By Katie Weida
Sports Editor
The Shorewomen tennis team, ranked ninth in the Atlantic South region, picked up a pair of wins last Thursday blanking both Trinity (DC) and McDaniel 9-0. The Shorewomen finish their regular season play with a 9-1 Centennial Conference record and an overall record of 15-3.
In the match against McDaniel, junior duo Brittany Marshall and Jordan Finnegan, ranked seventh in the region in doubles, won 8-1 at No. 1 against Brittany Starlings and Carissa Grove. Freshman Amanda Bercovici and sophomore Campbell McNicol picked up another 8-1 win at No. 2 against Sara Yost and Elise O’Meara. The Shorewomen won by default due to McDaniel’s limited roster at No.3 doubles.
In singles, Marshall, ranked 22nd in the region, defeated Starlings at No. 1, picking up her 100th career victory. Her dominant play this past week earned her the title of Centennial Conference Player of the Week for women’s tennis. Finnegan, Bercovici, McNicol and sophomore Kat Cohen won No. 2, No. 3, No. 4, and No. 5 singles, each with a score of 8-0.
Against Trinity, Marshall and Finnegan blanked Rebecca Auleus and Paola Flores at No. 1 doubles, helping Finnegan to pick up her 100th career collegiate win. Freshman Bethany Daller and McNicol added another 8-0 win at No. 2 and sophomore Kelsey Mills and freshman Amy Stevens won 8-3 at No. 3. In singles, Marshall, Bercovici, Finnegan, and Daller each won 8-0 at No. 1, No. 2, No. 3, and No.4 singles. Stevens and Mills both picked up their first collegiate singles wins after defeating their opponents at No. 5 and No. 6 singles.
After the double header, Marshall has a total of 102 career victories. She is 46-13 in singles and 56-7 in doubles. Finnegan now has 101 career wins. She is 45-13 in singles and 56-7 in doubles. Sixty-two of Finnegan and Marshall’s 63 career doubles matches each have been played together.
The Shorewomen will continue on to post-season play as the number two seed and will host their Centennial Conference semifinal match on Saturday against number three seed Swarthmore at 1 p.m.
April 29, 2011
Volume LXXXI Issue 24