Elizabethtown College WomensTennis News 
Back to top 10/18/2007 Blue Jays to compete at MASCAC Individual Championships FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Elizabethtown to Compete at MASCAC Women's Tennis Individual Championships ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- The Elizabethtown College women's tennis team will be in action this weekend at the 2007 Middle Atlantic States Collegiate Athletic Corporation Individual Championships at the Hempfield Sports Complex in Landisville. Action at the two-day tournament begins Saturday morning and concludes on Sunday with semifinals and finals in each of six singles flights and three doubles flights. Elizabethtown has five singles entries and two doubles teams entered in the tournament. In singles, sophomore Emily Swarr (Manheim, PA/Manheim Central) will compete at flight one after finishing with a 5-2 record during the fall portion of the season. Swarr, who was honored as Commonwealth Conference Player of the Year after finishing 4-0 in conference action, was the MASCAC runner-up at flight three last season. At flight two will be senior Emma Smith (Moorestown, NJ/Moorestown), who was also a first-team All-Conference selection along with Swarr after she finished 3-4 in singles this fall and 3-1 in conference matches. Smith was the MASCAC runner-up at flight two last season after advancing to the semifinals in her first year and has 32 singles victories in her career. Junior Alice Yu (Athens, GA/Clarke Central) will play at flight three after finishing 5-2 during the fall season and earning second-team All-Conference recognition as she went 4-0 in conference matches and lost a total of one game. Yu, who competed at flight four in each of the last two years, advanced to the MASCAC semifinals last season and was a quarterfinalist in her first year. Sophomore Jessica Russell (Kennett Square, PA/Unionville) will play at flight four after going a perfect 4-0 in singles during the fall season. Russell, who has a career 10-3 record in singles play, was a quarterfinalist at flight six last season. Sophomore Kelly Wall (Washington, PA/Washington) will make her MASCAC debut at flight six after finishing 2-0 during the fall season in the first singles action of her career. In doubles, Smith and Yu will play at flight one after finishing with a 4-3 record during the season. Both players won MASCAC doubles championships last year, as Smith teamed with Stacy Shapiro at flight one and Yu partnered with Swarr at flight two. At flight two, Swarr and Russell will compete after going a perfect 4-0 during the fall season. As mentioned, Swarr was the MASCAC champion at flight two as Yu's partner last season while Russell played at flight three along with Heather Lander and finished as runner-up. Back to top 10/17/2007 Three Blue Jays named All-Conference FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Three Elizabethtown Players Named All-Commonwealth Conference; Emily Swarr Selected Player of the Year and Matt Helsel Repeats as Coach of the Year ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- Three Elizabethtown College women's tennis players have been named All-Commonwealth Conference as voted upon by the league's head coaches and released Wednesday. Sophomore Emily Swarr (Manheim, PA/Manheim Central) was named Player of the Year and selected to the first team along with senior Emma Smith (Moorestown, NJ/Moorestown), while junior Alice Yu (Athens, GA/Clarke Central) was a second-team selection. In addition, head coach Matt Helsel was named Coach of the Year for the second consecutive season and the third time in his career after guiding the Blue Jays to a perfect 4-0 record in conference play and the top seed in next spring's team tournament. Swarr, who was conference Rookie of the Year last season, compiled a 5-2 record in singles during the fall portion of the season and went 4-0 at first singles in conference play. She lost just one set in four league matches and increased her two-year singles record to 20-10. Smith, who was a second-team All-Conference selection as a freshman and a sophomore, fashioned a 3-4 overall record and went 3-1 at second singles in conference matches, boosting her career win total in singles to 32. Yu is a first-time All-Conference pick after dominating at third