Elizabethtown College WomensTennis News 
Back to top 4/30/2009 Women's tennis has three named to All-Conference team FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, April 30, 2009 Elizabethtown Has Three on All-Commonwealth Women's Tennis Team Juniors Emily Swarr (Manheim, PA/Manheim Central) and Jessica Russell (Kennett Square, PA/Unionville) were first-team selections while first-year student Sarah Poulle (Wilmington, DE/Cab Calloway School) was a second-team pick as well as the league's Rookie of the Year. Swarr was named first-team All-Conference for the second straight season and is an All-Conference pick for the third time in her career, while Russell and Poulle are first-time honorees. Swarr finished with 10-9 record playing at number-one singles for the Blue Jays, while Russell posted a 12-6 mark at number-two singles. Together, the duo combined for a 16-2 record at number-one doubles including a perfect 15-0 record in dual matches. Poulle played at both third and fourth singles for the Blue Jays and finished with a 6-11 overall record, including a 5-9 mark in dual matches. In doubles, she compiled a 14-5 record playing with a pair of partners. The Blue Jays concluded their 2008-09 season with a 10-5 overall record and finished as runner-up to Lebanon Valley College in the Commonwealth Conference team tournament. Back to top 4/29/2009 Women's tennis downed by Muhlenberg, 7-2 ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE WOMEN'S TENNIS Muhlenberg 7, Elizabethtown 2 ALLENTOWN, Pa. --- Host Muhlenberg College swept all six singles matches to defeat Elizabethtown College 7-2 in non-conference women's tennis action on Wednesday afternoon.The number-one doubles team of juniors Emily Swarr (Manheim, PA/Manheim Central) and Jess Russell (Kennett Square, PA/Unionville) improved to 15-0 in dual matches this season with an 8-6 win over Jenn Powell and Carly Rotfeld, while the number-three team of first-year student Sarah Poulle (Wilmington, DE/Cab Calloway School) and sophomore Ashton Heydt (Fleetwood, PA/Fleetwood) won 8-6 over Lindsay Schmidt and Madeleine Goldfarb. Muhlenberg College 7, Elizabethtown College 2 Singles competition 1. Jenn Powell (MUHL) def. Emily Swarr (ETOWN) 6-4, 6-0 2. Caitie Druker (MUHL) def. Jessica Russell (ETOWN) 7-5, 6-3 3. Carly Rotfeld (MUHL) def. Kelly Fisher (ETOWN) 6-1, 6-1 4. Sara Sutker (MUHL) def. Sarah Poulle (ETOWN) 6-0, 6-0 5. Lindsay Schmidt (MUHL) def. Ashton Heydt (ETOWN) 6-4, 6-0 6. Madeleine Goldfarb (MUHL) def. Katelyn Roderick (ETOWN) 6-2, 6-1 Doubles competition 1. Emily Swarr/Jessica Russell (ETOWN) def. Jenn Powell/Carly Rotfeld (MUHL) 8-6 2. Caitie Druker/Sara Sutker (MUHL) def. Kelly Fisher/Erika Belletti (ETOWN) 8-2 3. Sarah Poulle/Ashton Heydt (ETOWN) def. Lindsay Schmidt/Madeleine Goldfarb (MUHL) 8-6 Back to top 4/26/2009 Women's tennis falls to LVC in Commonwealth finals ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE WOMEN'S TENNIS Lebanon Valley 5, Elizabethtown 2 LANDISVILLE, Pa. --- Lebanon Valley College won its first-ever Commonwealth Conference women's tennis championship with a 5-2 victory over Elizabethtown College at the Hempfield Sports Complex on Sunday.The Flying Dutchmen (18-3 overall) won two of three doubles pro sets and captured three singles matches to take the title from the defending champion Blue Jays (10-4 overall). The Blue Jays gained their doubles point from the number-one team of juniors Emily Swarr (Manheim, PA/Manheim Central) and Jess Russell (Kennett Square, PA/Unionville) who defeated Shayna Heintzelman and