BU Women's Tennis Advances at NCAA Regionals
wILLIAMSPORT--The Bloomsburg University women's tennis team won its first round NCAA regional match on Thursday with 5-3 win over Queens College of New York.
The Huskies led 2-1 coming out of doubles with the team of Torie Cunningham (Greentown, NY/Harbor Fields) and Alison Carney (Warrior Run/Muncy) winning at first doubles and Andrea Malatesta (Berwick/Berwick) and Laura Sullivan (Dingman's Ferry/Delaware Valley) winning at three.
In singles play Katie Hasyn (Lansdale /North Penn), Carney and Malatesta all winners to propel Bloomsburg to the win. Malatesta won in straight sets, but needed to win a tie-breaker in the first set.The Huskies will play a second round match on Friday at California (PA) for the right to advance to to the NCAA championship round next week in Houston, TX.
BLOOMSBURG 5, Queens 3
| Doubles |
| #1 Torie Cunningham/Alison Carney (BU) def. Alyssa Morra/ Jessie Franklin, 8-2 |
| #2 Laura Mocodeanu/Kirby Reiss (QC) def. Katie Hasyn/Brittani Weeks, 8-4 |
| #3 Andrea Malatesta/Laura Sullivan (BU) def. Maria Perevezentseva/Jennifer Merideth, 9-7 |
| Singles |
| #1 Katie Hasyn (BU) def. Alyssa Morra, 6-2, 6-1 |
| #2 Laura Mocodeanu (QC) def. Torie Cunningham, 6-1, 6-0 |
| #3 Alison Carney (BU) def. Jessie Franklin, 6-2, 6-2 |
| #4 Kirby Reiss (QC) def. Brittani Weeks, 6-3, 6-1 |
| #5 Jennifer Merideth (QC) vs. Laura Sullivan (BU), DNF |
| #6 Andrea Malatesta (BU) def. Maria Perevezentseva, 7-6 (3), 6-2 |