singles during conference play, compiling a perfect 4-0 record and losing a total of one game in eight sets. In her career, Yu has 40 singles victories to rank sixth on the school's all-time wins list. Helsel was the Commonwealth Conference Coach of the Year for women's tennis in 2004 and 2006, and also earned Coach of the Year honors in men's tennis in 2005. He holds a 64-20 record in six seasons as head coach and has had nine different players earn All-Conference honors a total of 16 times during his tenure with the Blue Jays. Back to top 10/17/2007 Etown finishes fall schedule with 5-3 loss to DeSales ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE WOMEN'S TENNIS Elizabethtown Drops Final Fall Match to DeSales, 5-3 ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- The Elizabethtown College women's tennis team completed the fall portion of its dual-meet schedule with a 5-3 loss to DeSales University on Wednesday afternoon. Earning singles victories for the Blue Jays (4-1 overall) over the Bulldogs (9-3 overall) were junior Alice Yu (Athens, GA/Clarke Central), who was a 7-6 (7-5), 6-1 winner at flight three over Kate Steiner, and first-year student Minke Albers (The Hague, The Netherlands), who won 6-1, 6-0 over MaryKate Boylan at fifth singles. In doubles, sophomores Emily Swarr (Manheim, PA/Manheim Central) and Jessica Russell (Kennett Square, PA/Unionville) teamed for an 8-3 win over Liz Guidon and Smith at flight two. DeSales 5, Elizabethtown 3 1. Courtney McClurkin/Mary Kate McElvaney (DSU) def. Emma Smith/Alice Yu (ETOWN) 8-6 2. Emily Swarr/Jessica Russell (ETOWN) def. Liz Guidon/Jess Smith (DSU) 8-3 3. Kate Steiner/MaryKate Boylan (DSU) def. Minke Albers/Kelly Wall (ETOWN) 9-7 Back to top 10/6/2007 Blue Jays clinch top seed in spring 2008 team tournament with 8-1 win ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE WOMEN'S TENNIS Elizabethtown Clinches First Place in Women's Tennis With 8-1 Win at Messiah GRANTHAM, Pa. --- The Elizabethtown College women's tennis team clinched first place in the Commonwealth Conference with an 8-1 victory at Messiah College on Saturday afternoon. The Blue Jays (4-0 overall, 4-0 Commonwealth) will have the top seed in the Commonwealth Conference team tournament next April, with the winning team earning an automatic bid to the NCAA Division III tournament. Elizabethtown won five of six singles matches against the Falcons (5-6 overall, 2-2 Commonwealth), as sophomore Emily Swarr (Manheim, PA/Manheim Central) defeated Sadie Sumner 6-4, 6-3 at flight one, senior Emma Smith (Moorestown, NJ/Moorestown) was a 6-4, 6-1 winner over Leah Bradshaw at flight two, and junior Alice Yu (Athens, GA/Clarke Central) won 6-0, 6-0 over Stacey Clark at flight three. At flight four, sophomore Jessica Russell (Kennett Square, PA/Unionville) was a 6-2, 6-1 winner over Annie Gotchel, and first-year student Minke Albers (The Hague, The Netherlands) won 4-6, 6-2, (10-5) over Erin Kriner at flight five. In doubles, Smith and Yu defeated Sumner and Bradshaw 8-0, Swarr and Russell won 8-0 overa Gotchel and Kriner, and Albers teamed with first-year student Angela Cairns (Pottsville, PA/Pottsville) for an 8-6 win over Clark and Laura Miller. Elizabethtown 8, Messiah 1 1. Emma Smith/Alice Yu (ETOWN) def. Sadie Sumner/Leah Bradshaw (MESS), 8-0 2. Emily Swarr/Jessica Russell (ETOWN) def. Annie Gotchel/Erin Kriner (MESS), 8-0 3. Minke Albers/Angela Cairns (ETOWN) def. Stacey Clark/Laura Miller (MESS), 8-6 Back to top 10/5/2007 Etown defeats Lebanon Valley in resumption of suspended match, 5-4 ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE WOMEN'S TENNIS Elizabethtown Defeats Lebanon Valley 5-4 in Completion of September 20 match ANNVILLE, Pa. --- In a completion of a match from Sept. 20, the Elizabethtown College women's tennis team held on for a 5-4 victory over Lebanon Valley College in Commonwealth Conference action on Friday afternoon. The Blue Jays (3-0 overall, 3-0 Commonwealth) led 4-3 over the Dutchmen (7-2 overall, 3-1 Commonwealth) when the match was halted due to darkness 15 days earlier. First-year student Minke Albers (The Hague, The Netherlands) provided the winning margin as she finished off a 7-6, 2-6, 7-5 win at fourth singles over Charissa Nordall. Senior Emma Smith (Moorestown, NJ/Moorestown) also completed her match