) 8-3
Team Records: Bowdoin (2-0) Southern Maine (0-2)
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Saturday, September 12, 1998
at North Dartmouth, Mass.
Final Score: University of Massachusetts Dartmouth 7 University of Southern Maine 2
Singles
1st Kelly Berger, UMD defeated Suzanne deGolian, SM 6-3, 6-1
2nd Mary Bourque, UMD defeated Sara Goodine, SM 6-2, 6-4
3rd Kim Vincent, SM defeated Kasha Gula, UMD 6-1, 6-2
4th Shannon Kelleher, UMD defeated Emily McArdle, SM 6-1, 6-2
5th Christina Bendzowicz, UMD defeated Erica Christiansen, SM 6-3, 6-0
6th Leah McDaniels, SM defeated Christine Mace, UMD 7-6, 7-5
Doubles
1st Berger and Bourque, UMD defeated deGolian and Goodine, SM 8-2
2nd Kelleher and Gula, UMD defeated McArdle and Vincent, SM 8-4
3rd Bendzowicz and Mace, UMD defeated Christiansen and McDaniels, SM 9-7
Team Records: UMass Dartmouth (1-0) Southern Maine (0-1)
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Wednesday, September 9, 1998
Today's Match against Salem State College has been postponed. No reschedule date has been announced.
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