Tennis Held Off By NYIT Wednesday Afternoon, 8-1
Old Westbury, N.Y. (Sept. 21, 2011) – The C.W. Post women's tennis team fell in conference play Wednesday afternoon to rival New York Institute of Technology, 8-1. The Pioneers managed to take a victory in the last doubles play of the day.
Graduate Student Kristen Hettler (East Rockaway) and junior Erin Lawney (Port Jefferson Station, N.Y.) teamed together to secure a match victory for the Pioneers. The combo defeated the NYIT pair of Kelly Duarte and Chelseyann Bipat by a score of 8-6.
In singles play, NYIT was able to be victorious in all six matches. Hettler gave a great effort to push both sets to 6-4 results.
C.W. Post will be back on the courts this Friday for a home event against the District of Columbia. Matches are set to begin at 3:30 p.m. on the campus of C.W. Post.
Singles:
1. Rocio Benavent (NYIT) d. Lejla Heco (CWP) 6-1, 6-2
2. Sara Burinato (NYIT) d. Morgan Milleisen (CWP) 6-1, 6-1
3. Gaby Rodriguez (NYIT) d. Katie Avelar (CWP) 6-0, 6-0
4. Melanie Hoffer (NYIT) d. Kristen Hettler (CWP) 6-4, 6-4
5. Kelly Duarte (NYIT) d. Erin Lawney (CWP) 6-2, 6-4
6. Alexis Tyson (NYIT) d. Alea Rahim (CWP) 6-1, 7-5
Order of Finish: 2, 3, 1, 6, 5, 4
Doubles:
1. Burinato/Rodriguez (NYIT) d. Milleisen/Avelar (CWP) 8-0
2. Benavent/Tyson (NYIT) d. Heco/Rahim (CWP) 8-1
3. Hettler/Lawney (CWP) d. Duarte/Bipat (NYIT) 8-6
Order of Finish: 1, 2, 3