at second singles and lost to Leslie Sabas 7-6, 3-6, 6-3. Elizabethtown 5, Lebanon Valley 4 Doubles competition Back to top 10/2/2007 Blue Jays blank Lycoming 9-0 ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE WOMEN'S TENNIS Elizabethtown Picks Up 9-0 Shutout Win over Lycoming ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- The Elizabethtown College women's tennis team posted a 9-0 victory over Lycoming College in Commonwealth Conference action on Tuesday afternoon. In singles, sophomore Emily Swarr (Manheim, PA/Manheim Central) earned a 6-2, 6-1 win over Amiee Snyder at flight one, senior Emma Smith (Moorestown, NJ/Moorestown) won 6-0, 6-1 at flight two over Rebecca Reynolds , and junior Alice Yu (Athens, GA/Clarke Central) was a 6-0, 6-0 winner over Erika Niemann at flight three. At flight four, sophomore Jessica Russell (Kennett Square, PA/Unionville) won 6-2, 6-0 over Kelly Drinkard, first-year student Angela Cairns (Pottsville, PA/Pottsville) was a 6-0, 6-1 winner over Jessica Souchick at flight five, and sophomore Kelly Wall (Washington, PA/Washington) defeated Kirstie McKeever 6-0, 6-1 at flight six. In doubles, Smith and Yu won 8-2 over Snyder and Reynolds, Swarr and Russell defeated Drinkard and Niemann 8-2, and Cairns teamed with first-year student Minke Albers (The Netherlands) to defeat McKeever and Souchick 8-2. Elizabethtown 9, Lycoming 0Singles competition 1. Emily Swarr (ETOWN) def. Amiee Snyder (LYCO) 6-2, 6-1 2. Emma Smith (ETOWN) def. Rebecca Reynolds (LYCO) 6-0, 6-1 3. Alice Yu (ETOWN) def. Erika Niemann (LYCO) 6-0, 6-0 4. Jessica Russell (ETOWN) def. Kelly Drinkard (LYCO) 6-2, 6-0 5. Angela Cairns (ETOWN) def. Jessica Souchick (LYCO) 6-0, 6-1 6. Kelly Wall (ETOWN) def. Kirstie McKeever (LYCO) 6-0, 6-1 Doubles competition 1. Emma Smith/Alice Yu (ETOWN) def. Amiee Snyder/Rebecca Reynolds (LYCO) 8-2 2. Emily Swarr/Jessica Russell (ETOWN) def. Kelly Drinkard/Erika Niemann (LYCO) 8-2 3. Minke Albers/Angela Cairns (ETOWN) def. Kirstie McKeever/Jessica Souchick (LYCO) 8-2 Back to top 9/26/2007 Etown shuts out Albright 9-0 in home opener ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE WOMEN'S TENNIS Elizabethtown Shuts Out Albright, 9-0, in Home Opener ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- The Elizabethtown College women's tennis team dropped just seven games in singles en route to a 9-0 victory over Albright College in Commonwealth Conference women's tennis action on Wednesday afternoon. In singles, sophomore Emily Swarr (Manheim, PA/Manheim Central) defeated Lisa Archibald 6-1, 6-0 at flight one, senior Emma Smith (Moorestown, NJ/Moorestown) downed Stacy Bampton 6-0, 6-0 at flight two, and junior Alice Yu (Athens, GA/Clarke Central) defeated Gabrielle Toda 6-0, 6-0 at flight three. At flight four, sophomore Jessica Russell (Kennett Square, PA/Unionville) was a 6-1, 6-1 winner over Brittany Herbert, first-year student Angela Cairns (Pottsville, PA/Pottsville) won 6-0, 6-2 over Amanda Cain at flight five, and sophomore Kelly Wall (Washington, PA/Washington) won at flight six over Missy Yake 6-2, 6-0. In doubles, Smith and Yu defeated Archibald and Jen Russum 8-1, Swarr and Russell downed Marissa Cooperman and Bampson 8-1, and Cairns and Wall teamed to knock off Cain and Yake 8-2. Elizabethtown 9, Albright 0 1. Emma Smith/Alice Yu (ETOWN) def. Lisa Archibald/Jennifer Russum (ALB) 8-1 2. Emily Swarr/Jessica Russell (ETOWN) def. Marissa Cooperman/Stacy Bampton (ALB) 8-1 3. Angela Cairns/Kelly Wall (ETOWN) def. Amanda Cain/Missy Yake (ALB) 8-2 Back to top 9/23/2007 Blue Jays compete at ITA Southeast Regional ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE WOMEN'S TENNIS Elizabethtown Women's Tennis Competes at ITA Southeast Regional Championships FREDERICKSBURG, Va. --- Members of the Elizabethtown College women's tennis team participated at the Wilson ITA Southeast Regional Championships on the campus of the University of Mary Washington during the weekend. In the championship singles draw, sophomore Emily Swarr (Manheim, PA/Manheim Central) picked up a 6-4, 6-3 win over Nathalie Faure in her first match before losing 6-0, 6-0 to third-seeded Stephanie Kurti in a second-round match. Senior Emma Smith (Moorestown, NJ/Moorestown) lost 7-5, 6-2 to Nicole Andreini in her opening match, and fell 8-2 to fourth-seeded