Sarah Grodzinski 9-8 (7-5). Russell also picked up a win at number-two singles with a 6-2, 6-3 victory over Kelly Moll, but the Dutchmen won at first, fifth and sixth singles to reach five points and clinch the match. Lebanon Valley College 5, Elizabethtown College 2 Singles competition 1. Sarah Grodzinski (LVC) def. Emily Swarr (ETOWN) 7-5, 6-1 2. Jessica Russell (ETOWN) def. Kelly Moll (LVC) 6-2, 6-3 3. Charissa Nordall (LVC) vs. Kelly Fisher (ETOWN) 6-4, 5-2, unfinished 4. Sammy Burkey (LVC) vs. Sarah Poulle (ETOWN) 6-1, 6-7 (4-7), unfinished 5. Shayna Heintzelman (LVC) def. Ashton Heydt (ETOWN) 6-4, 6-4 6. Sara Wagner (LVC) def. Katelyn Roderick (ETOWN) 6-2, 6-0 Doubles competition 1. Emily Swarr/Jessica Russell (ETOWN) def. Shayna Heintzelman/Sarah Grodzinski (LVC) 9-8 (7-5) 2. Kelly Moll/Jan White (LVC) def. Kelly Fisher/Erika Belletti (ETOWN) 9-7 3. Charissa Nordall/Sara Wagner (LVC) def. Sarah Poulle/Ashton Heydt (ETOWN) 8-3 Back to top 4/25/2009 Women's tennis advances to Commonwealth finals with 5-1 win over Messiah ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE WOMEN'S TENNIS Elizabethtown 5, Messiah 1 LANDISVILLE, Pa. --- Elizabethtown College advanced to the championship match of the Commonwealth Conference women's tennis team tournament with a 5-1 victory over Messiah College on Saturday morning at the Hempfield Sports Complex.The Blue Jays (10-3 overall), who won their seventh straight match, will face Lebanon Valley College in the championship match on Sunday at noon after the top-seeded Dutchmen defeated Arcadia University 5-0. Elizabethtown opened the match by winning two of three doubles pro sets. Juniors Emily Swarr (Manheim, PA/Manheim Central) and Jess Russell (Kennett Square, PA/Unionville) defeated Christie McGinley and Christen Chen 8-1 at flight one, and first-year student Sarah Poulle (Wilmington, DE/Cab Calloway School) teamed with sophomore Ashton Heydt (Fleetwood, PA/Fleetwood) for an 8-5 victory over Katie Marstaller and Steph Knepper at flight three. In singles, Swarr downed McGinley 6-2, 6-3 at flight one, Russell rolled past Annie Gotchel 6-1, 6-0 at flight two and Poulle won 6-3, 6-1 over Sarah Thow at flight four to clinch the match for the Blue Jays. Elizabethtown College 5, Messiah College 1 Singles competition 1. Emily Swarr (ETOWN) def. Christie McGinley (MESS) 6-2, 6-3 2. Jessica Russell (ETOWN) def. Annie Gotchel (MESS) 6-1, 6-0 3. Katie Marstaller (MESS) vs. Kelly Fisher (ETOWN) 6-4, 1-6, 1-0, unfinished 4. Sarah Poulle (ETOWN) def. Sarah Thow (MESS) 6-3, 6-1 5. Ashton Heydt (ETOWN) vs. Steph Knepper (MESS) 6-1, 4-0, unfinished 6. Katelyn Roderick (ETOWN) vs. Christen Chen (MESS) 6-4, 4-1, unfinished Doubles competition 1. Emily Swarr/Jessica Russell (ETOWN) def. Christie McGinley/Christen Chen (MESSW) 8-1 2. Annie Gotchel/Sarah Thow (MESSW) def. Kelly Fisher/Erika Belletti (ETOWN) 8-3 3. Sarah Poulle/Ashton Heydt (ETOWN) def. Katie Marstaller/Steph Knepper (MESSW) 8-5 Back to top 4/19/2009 Women's tennis blanks Misericordia 9-0 for sixth straight win ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE WOMEN'S TENNIS Elizabethtown 9, Misericordia 0 ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- Host Elizabethtown College defeated Misericordia University 9-0 in non-conference women's tennis action on Sunday afternoon, the sixth straight victory for the Blue Jays (9-3 overall).In singles, junior Emily Swarr (Manheim, PA/Manheim Central) won 6-2, 6-2 at flight one over Abby Searfoss, junior Jessica Russell (Kennett Square, PA/Unionville) defeated Maura Haupt 