Pennbriar Athletic Club, Erie, Pa.
BLOOMSBURG WINS TEAM TITLE AT PSAC WOMEN’S TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP MEET SATURDAY
ERIE, PA – Bloomsburg won the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference women’s tennis championship Saturday by capturing five of six ingles titles, plus a doubles trophy, in the final rounds of a two-day tournament at the Pennbriar Athletic Club.
Bloomsburg, defending champion of the tourney, had gone into Saturday’s action with a two-point lead over PSAC Eastern Division rival Millersville. Final team points, though, showed Bloom winning 31-24.
Repeating singles titles won in ’95 for Bloomsburg were sophomores Amy Koontz (Bedford, Pa.) and Cara Evangelista (Pittsburgh/North Allegheny). Freshman Cara Fiore, who has not lost a match this season, and Danielle Faretta (Altoona) were first-time winners, as was sophomore Lisa Curran.
With Bloomsburg being topseeded in every event of the tourney, Millersville posted upsets in three flights. Freshman Brianna Peiffer (Lancaster/Warwick) won at second singles and teamed with sophomore Kristen Maneval, whose hometown is Bloomsburg, for a doubles crown.
The Millersville duo of Maia Marmor and Kelly Whisman (Lancaster/Manheim Township) also copped a doubles win as the Lady Marauders claimed what is believed to be their highest rank in the 20-year history of the tournament. Bloomsburg’s lone doubles win was provided by Fiore and Lee Clare.
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FINAL TEAM STANDINGS
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1.
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Bloomsburg
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31
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2.
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Millersville
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24
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3.
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Clarion
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14
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3.
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Kutztown
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13
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5.
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Slippery Rock
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12
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6.
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Indiana
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9
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6.
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West Chester
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9
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8.
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Shippensburg
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6
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9.
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East Stroudsburg
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4
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9.
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Edinboro
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4
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11.
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California
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3
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12.
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Cheyney
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0
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Singles Champions
Flight 1 – Danielle Faretta (BU) d. Kristin Maneval (Mill) 6-1, 6-4
Flight 2 – Brianna Peiffer (Mill) d. Nicole Weaver (SRU) 6-3, 6-2
Flight 3 – Amy Koontz (BU) d. Lauren Kelly (Kutz) 6-7, 6-2, 6-4
Flight 4 – Cara Evangelista (BU) d. Margo Ayers (Kutz) 6-2, 6-0
Flight 5 – Cara Fiore (BU) d. Rachel Link (Clar) 6-3, 6-0
Flight 6 – Lisa Curran (BU) d. Erin Lukens (Mill) 2-6, 6-2, 6-1
Doubles Champions
Flight 1 – Maneval/Peiffer (Mill) d. Faretta/Ashley Goetz (BU) 8-6
Flight 2 – Maia Marmor/Kelly Whisman (Mill) d. Kristen Karl/Kelly (Kutz) 8-0
Flight 3 – Fiore/Lee Clare (BU) d. Mareen Williams/Link (CU) 8-2