Golden Eagles collect a Skyline win over Gators in Skyline women's tennis

Golden Eagles collect a Skyline win over Gators in Skyline women's tennis
Posted: Sep 10, 2016
Latham, NY--- The Sage Colleges' women's tennis team hosted the Golden Eagles of St. Joseph's College-Long Island on Saturday afternoon. The match was the Skyline Conference opener for both teams. The Golden Eagles tallied a 7-2 win in a match played at the Tri City Fitness Center to improve to 2-0 overall and 1-0 in the league. Sage drops to 0-2 overall and 0-1 in the conference.
 

Rookie Amanda Post (Miller Place, NY/Miller Place) picked up a narrow 6-4, 6-3 win over Sage's rookie Sammantha Montague (Glenville, NY/Scotia-Glenville) at No. 1 singles.

 

The Gators got wins in singles at the No. 2 and No. 6 singles as graduate performer Melissa Estremera (Millbrook, NY/Millbrook) and junior Shanice Mendoza (North Plainfield, NJ/North Plainfield) were victorious. Estremera topped rookie Alana Caporale (Mt. Sinai, NY/Mount Sanai), 6-1, 6-0. Mendoza added a win at No. 6 singles as her opponent was retired with an injury.

 

In doubles, Montague and her partner, rookie Abbey Clobridge (West Sand Lake, NY/Averill Park) fell to Caporale and sophomore Victoria Panicola (Shirley, NY/William Floyd), 8-4.

 

Sage returns to action on September 11 hosting Sarah Lawrence College in a Skyline Conference match at 1 p.m. at Prospect Park in Troy.

 

Tennis Match Results              St. Joseph's (L.I.) vs Sage Women's Tennis

Sep 10, 2016 at Latham, NY   (TriCity Fitness Center)                       St. Joseph's (L.I.) 7, Sage Women's Tennis 2

 

 Singles competition

1. Amanda Post (SJCLI-WT) def. Montague, Sammantha (SAGEW) 6-4, 6-3

2. Estremera, Melissa (SAGEW) def. Alana Caporale (SJCLI-WT) 6-1, 6-0

3. Victoria Panicola (SJCLI-WT) def. Mendoza, Shanessa (SAGEW) 6-4, 6-4

4. Kerri McMahon (SJCLI-WT) def. Clobridge, Abbey (SAGEW) 6-3, 6-0

5. Nora Burnett (SJCLI-WT) def. Schultz, Emily (SAGEW) 6-6 (7-3), 7-5

6. Mendoza, Shanice (SAGEW) def. Emily Portal (SJCLI-WT) 4-2

 

 Doubles competition

1. Victoria Panicola/Alana Caporale (SJCLI-WT) def. Montague, Sammantha/Clobridge, Abbey (SAGEW) 8-4

2. Nora Burnett/Erika Hesselbrig (SJCLI-WT) def. Estremera, Melissa/Mendoza, Shanessa (SAGEW) 9-7

3. Emily Portal/Kerri McMahon (SJCLI-WT) def. Mendoza, Shanice/Tolman, Lindsey (SAGEW) 8-1

 

Match Notes:

St. Joseph's (L.I.) 2-0, 1-0 Skyline

Sage Women's Tennis 0-2, 0-1 Skyline

T-4:10  A-15