Brittnay Mataya in her first consolation match, while junior Alice Yu (Athens, GA/Clarke Central) dropped a 6-0, 6-0 match to Amanda Schubert in the opening round and fell 8-5 to Morgan Martin in the first round of consolations. In the blue singles draw, first-year student Minke Albers (The Netherlands) fell 6-0, 6-1 to Anne Ailstock in the first round, then defeated Kaitlyn Garcia 8-3 in the first round of consolations before falling 8-0 to Erica Wood in the second consolation round. First-year student Angela Cairns (Pottsville, PA/Pottsville) also competed in blue singles and dropped her opening match to Debbie Blass 6-0, 6-0. She then defeated Emily Schutze 8-3 in the opening round of consolation before falling 8-3 to Robyn Wendell in round two. In championship doubles, Smith and Yu were seeded sixth and fell 8-2 to Blass and Julia Guarino in round one. In the consolation bracket, they defeated Rebecca Commito and Alexis Hickman 8-2 in the first round before falling 8-6 to Courtney Goimarac and Kate Malpeli in the quarterfinals. Albers and Swarr defeated Maggie Bai and Faure 9-8 (8-4) in round one before falling 8-0 to third-seeded Jennifer Chui and Amy Staloch in round two. Cairns teamed with sophomore Jessica Russell (Kennett Square, PA/Unionville) in the gray doubles flight and won their first match over Lieschen Cluiss and Schutze 8-2 before falling to eventual bracket winner Alex Bybel and Sarah Woodward in the quarterfinals. Complete tournament results are available here. Back to top 9/20/2007 Etown's season opener at Lebanon Valley suspended due to darkness ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE WOMEN'S TENNIS Elizabethtown's Season Opener at Lebanon Valley Suspended Due to Darkness, Blue Jays Lead 4-3 ANNVILLE, Pa. --- The Elizabethtown College women's tennis team saw its 2007-08 season-opening match at Lebanon Valley College halted due to darkness on Thursday, with the Blue Jays holding a 4-3 lead pending the results of two singles matches. The number two match of senior Emma Smith (Moorestown, NJ/Moorestown) and Leslie Sabas and the number four match between first-year student Minke Albers (The Netherlands) and Charissa Nordall were halted after the players split the first two sets. Those matches will be completed on Thursday, Sept. 27 at 4:30 p.m. In completed action, sophomore Emily Swarr (Manheim, PA/Manheim Central) defeated Sarah Grodzinski 1-6, 6-2, 6-2 at first singles, junior Alice Yu (Athens, GA/Clarke Central) downed Kelly Moll 6-1, 6-0 at third singles and sophomore Jessica Russell (Kennett Square, PA/Unionville) won 5-7, 6-2, 6-2 at fifth singles over Shayna Heintzelman. The Blue Jays picked up one victory in doubles, as the team of Albers and Russell defeated Kim DeLone and Sabas by a 9-7 score. Elizabethtown 4, Lebanon Valley 3 (suspended) Doubles competition Back to top 8/23/2007 Blue Jays picked first in Commonwealth Conference pre-season coaches' poll FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Elizabethtown College Women’s Tennis Team Picked First in Commonwealth Conference Preseason Coaches Poll ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- The Elizabethtown College women’s tennis team was picked to finish first in the Commonwealth Conference as voted upon by the league’s five head coaches, the conference office announced Friday. The Blue Jays received three of the five first-place votes in the survey and tallied a total of 20 points to finish ahead of Messiah College, which received one first-place vote and 18 points. Lebanon Valley College picked up the other first-place vote and posted a total of 16 points, followed by Lycoming College (12 points) and Albright College (9 points). Elizabethtown set a program record for victories in 2006-07, compiling a 17-3 record and a perfect 6-0 mark in conference play, while Matt Helsel was named conference Coach of the Year for the second time in his five seasons as head coach. The Blue Jays begin their 2007-08 schedule on Thursday, Sept. 20 with a match at Lebanon Valley. Back to top 8/23/2007 Fall 2007 portion of schedule now available 2007-08 Elizabethtown College Women's Tennis Overall Record: 13-4; Commonwealth Conference: 4-0 Home matches in ALL CAPS, home programs available as Adobe PDF downloads |
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