4-6, 6-2, (10-8) at flight two, and sophomore Kelly Fisher (Harrisburg, PA/Bishop McDevitt) posted a 6-1, 7-5 victory over Courtney Otto at flight three. At flight four, first-year student Sarah Poulle (Wilmington, DE/Cab Calloway School) was a 7-5, 6-3 winner over Lauren Veret, sophomore Ashton Heydt (Fleetwood, PA/Fleetwood) downed Ellyn Wingert at flight five by a 6-2, 6-1 score and sophomore Katelyn Roderick (Lititz, PA/Manheim Township) defeated Jennifer Spott 6-3, 6-0 at flight six. In doubles, Swarr and Russell won 8-2 over Haupt and Otto at flight one to improve to 12-0 in dual matches this season, Fisher and senior Erika Belletti (Walnutport, PA/Northampton) defeated Searfoss and Veret 8-3 at flight two, and Poulle and Heydt won 8-5 at flight three over Wingert and Spott. Elizabethtown College 9, Misericordia University 0 Singles competition 1. Emily Swarr (ETOWN) def. Abby Searfoss (MU) 6-2, 6-2 2. Jessica Russell (ETOWN) def. Maura Haupt (MU) 4-6, 6-2, 1-0 (10-8) 3. Kelly Fisher (ETOWN) def. Courtney Otto (MU) 6-1, 7-5 4. Sarah Poulle (ETOWN) def. Lauren Veret (MU) 7-5, 6-3 5. Ashton Heydt (ETOWN) def. Ellyn Wingert (MU) 6-2, 6-1 6. Katelyn Roderick (ETOWN) def. Jennifer Spott (MU) 6-3, 6-0 Doubles competition 1. Emily Swarr/Jessica Russell (ETOWN) def. Maura Haupt/Courtney Otto (MU) 8-2 2. Kelly Fisher/Erika Belletti (ETOWN) def. Abby Searfoss/Lauren Veret (MU) 8-3 3. Sarah Poulle/Ashton Heydt (ETOWN) def. Ellyn Wingert/Jennifer Spott (MU) 8-5 Back to top 4/14/2009 Women's tennis returns to action with 8-1 win at Stevenson ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE WOMEN'S TENNIS Elizabethtown 8, Stevenson 1 STEVENSON, Md. --- Playing in their first match in nearly three weeks, Elizabethtown College defeated Stevenson University 8-1 in non-conference women's tennis action on Monday afternoon.The Blue Jays (8-3 overall) picked up singles wins from junior Emily Swarr (Manheim, PA/Manheim Central), who defeated Tory Allinson 6-1, 6-1 at flight one, junior Jessica Russell (Kennett Square, PA/Unionville) who needed a tiebreaker to defeat Maura Bernstein 6-0, 4-6, (10-3), and sophomore Kelly Fisher (Harrisburg, PA/Bishop McDevitt) who won 6-3, 7-5 over Stephanie Eyler at flight four. At flight five, sophomore Ashton Heydt (Fleetwood, PA/Fleetwood) was a 6-0, 6-0 winner over Izzy Kaizer, and sophomore Katelyn Roderick (Lititz, PA/Manheim Township) rolled to a 6-1, 6-0 win over Erin Hogan at flight six. In doubles, Swarr and Russell improved to 11-0 in dual matches with an 8-2 win at flight one over Allinson and Bernstein, Fisher and senior Erika Belletti (Walnutport, PA/Northampton) won 8-5 at flight two over Eyler and Samm Rasnake, and Heydt and first-year student Sarah Poulle (Wilmington, DE/Cab Calloway School) won 8-1 over Kaizer and Hogan at flight three. Elizabethtown College 8, Stevenson University 1 Singles competition 1. Emily Swarr (ETOWN) def. Tory Allinson (STE) 6-1, 6-1 2. Jessica Russell (ETOWN) def. Maura Bernstein (STE) 6-0, 4-6, 1-0 (10-3) 3. Samm Rasnake (STE) def. Sarah Poulle (ETOWN) 7-5, 7-5 4. Kelly Fisher (ETOWN) def. Stephanie Eyler (STE) 6-3, 7-5 5. Ashton Heydt (ETOWN) def. Izzy Kaizer (STE) 6-0, 6-0 6. Katelyn Roderick (ETOWN) def. Erin Hogan (STE) 6-1, 6-0 Doubles competition 1. Emily Swarr/Jessica Russell (ETOWN) def. Tory Allinson/Maura Bernstein (STE) 8-2 2. Kelly Fisher/Erika Belletti (ETOWN) def. Samm Rasnake/Stephanie Eyler (STE) 8-5 3. Sarah Poulle/Ashton Heydt (ETOWN) def. Izzy Kaizer/Erin Hogan (STE) 8-1 |
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